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Does anyone not have a google wave invite already, who wants one?

Not that I'm making a great deal of use of wave at the mo...

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Testing updates from pixelpipe. Not that anyone reads LJ any more anyway!

It's a long time since I stayed up late to watch another countries election.  Actually I'm not sure I ever have...

This US election is a strange one from an outsiders view.  I think the last couple of times Europe and the rest of world had an "anyone but Bush" attitude, where as this time it's Obama they really want.  It would be interesting to have ( Read more... )

Finally, Winnie the Pooh gets his comeuppance. I look forward to the outcome of the Pooh sticks enquiry.

Another working week comes to a close then; It looks likes we've finally hired someone new for the office, they'll hopefully start in a few weeks, and then maybe I can start doing some of the work I'm supposed to be doing, instead of all the ( Read more... )

As some of you know, when I was back home at Christmas time my Granda wasn't too well.  I was amazed when I saw him, how much he'd faded in just a few months.  By the time I left though, he seemed on much better form.  I talked to him on the phone a couple of times, and he was much brighter.

Then in the last week he started to fail again. This ( Read more... )

I don't normally post these things, but just in case Santa reads LJ I thought I better...


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I am a hider in books.

When I'm stressed, or angry, or lost I pick up a book.  I don't know why this is, but it always makes me feel better.  Perhaps the escape into something else, another focus for my spinning mind, helps me get the calm, and distance I need.  Or maybe I'm just looking for answers --  I don't know.  It's not uncommon for me to go ( Read more... )

I came across a very entertaining, very old (in computing terms) article by Umberto Eco comparing DOS/Windows and Mac OS to Catholicism and Protestantism.  Pesky Semiotics professors, you can't watch them.

Mind you Focault's Pendulum was quite considerably better than the Da Vinci Code.  But then I'm one of those weirdos who likes history, and ( Read more... )