And, if it suddenly looks 'wrong' that'll be me. :)
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Hmm, yeah...
Okay, so it's a stock-blogger template, but it's pretty nice I think. I am going to mess with it so bear with me. Eventually the whole site will look nice and fresh. Let's see where it goes.
And, if it suddenly looks 'wrong' that'll be me. :)
And, if it suddenly looks 'wrong' that'll be me. :)
More blue devil news...
Looky here for some pics of the Corvette Blue Devil in testing... could be 6.2 litres and a big charger giving in the region of 650bhp...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Stuff
Well it's been nearly three weeks since my last update - and with good reason. Beyond sleep, I've pretty much had no time to myself. Not that I can complain, busy is good.
So, the PS3 exists. Good luck to it - it's hideously expensive and not even in the UK yet. Boo.
The Wii is out (and over here on the 8th... right near my birthday) and I reckon it's a winner. I can't wait to have a go myself.
I now have a 'new' XBox 360 - my last one died recently due to bad weather (maybe the sky was the wrong colour). But it's sat in my lounge awaiting a TV to plug it in to. Yup, a pre-req is a TV. Shocker.
The Deanus and I are now getting our fingers out and building our site Helos which, when done, will be our portal for web building. We might even make a buck.
If you're out for a new phone, then I heartily recommend the Orange SPV M3100. Not only is it a phone, but it's a PDA and 2MP Camera. I bought it simply because I needed more info on the move and with it's slide-out QWERTY keyboard and built-in WIFI it covers all the bases. Marvellous.
Observation for today: As a bike rider I am the forgotten about, and pushed aside user of the road. But even I obey the road rules. YOU car drivers do not have right over me - so beeping your horn as I move over to turn right does automatically mean I'm in the wrong you wrinkly old cow.
Red lights, as far as I'm aware, mean STOP. You know, slow down, halt etc. So why, oh why, do I see you monkies (every single day) driving through that red light on the Eastern Road/Farlington roundabout? Okay - so it goes red as you go through it - fine (yellow still means stop your car fool) but once it's red does that mean 12 cars can safely drive through? No. It does not. Shame on you. Hopefully you'll be caught and/or be involved in an accident that smashes your nice BMW up. Fools.
Let's hope you don't kill the cyclist with right of way.
So, the PS3 exists. Good luck to it - it's hideously expensive and not even in the UK yet. Boo.
The Wii is out (and over here on the 8th... right near my birthday) and I reckon it's a winner. I can't wait to have a go myself.
I now have a 'new' XBox 360 - my last one died recently due to bad weather (maybe the sky was the wrong colour). But it's sat in my lounge awaiting a TV to plug it in to. Yup, a pre-req is a TV. Shocker.
The Deanus and I are now getting our fingers out and building our site Helos which, when done, will be our portal for web building. We might even make a buck.
If you're out for a new phone, then I heartily recommend the Orange SPV M3100. Not only is it a phone, but it's a PDA and 2MP Camera. I bought it simply because I needed more info on the move and with it's slide-out QWERTY keyboard and built-in WIFI it covers all the bases. Marvellous.
Observation for today: As a bike rider I am the forgotten about, and pushed aside user of the road. But even I obey the road rules. YOU car drivers do not have right over me - so beeping your horn as I move over to turn right does automatically mean I'm in the wrong you wrinkly old cow.
Red lights, as far as I'm aware, mean STOP. You know, slow down, halt etc. So why, oh why, do I see you monkies (every single day) driving through that red light on the Eastern Road/Farlington roundabout? Okay - so it goes red as you go through it - fine (yellow still means stop your car fool) but once it's red does that mean 12 cars can safely drive through? No. It does not. Shame on you. Hopefully you'll be caught and/or be involved in an accident that smashes your nice BMW up. Fools.
Let's hope you don't kill the cyclist with right of way.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Bupa Great South Run
After seeing this I thought I'd write my own little bit on running. In particular, last weekend's Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth. It's a 10 mile road run around the Southsea area on the south coast of England, taking in the entire seafront itself as well as Old Portsmouth.
This year is the second year I've done it (1hr 26 first time round, 1hr 21 this) and the first time I've done it barefoot.
Oh yes. Barefoot.
Why? Well that's not really a question that has a one line answer but here goes nuthin' :)
I've always felt more comfortable barefoot - well, yes, most people do (probably), but I mean when training. Be it a Circuits class, teaching or running. Admittedly I'd not done a huge amount of road running barefoot - mostly up to 4 miles and more recently up to about 7 miles. So far I'd really enjoyed it and the odd time it rained I'd even enjoyed being a child and splashing through the puddles :P
But 10 miles? Hmm. Well, why not I thought! I'd given myself an aim - run at least once a week, starting small (a mile, maybe more) on grass and then grass/concrete and finally just concrete. Of course, life does get in the way and that never really happened. Through June I did manage some grass running and had moved on to concrete (Southsea seafront) throughout the warmer months but in hindsight, you can never do too much!
