Category: Daily

I spoke too soon. My iBook just died. This is because of the crash on Wednesday. (I hadn’t used it all weekend). Shit. I’m really pissed off now.

I really, really enjoyed Revenge of the Sith last night. Some people like it, some people don’t (Kim fell asleep – well, they *were* comfy chairs). I for one was very nervous before the start, and was never able to relax back into my chair. I don’t understand why so many people go to see…

I’m feeling a bit sore today. Elbows, shoulders, arse, lower back, wrists, shins, etc. The usual post-crash stuff. It’s daft you get all these aches with even just a low speed crash. The bike’s screwed: the frame’s bent and the wheels are bent (plus some other bits), so they’ll need replacing. I really, really liked…

Hot on the heels of the Xbox 360 is the press release of official details of the next generation Playstation, due on the shelves Spring 06. It looks incredibly powerful, and Sony are already showing off some game demos. This box *will* have a Blue-Ray high-definition DVD drive, outputting 1080p gaming. It has a load…

Here is a detailed article about the Xbox 360. I want to see some games! It’s going to be very powerful, but won’t have a hidef DVD drive. Hmmm. That’s a shame, as it would have been a way of getting hidef DVD movies into Jo Bloggs’ living room.

Did anybody notice the prelaunch of the Xbox 360 (aka Xbox 2)? The actual hardware is supposed to be out in the shops by Christmas, which would be interesting, as the Playstation 3 isn’t due on the scene until 2006. It looks pretty boring and not particularly original in design (just like the first one…

It’s a Jameson’s evening. I feel really fatigued, like I’ve picked up a virus, but I’m probably just tired. I haven’t really stopped this week, except to sleep. I submitted a big, multidisciplinary grant application to the Royal Society on Wednesday, we had an anatomy exam resit on Monday, we’re finishing the 2 timetables for…

Sony and Toshiba have joined together to produce just one high definition DVD format. Sony will make the hardware, Toshiba the software. Blu-ray and HD-DVD will not fight it out like VHS and Betamax, thank crap. Does this mean that without the format war high-def DVD players will make it into our living rooms sooner,…

I don’t know why, but voting makes you feel really good, doesn’t it?

Yesterday I had a tail wind cycling both to and from work. Today they’ve cut the water off and the tea bag used in my last cupful of hot water had a hole in it, so I’ve a mug full of tea leaves. I tell you, life’s full of ups and downs.