So, Annette and I got married yesterday. Which was awesome. I shall post pics, as soon as the photographer gets them back to us. It was great fun, we had the exact ceremony we wanted, and everything went off without a hitch. There were a few friends that I wished…
Work gave me a morning tea and a card signed by all for my birthday today. Here’s some excerpts from the card: “Happy Birthday and Many Ph4t Lewts!” “I was going to say that I hope there were no network outages on your birthday .. but too late!”[1] “I’…
Friday night was my Stag Night, kindly organised by by good friend Chris. He and my other groomsman Grant attended, as did various other chums. I requested something civilised, since I’m old enough that the prospect of hookers and drunkenness[1] fills me with an emotion that I’m…
So, as was my custom, I was thinking about operating systems the other day. It occured to me that after my first two computers (a ZX81 and a ZX spectrum), I had a Commodore Amiga. This was around 1986 or so. Used it right through to the early 90s. The…
[MojoBob] jsr: aren’t you supposed to be getting married or something? It’s February [jsr] Affirmative. [jsr] Wedding looming. [@jenza] Where you holding it? [@jenza] Ironforge? [jsr] jenza: Man, that would be _sweet_. [@rob2] Only if you could book it out. [jsr] On the AH bridge [jsr] FTW [@jenza]…
Annette moved to the edge of a sheer, icy cliff and paused a moment, surveying the battlefield below. Even at this height, she could hear the noise of the Lich Kings’ undead forces clashing with the combined might of the Alliance and the Horde. She thought back on the countless…
My iPhone has started being normal volume in the left channel, and really quiet in the right channel. This behaviour persists through several sets of headphones (and headphones perform normally on other audio devices) and through a complete iPhone restore, including firmware. I .. I think it’s actually … broken. Can…
As I write this, Annette and I are watching the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which I acquired because I thought it would be funny. It is. There are hosts, and singers, and cutaways to video clips which showcase various participating countries. You’ve probably got a mental picture of a…