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- Prometheus opens next Friday in the UK :) bit.ly/FPaZ64 cannot wait! #fb 1 day ago
- I put the car on the bike rack for some playtime... instagr.am/p/LDQoZymFGE/ 1 day ago
- 24 C = 74 Fahrenheit, warmest weather I've seen in ages! How did I survive in 37 C/99 F weather?! #fb 2 days ago
- A good day in the office: outside in the sun, driving toy cars and goofing off into camera. #fb 3 days ago
- Love love LOVE shorts weather :) #fb 4 days ago
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Category Archives: Geek
Destroying the World
So here’s a couple of cool things, especially if you think the human race will be eliminated sometime this year… First up is a simulation of what would happen if a rogue star happened to fly through the solar system: http://janus.astro.umd.edu/orbits/nbdy/rstar.html … Continue reading
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How to watch the Star Wars movies: IV, V, II, III, VI
Great blog post from a full-on Star Wars geek about the best way to watch the Star Wars movies. Notice Episode I is ‘missing’. Here’s why: Red Letter Media’s 70-minute review of Episode I Anyway, check out this blog post … Continue reading
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Narrowed down camera choices
The Canon S95 was announced this week, it should be released in the next few weeks. The only thing ‘missing’ from it, when compared to other top-level compact cameras, is a pivoting LCD methinks. I haven’t seen it advertised anywhere … Continue reading
Phone update, mini-review
I’ve had my first Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S, for a couple of weeks now and have been poking around with it just about every day. I don’t get many calls but I’ve sent and received a bunch of … Continue reading
Achievement Unlocked: Obtain Android Phone
Got the Samsung Galaxy S (aka the Captivate) this weekend Carphone Warehouse at the White Rose mall in Leeds had them (and the Desire) in stock and I couldn’t resist. Apparently they’re one of the biggest CPW locations in the … Continue reading
Also in the market for a new phone!
In addition to a camera (see my last post), my Orange mobile phone contract is coming up for renewal and I’m due a free upgrade. For the past year and a half or so I’ve been using the Nokia 5800, … Continue reading
In the market for a new camera!
So my Canon A95 is dying a slow death. Too many drops, I guess. I was really thinking about getting a nice fat superzoom camera (600mm lens and full HD recording? yes please!) because every now and then I like … Continue reading
Timeline of a PC upgrade
The last upgrade: late 2004, when I was given a development AMD FX-53 CPU. I had to get a new motherboard because at the time I was using an older AMD CPU with a different pin configuration. The new motherboard … Continue reading
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Mad back cover fold-ins
The New York Times has an article with all the collected Mad Magazine back covers from WAY back in the day. Check it here. It’s even interactive, so you have to ‘fold’ the back page over with a click-and-drag of … Continue reading
More tributes to Senor Gygax
Following on from my short post about the death of Gary Gygax, one of the developers of Dungeons & Dragons, Laughing Squid has a collection of the best Gygax tributes I’ve seen, check them out here: http://laughingsquid.com/tributes-to-gary-gygax-dungeons-dragons/.
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