To be blunt though, the last three weeks were really the only time I put foot to concrete and went out running. Thankfully, years of training that way have kept my feet strong enough not to worry about blisters and cycling 10/15 miles a day had kept my legs and back in trim.
On the day it rained. Really, properly, torrentially, threw it down. This was new - I like running in the rain, it's cooling and once you're wet, you're wet - but I'd been pretty lucky with my barefoot running in that I'd had the odd shower, run through the odd puddle and it'd been windy, but never like that! Over the course of 10 miles I was worried that my skin would soften too much and cause me problems - well, it didn't happen. Not even slightly! Bit of a bonus that.
Would I do it again? Yup! I'll be doing it next year - hoping to better my time and I'll be training harder and longer and putting in some half-marathon distances in as well as I'd really like to do a full marathon barefoot (crazy is as crazy does).
One thing I like to mention is that we weren't born with shoes - nor did we evolve initially with them, and there have been many runners like myself (and I'm no natural runner, believe me) so it's not that weird. Modern lifestyles and made us softer, less tolerant of nature and I'm not subscribing to it. :)
Oh, and I would do your research before casting off your shoes - there's nothing worse that getting hurt trying something new! ;)
This year is the second year I've done it (1hr 26 first time round, 1hr 21 this) and the first time I've done it barefoot.
Oh yes. Barefoot.
Why? Well that's not really a question that has a one line answer but here goes nuthin' :)
I've always felt more comfortable barefoot - well, yes, most people do (probably), but I mean when training. Be it a Circuits class, teaching or running. Admittedly I'd not done a huge amount of road running barefoot - mostly up to 4 miles and more recently up to about 7 miles. So far I'd really enjoyed it and the odd time it rained I'd even enjoyed being a child and splashing through the puddles :P
But 10 miles? Hmm. Well, why not I thought! I'd given myself an aim - run at least once a week, starting small (a mile, maybe more) on grass and then grass/concrete and finally just concrete. Of course, life does get in the way and that never really happened. Through June I did manage some grass running and had moved on to concrete (Southsea seafront) throughout the warmer months but in hindsight, you can never do too much!
To be blunt though, the last three weeks were really the only time I put foot to concrete and went out running. Thankfully, years of training that way have kept my feet strong enough not to worry about blisters and cycling 10/15 miles a day had kept my legs and back in trim.
On the day it rained. Really, properly, torrentially, threw it down. This was new - I like running in the rain, it's cooling and once you're wet, you're wet - but I'd been pretty lucky with my barefoot running in that I'd had the odd shower, run through the odd puddle and it'd been windy, but never like that! Over the course of 10 miles I was worried that my skin would soften too much and cause me problems - well, it didn't happen. Not even slightly! Bit of a bonus that.
Would I do it again? Yup! I'll be doing it next year - hoping to better my time and I'll be training harder and longer and putting in some half-marathon distances in as well as I'd really like to do a full marathon barefoot (crazy is as crazy does).
One thing I like to mention is that we weren't born with shoes - nor did we evolve initially with them, and there have been many runners like myself (and I'm no natural runner, believe me) so it's not that weird. Modern lifestyles and made us softer, less tolerant of nature and I'm not subscribing to it. :)
Oh, and I would do your research before casting off your shoes - there's nothing worse that getting hurt trying something new! ;)
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
WoW:BC delayed
If, and only if, the above line makes sense can you read the following. Go nuts. See you in January ;)
Friday, October 13, 2006
I'm selling my house :O
Have a looksee.
Yup, the time has come. The Monaro (pictured) needs a garage and with Gemma and I living under the same roof, we need more space and, well, it's time to move on. Not that I'm not happy, I am. I just want more. More more more. Gimmie.
Plus I like the idea of polishing the beast even when it's tipping it down outside. Hell yeah! :D
Yup, the time has come. The Monaro (pictured) needs a garage and with Gemma and I living under the same roof, we need more space and, well, it's time to move on. Not that I'm not happy, I am. I just want more. More more more. Gimmie.
Plus I like the idea of polishing the beast even when it's tipping it down outside. Hell yeah! :D
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
The blame game
Few will argue that Jeremy Clarkson has a way with words. I'm pretty certain that over the course of his career, he's mainly made a name for himself for his use of words, and metaphor - and this article does him, and Richard Hammond proud.
Read it. Laugh, and don't feel bad about doing so.
Read it. Laugh, and don't feel bad about doing so.
News travels... supercharged!
Friday, September 22, 2006
Some interesting links:
First off, a techy one. We ALL know how inaccurate films are when it comes to IT and computers. They use flashy graphics to show command line interface prompts and computers are suddenly very noisy for no reason.
Here is a list of the worst offenders. There are no real surprises though!
Secondly, the F-35. If you don't know much about this plane then having a look here. This is mostly focusing on the engine (the most powerful in a plane of this type) but it's still very cool!
