Archive for the ‘Silly Stuff’ Category
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
So, I've just been to a going away party for a friend and colleague of mine; a rather fantastic Italian lad who is leaving Ireland to pursue a PhD in Computer Science in Germany. So, Claudio, if you read this: cheers and we'll come visit!
Interestingly, this guy doesn't drink -- ...
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
My Wii is a sink for bad luck lately.
First, I find that Nintendo were not lying when they said the power adapter for my Wii was indeed just 120V/60Hz (what the US uses). So, I release some secret smoke, trip a breaker, then drop €15 on a replacement from the ...
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
First off, author's note: I am generalizing my experience with one Irish bank to all of them. I'm told though that they all suck about the same in their own special ways.
I'm with Allied Irish Bank (not Anglo Irish). However, like its acronymical twin, it sucks. The whole customer experience ...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Hello oh underused blog. How you doin'?
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
The Gene Roddenberry years, when stories might play with questions of science, ideals or philosophy, have been replaced by stories reduced to loud and colorful action.
- Roger Ebert
I'm hardly one to take much stock in movie reviews, but I must say that I agree with Mr. Ebert in his comment ...
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
The longest Saturday I can remember just came to a close. It all started with the 0738 beep of my alarm to rouse me from a very restful sleep. By 0810, I was showered, dressed, and driving to breakfast.
0830 - Breakfast at McCoy's with Myles, Kim, David, and Shane. I ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Did you know that Colorado has the lowest obesity rate of any state in the nation, hovering around 18-19%? It's easy to see why.
I, for one, became much more active in the months and now year since moving here from California. I've been riding my bike to work most days ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(02:05:28 PM) Dave Paul: got you bookmarked so i can stalk you
(02:05:32 PM) Sean Rees: sweet.
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
It's been a busy few weeks. Lets see...
At work - we're making a concerted effort at work to get our product development cycle to the "Feature Complete" state. This means that all the prescribed features are implemented and that after this date (3/31), we will be in stabilization ("polishing up") ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
So, apparently an editorial in the Rocky Mountain Collegian (a college newspaper) stirred up the pot a bit. Who knew saying "FUCK BUSH" would get up people's ire?
Well, I agree. FUCK BUSH, indeed.
Now, the CSU (Colorado State University for my California friends) College Republicans are calling for the editor David ...
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