Month: February 2005

  • Recovery

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    OK. So England lost to Wales today (11-8, what sort of a score is that?) I can cope.

  • Deceased grandmother sued for piracy

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    “The American recording industry has filed a lawsuit against an 83-year-old grandmother, accusing her of illegally trading music over the Internet as “smittenedkitten.”” Full article on Spymac. I’m glad such a huge organisation knows what it’s doing.

  • Gower

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    When I eventually move, I won’t be living on the Gower, but I won’t be very far away. Most of it will be within cycling distance, say. Go see the “Enjoy Gower” website to see the area. The panoramic VRs are nice. www.enjoygower.com

  • ILS at Swansea University

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    “The first Welsh Institute for Life Science (ILS) was launched recently at the University of Wales, Swansea. The ILS represents a massive vote of confidence in the Welsh Life Science sector by its main contributors – IBM, the Welsh Assembly Government and the University – with investment totalling in the region of £50 million.” Link.

  • The future of TV in the home

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    OK, so this is how it’s going to be. People got used to having TV’s throughout the house, so any member of the family could watch what they wanted without argument. But this doesn’t work any more. With digital TV through satellite and cable providers the number of channels available is huge (Freeview excepted). There…

  • Dario Mitidieri

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    I just tripped over the website and portfolio of Dario Mitidieri while hunting around for a picture of the Venus de Milo (don’t ask, and no, he hasn’t got any). He does have an amazing portfolio though. Go and spend some time there. Now that’s photography.

  • Better

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    Yes, I’m feeling much better thanks. I’m working at home for a couple of days to take it easy though. I cycled into work on Monday and was exhausted by the time I got home. My appetite is back with a vengeance. I can’t stop eating. Working at home is nice. I pretty much finished…

  • Stairs

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  • Placecard

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    I just bashed out this graphic as a placecard for a website I’m developing. Actually, there are two (red and blue, although that’s not the only difference) randomly thrown up by a little PHP script. Comments?