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The game fail

By Mark | Published: 15:56 Thursday 19 Mar 2009
The idea was – I thought – pretty good. Put the XBox and PS2 up here next to the computers and I could game here, take short breaks to put some SSX or Forza action in. But in practice this does not work because this is not the room to play games. I work here. [...]
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This is the BBC

By Mark | Published: 11:25 Wednesday 21 Jan 2009
At the New Year celebrations by the Thames. An excellent TV broadcast:       A very good TV broadcast: There are several thousand here on the banks of the river… .. Wonderful atmosphere despite the cold …. The BBC: HI YES, You join me here with thousand of people watching the fireworks – very [...]
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The 60sec commute

By Mark | Published: 21:07 Thursday 1 Jan 2009
Part 2 of some posts that are connected to work. Something I need to make clear before someone reads into these words things that are not there – I love my work, the people I work with and everything the company stands for. I am making personal observations and there is no hidden message / [...]
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To the BBC Pt.9

By Mark | Published: 13:11 Sunday 12 Oct 2008
This is how BBC News deals with an unexpected event: Normal news chatter - event starts to break Normal new chatter Then the presenter tell you something is breaking Yes, they are sure it is breaking There may be pictures in a moment Confirmation of the thing that is breaking They will take you there [...]
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Scrubs and a stone

By Mark | Published: 02:06 Saturday 10 May 2008
P has just finished a week of SAT’s so had the time to come for a walk earlier with Winston. Chatted about a variety of things – including Scrubs – and also found great place for some pics. Some huge boulder sized stones which she sat on and I fired away. They are good but [...]
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crash mac crash

By Mark | Published: 20:05 Tuesday 18 Mar 2008
These have crashed several times in the last 3 days: Firefox (the beta), Thunderbird, X-chat, Camino, Safari, Adium. Recently installed programs: None. Recently installed updates: Couldn’t possibly be them. I have no idea why but it is extremely irritating that anything crashes more than once, but having the whole system lock up to the point [...]
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Matt in Kirby Muxloe

By Mark | Published: 21:45 Sunday 7 Oct 2007
Yesterday was pretty cool. Matt had been in London for the Future of Web Apps conference and yesterday he popped up to our village to meet the family. We met up at the Castle Hotel when we spent ages chatting, had food then came back here so he could meet Winston – Matt was surprised [...]
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It got better

By Mark | Published: 16:43 Saturday 1 Sep 2007
.. and I have no idea why. Steve suggested the sata driver floppy and while enabling the legacy USB which was the only change I made, I saw the drives as being recognised. So I’m installed and running. Very very odd. I’m happy of course. Went to install Neverwinter Nights 2 and Jade Empire. I [...]
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At Hotel Orquidea

By Mark | Published: 22:04 Monday 6 Aug 2007
Sitting here on Floor 6 of the Hotel Orquidea in Bahia Feliz, Gran Canaria. It’s actually 21:33 as I write this and J and myself are back up in the room. She’s really tired and the main show act tonight are a Soul group. We’ve had 2 of those already this week so we are [...]
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SF – Day 2.1

By Mark | Published: 01:57 Saturday 21 Jul 2007
Sitting in Union Square before 8am with a coffee and wifi was very cool. Have been told it is cold in SF so when wandering around with Donncha I buy a jacket/hoodie type thing. Sun promptly shines brightly. Met Charles Stricklin of WordPress Podcast fame(who I’ve chatted to in #wordpress for ages), met Lorelle, John [...]
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