Thirdly, a console link. This is in-game footage of Lost Odyssey. Not sure I believe it - but why not eh?
Oh and if you want to contribute to the Get Well Soon Hamster appeal (Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service) for Richard Hammond, then clicky!. At the time of writing it was close to £29,000! Amazing.
Here is a list of the worst offenders. There are no real surprises though!
Secondly, the F-35. If you don't know much about this plane then having a look here. This is mostly focusing on the engine (the most powerful in a plane of this type) but it's still very cool!
Thirdly, a console link. This is in-game footage of Lost Odyssey. Not sure I believe it - but why not eh?
Oh and if you want to contribute to the Get Well Soon Hamster appeal (Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service) for Richard Hammond, then clicky!. At the time of writing it was close to £29,000! Amazing.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Poor, poor Hamster
Well as you are already aware, Richard Hammond is not a well chappy. I'd just like to wish my best to him and his family.
While I can't say whether he'd be on TG again this year, I'd imagine he'll be recovering. TG won't be the same.
While I can't say whether he'd be on TG again this year, I'd imagine he'll be recovering. TG won't be the same.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Microsoft Vista RC1 out.. there....
Here is the link if you are interested in downloading the 2.4gb (I could be little off on that) iso (dvd only).
I'm interested, but I'm not sure I'll ever get round to installing it on anything. Hmm. I'm a Mac man these days but I guess, being in IT, I should at least have a look.
I'm interested, but I'm not sure I'll ever get round to installing it on anything. Hmm. I'm a Mac man these days but I guess, being in IT, I should at least have a look.
Have you dugg?
I have to say that DIGG is probably my most frequented site at the moment (bar, The Register, Slashdot, Ctrl Alt Delete and Del.ici.ous - not to mention VGCats!). It's a news portal (I've mentioned it before) but it's just chocka full of good links - today's favourite is Top 99 Undiscovered Websites. It's quite amazing what is out there at the moment and literally, like it says, undiscovered (largely - obviously someone knows!).
Check it out. It's almost as useful as reading the news. :D
Check it out. It's almost as useful as reading the news. :D
Friday, August 11, 2006
XGL/Compiz - Mac OS Leopard - Vista
Take a look at this and think to yourself which is more advanced. Hell, which is prettier for the sake of a presentation?
Hint: It's not Mac OS, nor Vista.
Hint: It's not Mac OS, nor Vista.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Time for a monthly update
Ah, another few weeks since my last update. Hardly surprising with the busy-ness and work. Well, what has been going on eh?
Firstly, work. It's been hellishly busy. This is a 'good thing'(TM) and I'm not going to complain. Secondly, I still teach in the evenings, and thirdly, we (Gemma and I) are redecorating so my evenings are pretty full too. See, busy. :p
Oh and my weekends are pretty shot too.
I'm 'hoping'(TM) to get back to WoW at some point in the next couple of months. It'll keep me from going out and spending money I don't have - and it's been a while since I've really played any games. With Gemma here, I always tend to have something to do or somewhere to go (again, not complaining).
The Calibra did not sell - nor was it broken, so I'm buying a bike to get around on (and to save the huge fuel bills the Monaro appears to demand) - so I'll let you know how that pans out in the near future (tiring I bet!).
Oh and Helos.co.uk now has a 'Work in progress'(TM) screen up while Dean and I work out the site design and logoing. I, should, have done this by now but I've been retiring before 11pm and work (see above) has kept the ol' creative juices at a minimum. You know that'll change and I'll get my butt moving soon enough. Oh, and it's our fledgling web design company... kinda makes sense ;)
What else? Ah - go see Cars, Superman Returns and Pirates of the Caribbean 2 as soon as you can. They all rock (especially Cars!).
Firstly, work. It's been hellishly busy. This is a 'good thing'(TM) and I'm not going to complain. Secondly, I still teach in the evenings, and thirdly, we (Gemma and I) are redecorating so my evenings are pretty full too. See, busy. :p
Oh and my weekends are pretty shot too.
I'm 'hoping'(TM) to get back to WoW at some point in the next couple of months. It'll keep me from going out and spending money I don't have - and it's been a while since I've really played any games. With Gemma here, I always tend to have something to do or somewhere to go (again, not complaining).
The Calibra did not sell - nor was it broken, so I'm buying a bike to get around on (and to save the huge fuel bills the Monaro appears to demand) - so I'll let you know how that pans out in the near future (tiring I bet!).
Oh and Helos.co.uk now has a 'Work in progress'(TM) screen up while Dean and I work out the site design and logoing. I, should, have done this by now but I've been retiring before 11pm and work (see above) has kept the ol' creative juices at a minimum. You know that'll change and I'll get my butt moving soon enough. Oh, and it's our fledgling web design company... kinda makes sense ;)
What else? Ah - go see Cars, Superman Returns and Pirates of the Caribbean 2 as soon as you can. They all rock (especially Cars!).
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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