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Category Archives: Documentation
Picture roundup time
I’ve been taking some photos. Time to do a roundup. A panorama of the Golden Gate Bridge Taken on the N90. Valley by Night is a collection of photos I took of my new neighbourhood. Taken on the Finepix F10. … Continue reading
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Go go Apple design
My third MagSafe adaptor died today. Same failure mode as last time- what happens is that the (coax, fucking hell Apple, will you STOP using coax screen as a high current conductor?) flex kinks at one particular point near the … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Documentation
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Ben Bova: Destroyer of Worlds
I have been reading Ben Bova’s book “Powersat”. You can see how this happened; there’s only one decent English book shop in Zürich and so the choice of science fiction available is fairly restricted, and so I already own most … Continue reading
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I think I have a problem
Remember back oh way back when Steve Jobs had yet another insanely great idea and came up with the smallest, sexiest, most entirely alluring Mac yet? Remember that it was also very cheap? Remember that the Mac mini was and … Continue reading
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Robots
Tonight I have been mostly building robots. My latest creation, such as it is, is the illustrious and, indeed, industrious Sens-o-bot. Sens-o-bot has a revolutionary sense organ, which it thrashes from side to side in order to get an idea … Continue reading
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David Bodanis: Electric Worthlessness
I’ve just finished reading David Bodanis’ Electric Universe. It’s no secret that I have a soft spot for pop-sci stuff but I am afraid that this book did not satisfy. Worse still, it made me worry that David Bodanis’ previous … Continue reading
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I have been to London
Yesterday I went to London. I was there for a medical appointment, but that didn’t stop me taking some photos. This is London. Specifically, the area around University College London and the Middlesex Hospital.
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Bristol feeling
Today I was feeling lousy, so I decided to take a walk and see if some fresh air and sunshine might make me feel a bit better. (As it turns out, no, it didn’t. It just made me feel lousy … Continue reading
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Hey kids
I’m aware that I have more than a few readers now, and some of you are still at school. Well, lucky day, I’m writing a blog entry for you guys now. I have something to tell you that is going … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Documentation
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Administrivia of the deceased
I’m not being morbid, I just want to be clear. Just to be completely clear with everyone: If I am in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery, I want to be parted out to help as many … Continue reading
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The woods are lovely
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.” Robert Frost Yesterday was a nightmare. I’m still not sure if I am awake, or if I am only dreaming … Continue reading
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Here comes a Low
Defined, by me, as the point when the serotonin runs out and my happy train is rudely derailed. It has a periodicity, you know. It’s measurable. If I was up and peaking on Saturday morning, I’m down on Monday about … Continue reading
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I hate the Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is dead. Long live the Shuttle-Derived Vehicles. We got from von Braun’s A-4 (or V-2) to the Saturn V in around 20 years. And we got from Ariane-3 to Ariane-5 ECV Heavy in about the same length … Continue reading
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When you think about it
When you think about it, electricity’s freaky stuff. No, seriously, hang on a minute. Think about it. These electrons, right, are tiny weeny wee small and possibly fundamental and indivisible and possibly not. But anyway, the forces between them and … Continue reading
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Booth babe blues
Cast your mind back to the summer of 2000. ALF was back in Pog form, Linux was everywhere, I worked for a small embedded systems company and the world was a just and happy place, except for the places where … Continue reading
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Jef Raskin
Bye Jef. I never knew you, and I don’t think you ever heard of me, but I’d have liked to meet you. Now I guess I never will. That’s a shame. Jef Raskin was the man behind the Macintosh. In … Continue reading
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There’s Something About Lizzie
Most of you know by now that I love my bike. I love my bike like the Penny Arcade guy likes long words. I love my bike like the sky loves the stars, like petrol loves to burn, like the … Continue reading
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Men with Guns
I hate guns. Let me tell you a story. It’s anecdote, not data, but it happened to me, some years ago. It’s a story about fear, violence and self defence. In 1995, I was sixteen. I lived with my mother … Continue reading
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The Art of Noise
Lots of people have, over the past few weeks, asked me lots of questions about audio equipment. I hope that some of these answers are interesting. I would like to know what is inside this noise box.Sound is a wave … Continue reading
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