Category: Ramblings

    RIP: Paul Baran

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    The man who dreamt up the idea of ‘packet’ data (that’s the idea that will keep the internet running even after large parts are knocked out following a nuclear strike) died last night. “He was a man of infinite patience,” said his son David Baran. He added that his father had recently shown him a paper written in 1966 which speculated about what people would do with the telecommunication networks in the future. “It spelled out this idea that by the year 2000 that people would be using online networks for shopping and news,” he said. “It was an absolute […]

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    Another weekend

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    So, it was Wales vs England so my wingman (Bob) and me went into town to watch the game…and that’s where it started to go wrong… Started in the King’s Head (Hi Cilla!) – no problem there…went to the New Inn – no problem there. Second half – Cornerhouse. Oh dear…when OMAR (aka twat) told us to sit down when the anthem was being sung it started going tits up…Bob had to hustle me out of the door before I kicked off. So we went back to the King’s head, he got very, very drunk, so I took him home…and […]

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    WWsD? (thanks Whabbs)

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    So, everyone’s seen those rubber/plastic bracelets to show concern for whatever is currently ‘cool’*. Based on this: Plus the fact I’m in between doing work-related stuff (honestly!), I looked into it here. Hmm…82p ($1.33) each??? and minimum order 100??? Having said that, there’s a colour chart here – personally, I think PMS1405 is closest to my original ‘monkey-shit brown™’ 🙂 *This doesn’t mean I consider myself ‘cool’, or ‘down with the kids’ Ok, while I’ve got your attention – if you’ve got a wireless network, does it still have it’s default name (not a good idea – makes it easier […]

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    I feel old…

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    *Sigh* my back is hurting and I don’t have any pills at work, looks like I’ll be onsite in 2 different locations later this week, so I’ve gotta get it back to normal before then. On a brighter note: I watched ‘London Boulevard‘ last night – what an awesome film! great casting (Anna Friel FTW) , superb soundtrack, and once again proof that British film-makers make the best gangster movies 🙂 Saturday is Wales vs England in the Euro 2012 qualifiers…it will be interesting to see how Speed plays Bale for Wales – and how England cope with him. EDIT: […]

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    And that was the weekend (is it just me, or do they seem to be getting shorter and shorter?)

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    Wandered into the King’s Head Saturday morning to be greeted by “We’re not open until 12!” from Cilla. “No problem.” I replied, “but are you showing the Spurs game?” “Well,” came the reply “I need a techy guy to sort out the big screen…” And so it was that I didn’t pay for a beer until I met up with Bob et al in the Gash about 3 🙂 Lovely roast lamb dinner at Bri and Von’s yesterday, followed by Rangers* winning the CIS cup 🙂 *Yes, I support Spurs, but Rangers are my Scottish team – I even have […]

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