2010/02 02
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Noted earlier that our Mac’s hard drive is down to its last 45Gb, then realised that would’ve been larger than most drives 10 years ago. [tawalker]
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Shared codedread – Scour.
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#middleclassalbums Viva La Vino [tawalker]
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#middleclassalbums Tusk-any (as in the Fleetwood Mac album + the favoured Italy retreat of Guardian columnists… I’ll get my coat) [tawalker]
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Actually, I NEED my coat today; outside, this is one "lazy wind" (it doesn’t go around you, but through you). Winter’s staying a while. [tawalker]
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Every time I see artwork by Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz, etc.), I feel a stab of "you know, I REALLY wish I could do that". [tawalker]
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Is there an RSS feed reader app which can use an OPML file as its database of subscriptions (instead of just for one-off imports)? [tawalker]
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Shared 2D Goggles.
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So, the "iPad" it is – those who predicted a big iPod Touch look to have been proved correct., but $499 came as a surprise. [tawalker]
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The iPad intro video is now up at Apple’s site (http://bit.ly/crahPV – the bit.ly URL is unintentionally funny, though…). [tawalker]
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If the iPad could be mounted on a wall (e.g. in the kitchen), it could make the ultimate digital picture frame/calendar/Web terminal. [tawalker]
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Re my earlier comment about how Jamie Hewlett really makes me wish I could draw, here’s another: Sydney Padua (http://www.2dgoggles.com/) [tawalker]
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At current exchange rates, US$499 works out to about £309.10. Right: we poor ripped-off Brits should get the iPad for 400 quid, then. [tawalker]
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This has given me the biggest laugh of the week (esp. Lovelace’s reaction to Babbge’s calendar mix-up…): http://bit.ly/cA4JiT [tawalker]
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So, the iPad has no camera at all? Shame – it could’ve made a great device for video-calling (Skype et al). I’ll stick with my netbook. [tawalker]
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Shared BlogBridge.
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Just over two weeks until we have a week off – I get into routines easily, and become nervous when we break them. Will still enjoy it. [tawalker]
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Published Cross-platform RSS aggregators.
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New blog post: Cross-platform RSS aggregators http://bit.ly/chK26q [tawalker]
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If #WordPress gives odd error messages about "failing" to update posts/drafts, at what point do you conclude WP is damaged, and reinstall? [tawalker]
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Summary of this ITV advert’s pitch: "Don’t share your holiday with fat ugly chavs with the table manners of Cookie Monster." Oh, the irony. [tawalker]
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And, why do I REALLY hate that advert? I will now have "Run Rabbit Run" running round in my head all night, like… er, a running rabbit. [tawalker]
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I’ll try following @marcusbrig for a day or two, and see if my Mac melts under the onslaught like Fox News says polar ice caps don’t. [tawalker]
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Starting to assemble the LaTeX files for a "my year in Twitter" book (just for my own "future reference"; I’m not THAT good a writer
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RT @mrchrisaddison The iPad: the iPhone as designed by Dom Joly. [for non-UK readers: refers to Dom bawling into a 5' phone prop on 90s TV] [tawalker]
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I don’t THINK I have any reason to walk into town this lunchtime, which given the rain and cold wind swirling out there, is just as well. [tawalker]
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Ten programs I want on all my computers: the Eee 701 view: http://wp.me/pG8pY-23 [tawalker]
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http://twitpic.com/10b8i9 – Why does #TweetS60 display some avatar icons with gridlines across them? [tawalker]
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Ah good, it’s clearing up nicely outside (clouds breaking, etc.). Maybe we’ll have that find weekend the Met Office was talking about. [tawalker]
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Nooooo – FINE weekend, you (literally) stupid phone!!! Please, can someone add context-sensing to predictive text input on mobiles? [tawalker]
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Web site error of the week: "Error executing error template." I know geeks are supposed to get off on recursion, but… [tawalker]
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Much as I’m loth to admit it, the photo of Tony Blair on the BBC home page right now looks uncannily like Steve Bell’s caricature of him. [tawalker]
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Belated #followfriday nods to BT-worrier @marcusbrig, steampunk "dessineuse extraordinaire" @sydneypadua and everyday hero @anthodges. [tawalker]
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RT @qikipedia: Don’t forget QI tonight BBC1 8.30 on ‘Greats’… [OK, I have about ten minutes to finish off this letter, then...] [tawalker]
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A long queue at the Post Office is not the best place to try and keep a bored five-year-old from wandering off. [tawalker]
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Stocking up on various Oriental foodstuffs, whilst the opportunity presents itself. At least the relevant stores aren’t so far away. [tawalker]
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Guess which leading UK high street fashion chain shares a name with a rather edgy Jacques Brel song (covered by Scott Walker & Alex Harvey)? [tawalker]
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And before anyone asks: no, Scott Walker never recorded a track entitled "Marks and Spencer"… [tawalker]
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I only wanted TeXmaker (LaTeX-orientated document editor) on my netbook, but Synaptic installed a whole 200Mb+ LaTeX setup as well. OK… [tawalker]
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LaTeX? It’s software for creating documents (articles, books, etc.) that look as if they’ve been typeset properly (and not wordprocessed). [tawalker]
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Texmaker is my favourite app for writing LaTeX docs: http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/ LaTeX (Wikipedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX [tawalker]
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Shared David Beard Music Production.
