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New light on the Drake Equation
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The Obligatory Post
I am so very glad that Barack Hussein Obama II will be the new "Leader of the Free World" in a couple of months time. I am not expecting miracles, the immediate end of a global recession, an end to wars (in general, or even specifically the ones already in place) or the banishment of racism from America and the rest of the world, but his speech ( Read more... ) -
Interests meme
Comment on this post and I will choose seven interests from your profile. You will then explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along.
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Interesting analysis
The BBC article on income inequality here struck me as slightly off when I read it, but I couldn't quite place why, so I had a look at the original report here. Now, none of what the BBC article says is untrue (although see below), but I find it interesting to see what they haven't said ( Read more... ) -
Wine voucher
A heads-up to anyone looking to buy some wine for Christmas - Thresher group are offering a 40% off printable voucher for the next week and a bit.
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Rage
Having been tagged with rage (not in the zombie way), here are a few of my least favourite things.
1) Shitty sensationalist press-rags that pretend to be newspapers.
OK, I have a confession to make. I have recently taken up reading Daily Mail Watch. This mostly-daily updating meta-paper portrays the front covers of both the Daily Mail and the ( Read more... ) -
I am making a mental list of those who are snickering...
...and even as I speak I'm preparing appropriate retribution ( Read more... ) -
Fruit abuse
Today, at tinyjo's barbecue, we experimented with fruit, alcohol and a hypodermic needle. The results worked very well indeed, and must now form part of every barbecue ever. -
Computer naming policy
When I started this job, the company had a naming policy based on Red Dwarf, whereby all computers were given a hostname of a Red Dwarf character, ship, etc, with a few exceptions. For the last few new machines, I was starting to dredge the bottom of the barrel (i.e. obscure characters from seasons seven and eight). This naming scheme has now ( Read more... )