Just in case you’ve not the slightest bit of interest in Star-Wars The Old Republic held a mass beta weekend this weekend. This is where Bioware stress test their servers and try to make us all feel a little less anxious about just how far away the game is. Of course I played, not quite [...]
A few days ago I was reading an article in new scientist (Summon a ‘demon’ to turn information into energy), it’s the usual kind of stuff except one phrase really caught my eye: at room temperature, one bit of information converts to about 3 x 10-21 joules. That’s freaky! I’ve often come across phrases taking [...]
What you find on Google streetview! You could read the number-plate too!
Found this in my inbox this morning Dear *******, Your account has been migrated to the new **** *****. A new password was created on your behalf. Here are your new credentials: Username: ************ Password: aeb2f35e728e54d1b90262469e8c92dc You will be asked to change your password when you login for the first time. Oh yeah! A 32 [...]
I went last night to see Judie Tzuke (wikipedia link) at the Sheffied City Hall. It was brill, a few problems finding the place – not that Sheffield City Hall is hard to find, a stonking great building in the center of Sheffield with a big sign on the front saying Box office (where you go to pick [...]
A very very few of you might possibly have seen that I “like” pogoplug on facebook. Which isn’t strictly true, it’s just what you get for pressing buttons at random. I do have a pogoplug but I’ve not had it quite long enough to say that I “like” it yet. That said, it seems to do [...]
Honestly I am beginning to bother myself. I’m getting older, I know that, we’re all getting older. I’ve even reached the stage where I can tell that not everything is exactly as it was, occasionally stuff twinges. I don’t care too much about that, that’s physical, “all flesh is grass” and that shit. What is [...]
Why do the american tv producers insist on pigeon-holing actors. I’m getting fed up with seeing the same faces again and again in science-fiction/fantasy programs. I somehow doubt the actors are turning down jobs outside the genre. And I’ve been checking up on imdb, it is NOT just because I only watch this shit.
I’m reading Pride and Prejudice at the moment, I’m at the section where Lizzy is about to visit Pemberly and Ms Austin is describing the countryside. It has reminded me of the awe I am always given when I too visit some of the old estates. Not the buildings, though they are inspiring, but the [...]
I’ve recently read Graceling by Kristen Cashore . It has taken me a good inattentive couple of months, though really that was just the first third of the book. I finished the rest off in a couple of train days and it’s much more fun when read at the intended speed. It’s a good book, a [...]