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Posted at: February 26th, 2005 - 5:22 am - Number of Comments » 0

In the leadup to Easter everybody rolls out their chocolate fundraising. Seriously, Cadbury must love it, Easter is already a bonanza, they can roll out some guilt driven chocolate sales in the leadup.
OK lefty rants aside, it’s still kinda dumb. We have had chocolate fundraising from cubs. That was due back yesterday, [...]


Posted at: February 25th, 2005 - 9:21 am - Number of Comments » 2

At a place I once worked, we had this printer that would fall off the network once a week or so. We had to recreate it with a new name every time, while we tried to work with the Novell admins and the printer vendor to try and fix the problems. Eventually [...]


Posted at: February 22nd, 2005 - 10:23 am - Number of Comments » 0

Pollarity VIII is over, regarding Monopoly Rules, with four votes to two, the Free Parking square gets you all the money people have put in the middle for paying community chest fines etc. And to heck with what the rules say!
This time I’m wondering about how you like your work/thinking environment. Ash came home [...]


Posted at: February 21st, 2005 - 4:09 am - Number of Comments » 0

Getting household stuff networked is supposedly just round the corner, if you believe the hype. Windows Media PC brings computing to the loungeroom, the LG internet refrigerator brings internet to the kitchen, Apple Airport Express links your computer to your stereo, your mobile is a camera and a mp3 player etc etc etc….
Meanwhile at [...]


Posted at: February 18th, 2005 - 11:34 am - Number of Comments » 0

When we hear about Christians ‘defending moral values’, they almost always mean abortion and gay marriage. Even if these are issues that should concern Christians (to which I think yes, and no, in that order), energies are far better spent on addressing poverty, in our own countries and overseas.
From Common Dreams :
In Chicago last [...]


Posted at: February 17th, 2005 - 7:50 pm - Number of Comments » 0

I’m sick to death of computers, I hate them. I’m gonna quit my job and become a landscape gardener or something, at least dirt generally does what you expect it to. And any time someone comes and says “Hey, I’ve got this great new landscaping CAD programme for you to use”, I will [...]


Posted at: February 17th, 2005 - 6:51 am - Number of Comments » 2

Thinking of going from Microsoft to Apple but not sure how? Google Maps can help


Posted at: February 11th, 2005 - 7:54 am - Number of Comments » 0

Mon was just pulling clothes out of the washing machine, and found a sock half stuck between the case and the top of the barrel. If it had gone a few minutes longer that sock would have been gone.
Do you realise the implications of this? When we drive ourselves nuts wondering where the other [...]


Posted at: February 9th, 2005 - 10:24 am - Number of Comments » 0

In the Catholic Calendar, today is Pancake Day, or more traditionally Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday comes from the word to shrive, which is the ritual of confession and absolution of sins, especially important leading up to Lent, a time of penitence and sacrifice leading up to Easter.
The pancake bit is cos you used to [...]


Posted at: February 8th, 2005 - 12:14 pm - Number of Comments » 0