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Just about to moan about Naomi wanting things advertised on TV, them saw the trailer for "Astro Boy", and thought "sauce for the goose…". [tawalker]
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I an also following #qikipedia… [tawalker]
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Looking forward to a tip-top Korean dinner courtesy of my wonderful wife (we have Chinese/Korean friends round this evening). Bring it on! [tawalker]
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Naomi just scored a TRIPLE strike on Wii Sports bowling in the last game, and followed it up with a double strike in the next one. Jammy. [tawalker]
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Wondering if this new week will turn out to be total bedlam, as I suspect. Gripping the harness for dear life: here comes the big loop! [tawalker]
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Shared Daytum.
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If I get any spare time this week (ha ha), I’d like to start checking out Daytum: http://daytum.com/ (great fun for "stats geeks"
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Just found out (or remembered?) that Naomi needs her passport renewing in <2wks. Seeing a likely mercy dash to Newport in our near future. [tawalker]
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For one awful moment, I thought I’d received my first spam at the email address I never give out. Thankfully, it was another account… [tawalker]
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Love the way that in "Monsters, Inc.", most of the machines in Monstropolis have "nixie tube" displays: http://bit.ly/cKbXCV [tawalker]
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I’ve just had an evening meal so horribly calorific, I feel I should be doing penance for it (and I’m not Catholic). Twice round the block? [tawalker]
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Apparently, two of my main bits of guitar gear (Roland VG-8 + GI-10) were also used by Mike Oldfield in the late 90s. Love that connection. [tawalker]
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Off for my often-customary amble into town, seemingly between bouts of rain. Hoping I miss the next one. [tawalker]
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If I don’t get a haircut soon, I fear I’ll start being mistaken for Phil Oakey circa 1981. I know the 80s are "in" at the moment, but… [tawalker]
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Shared Julian Wraith.
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I am getting fed up with the slashing, grinding noise which my iMac makes, most times it’s reading a CD/DVD. Misaligned disc? Damaged drive? [tawalker]
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Ah, that’s more like it – the iMac seems to have stopped trying to shred the CD inside it. Now, what did I do again? [tawalker]
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I played the Facebook game which tells you the UK No 1 single when you were born: mine was Gilbert O’Sullivan’s "Clair". Quite a relief. [tawalker]
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By a spooky coincidence, Gilbert O’Sullivan and I both spent much of our formative years in the same town. I don’t play piano much, though. [tawalker]
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Working my way through my latest CD purchase, "Missing Links Vol 4" by Anthony Phillips (a compilation of his stock/library music). [tawalker]
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I want to get more into soundtrack/production music this year. Ant Phillips is one of the pros, so hoping to learn something from the CD… [tawalker]
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Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Web...
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Worn out after a couple of hours working on a string arrangement for one of Joy's piano pieces in Logic. Hope she'll let me do mine soon... [tawalker]
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New blog post: Lifestream Weekly Digest - March 11th http://www.sidingsound.co.uk/2010/03/lifestream-weekly-digest-march-11th/ [tawalker]
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Published Lifestream Weekly Digest – March 11th.
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Shared Google Reader - Play.
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RT @eeebuntu @Dropbox is a Brilliant app for online storage! Get it while its hot users http://getdropbox.com/ [seconded!] [tawalker]
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McVities' Go Ahead Crispy Slices: for those times when another chocolate bar for lunch Just Isn't On. [tawalker]
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Wishing the office shop sold Rennies; don't want to be belching and groaning all afternoon (for all concerned). #toomuchinformation [tawalker]
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Daily errands behind me (literally); now heading back to the office under cloudy skies which hopefully aren't thinking of emptying yet. [tawalker]
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