Because We Have A Brain
A couple of weeks ago my other half asked if I knew any scientists or engineers - the local Brownie pack were doing their science and engineering badge, and ...
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The One Where I Saved A Dog
I cycle to work on a mountain bike each day. The first half of the journey takes me through the centre of the town - doing battle with the school run traffic...
Working On My Own
I’ve been working on a sizeable software development project over the last few days in the office, and after reading some of the conversations on the #develo...
Monday Monday
Do you ever wonder what on earth you’re doing with your life? I sometimes do. It often feels like I’m on some kind of gigantic treadmill, churning out the st...
Leaving Evernote
I’ve been trying to figure out a good way of exporting my notes away from Evernote this evening, and am slowly coming to terms with the fact that there is no...
Windows 10 On A Sunday Morning
Since scraping myself out of bed at 8am, I’ve been caught up in an endless round of “stuff”. I just sat down for the first time with a cup of tea, and it’s s...
Ranking Bloggers At Livejournal
For the past few months I’ve been playing with LiveJournal - cross posting stuff into it, and doing my best to read and comment on a few other people’s stuff...
Paying Code Tax
A couple of weeks ago I began working on a somewhat sizeable software development project. It started out as a proof of concept - a one file program to see i...
Unexpected Discoveries
Quite some time ago I talked to a good friend who is a teacher about Kerbal Space Program, and how it might make a great activity day at school during their ...
The Hundred Foot Journey
After getting the children into bed, clearing the kitchen, and finally sitting down yesterday evening, we discovered there was nothing on the television, so ...