2009/11 09
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New blog post: Lifestream Weekly Digest – November 2nd http://bit.ly/Yz8J6 [tawalker]
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Every time I hear/read about university fees, I feel amazingly privileged to have gone to uni in the early 1990s. [tawalker]
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Would love to know what % of UK households are still using dial-up modems, as I just saw one in a shop. [tawalker]
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You Know You’re Getting Older When…, No. 98: you can’t jump down six stairs at a time without it hurting. [ao old friend really said that] [tawalker]
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About to try recording a "screencast" with ScreenToaster, of my Eee 701 (via VNC/krfb). Not looking promising yet, but the night is young. [tawalker]
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Odd thing: ScreenToaster is apparently based in France, but it’s running so slowly right now that I’d think it was in the States (daytime). [tawalker]
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ScreenToaster makes a fine example of how advanced a late 2000s Web application can be. [tawalker]
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Shared My first Eee screencast.
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Admired Google’s "Wallace & Gromit" logo today, before realising with a bump that "A Grand Day Out" turns 20 this year. I hate feeling old. [tawalker]
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Published Over at the Planetoid….
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New blog post: Over at the Planetoid… http://bit.ly/y3ErC [tawalker]
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Testing out ‘tethering’ my N95 and Eee, in a location nearby which rarely offers 3G data. It really is like the good old days of V90 modems. [tawalker]
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Maybe I’ll try out XChat on my Eee this week, even though I never really had time for IRCing (even less so since I got married
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While I’m testing apps on the Eee, I should find out if KPhone will work with the SIP VoIP service we use. Shouldn’t be any trouble? [tawalker]
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At local 24-hour emporium for can’t-wait items. Really should’ve driven here instead of walking this time (wet, windy, cold). D’oh! [tawalker]
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I am quite stupidly, insanely, ludicrously tired. [tawalker]
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Overslept this morning. On time for work, but that’s the second time in a week. Mystery: what happened to the alarm? [tawalker]
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Just recalled @jonholmes1 querying Cookie Monster’ suitability as a child’s role model ("he binge-eats biscuits!"). Seen Google today?
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I have the giant poster for the new "Twilight" movie before me. Seems vampires have finally decided it’s uncool to look like Michael Howard. [tawalker]
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What? My last tweet was "biased"? Oh, OK, substitute "Gerald Kaufman" or any politician on the "wrong" side of the green benches for you… [tawalker]
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OK, from now on, I’ll add politics to my "steer clear" list (joining work, Katie Price and Mac vs PC). Well, maybe not the last one. [tawalker]
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Shared The Twitter Times.
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Has there ever been scientific research to discover why so many gadgets that appeal to geek types, have one or more blue lights on them? [tawalker]
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Gadgets With Blue Lights, Exhibit A: My Asus Eee PC 701 netbook (it’s the WiFi indicator). Discovered the BL after I bought it (honest). [tawalker]
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Gadgets With Blue Lights, Exhibit B: My Trust HU-4840 4-port notebook USB hub. Only one BL, but you could light up passing aircraft with it. [tawalker]
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Gadgets With Blue Lights, Exhibit C: My Belkin USB Bluetooth adapter (actually, almost every BT adapter out there – BLUE-tooth, geddit…). [tawalker]
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OK, I think I’ve provided ample proof of the "many gadgets have blue lights" theorem; now, can anyone suggest "why"? [tawalker]
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Good morning tweeps, and as it’s #followfriday, how about… hmm, notable UK funnypersons @mrchrisaddison and @AIannucci, perhaps? [tawalker]
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Twitter should have an end-of-week trend about Palm’s abandoned "mini-laptop" project, and call it #foleofriday
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#toolboxactors Hugh Carjackman [tawalker]
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There’s something unsettling about all the end-of-decade lists in the media at the moment. Maybe it’s that it’s the end of the decade. [tawalker]
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Me: "The sooner you finish your maths, the sooner we can have dinner." Naomi: "And the sooner that winter will come." #fb #naomisayings [tawalker]
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"Dear [you], as a user of [service], we are counting on you to have the IQ of a Danish pastry. Please double-click this attachment." Sigh. [tawalker]
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Frankly, if that woeful phishing mail actually catches anyone out, I hope they are never let near a computer again, for all our sakes. [tawalker]
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Preparing to do some more recording of Joy’s compositions. [tawalker]
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ZDNet UK: "Baguette ‘dropped by bird’ causes LHC disruption", sounds like a headline from "The Day Today". http://bit.ly/2fGUgh [tawalker]
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Listening to two of Joy’s compositions which I arranged for her. This one makes me think of a summer evening in a Left Bank café (good). [tawalker]
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Really wish I knew why the iMac sounds as if it’s eating this DVD (or at least mangling it badly). I hope it only SOUNDS like that. [tawalker]
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The iMac now appears to have stopped doing its previous Cookie Monster impersonation with that DVD. I hope the disc ejects in one piece. [tawalker]
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Today’s priceless Naomi-ism: "Do you know how long you can be a guinea pig for? 20,000 years!" I have NO idea where that one came from. [tawalker]
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Re-watching the very first episode of "The IT Crowd", and just realised the voice of the lift was Peter Serafinowicz. He gets around. [tawalker]
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The current Argos catalogue is literally about 2" thick. Suffice it to say, I think their range has grown a bit since the 1980s. [tawalker]
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#filmreviews "Fantastic Mr Fox": a typical "Wes Anderson movie", which happens to be animated. Great if you like WA movies. My rating: 8/10 [tawalker]
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"The X Factor: on Sunday the nation casts its vote!" "Oh, I’m glad that collective noun includes me." #reactionsyouneverhave [tawalker]
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#christmaswatch Out driving this evening, I saw the first house (not a shop) to put up its Christmas lights. Pretty, but it’s November 8th. [tawalker]
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Thinking it’s about time I started putting together our Christmas newsletter… erm, did I just admit that out loud? [tawalker]
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I suspect the 2010 UK general election will be closer than some think, but on a truly terrible turnout. Interesting times (Chinese) coming. [tawalker]
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Passed a New Look clothing store back there, and thought, "did we really lose our Borders bookstore for another one of those?" Awful. [tawalker]
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I don’t care how elitist I sound: some things are Just Wrong, and sacrificing a Borders store for a *2nd* New Look, is one. Still grates. [tawalker]
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Wishing Firefox the most number of happy returns I can possibly fit into a single tweet
http://bit.ly/Fx5yr1 #Firefox5 [tawalker] |
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Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Web...
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I am really, seriously, thinking of resurrecting my Tumblr presence, for those times when Twitter is too short, and my blog too long. [tawalker]
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Actually, I just read some of the "pages from Google" in that last clip. If I'd had a mouthful of coffee beforehand, I wouldn't afterwards. [tawalker]
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As @robertpopper said, it would be cool if YouTube closed down every night, old UK TV-style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgsixMZ1hqw [tawalker]
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When I hear Paolo Nutini's "Pencil Full Of Lead", it says to me: "Please use me in a Persil ad with a cute kid getting muddy in the garden." [tawalker]
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My Twitter book LaTeX document is now up-to-date... except for this post, which is about to go in as well. This is getting self-referential. [tawalker]
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Adding the last seven days' Twitter posts to my Twitter diary (a LaTeX document). Wish there was an easy way to automate the job. [tawalker]
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RT @GlennGouldFndn: Would be a great dinner [inviting Glenn Gould]! - yes, especially as he'd be there with Alexander Pope and others... :) [tawalker]
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Good news: the courier turned up with my guitar rack today (ordered with 3-to-5-day delivery, yesterday! :)). Bad news: no-one at home. :( [tawalker]
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Actually, this is the kind of week I wanted for ages, so I'm content :-) [tawalker]
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The event I'm most looking forward to in the next few days, is the arrival of my new 7-space guitar rack. That's how quiet this week is. [tawalker]
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