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| Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 | | 12:32 pm |
| | Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 | | 7:06 pm |
19th September it is.
The wedding date is set for 19th September in Minneapolis. If you would like to attend (I'm afraid you'll be paying your own airfare) then feel free to add a comment saying so. For all those who cannot make it to the US but would still like to see us, we'll be having a pretty informal reception in Manchester on the 26th of the same month. Again, drop me a comment if you'd like to be there. | | Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 | | 8:20 am |
Hey peeps? I'm engaged.
Yeah, I asked and Alicia said yes, so it looks like I'll be off Stateside sometime soon. We're planning the wedding for September most likely, should be confirmed soon. | | Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | | 9:29 am |
Stuff from the States.
OK, quick update, I'm still working at FSC, I'm currently on holiday in the US visiting my wonderful girlfriend and I'll be moving into a nice apartment by myself in July. I know I have been neglecting this blog but I'll be trying to put up some more interesting thoughts and updates in the near future. My new work hours should make this a little easier. :) Anyway, as is my habit I was reading right-wing blogs (it's always useful to read opinions from both sides of a debate), specifically Cato, a libertarian website, and I found this charming piece on prohibition. Alcohol Prohibition Was a FailureYou see, the cannabis question has opinions on either side. Cannabis isn't dangerous vs. Cannabis has become more potent. Cannabis causes schizophrenia vs. Cannabis only highlights existing conditions. More people will take it vs. Legal action can prevent children from gaining access to it. And the only semi-concrete facts we have as to what might happen if cannabis were to be legalised is the aftermath of America's Volstead Act. So, reading up on what worked and what failed about Prohibition in the US might help us form more accurate predictions on what would happen should cannabis be legalised. Anyway, go away and do your own research, form your own conclusions. As for my belief, I will leave you with a quote from perhaps the greatest economist of the 20th Century, Milton Friedman. "But, you may say, must we accept defeat? Why not simply end the drug traffic? That is where experience under Prohibition is most relevant. We cannot end the drug traffic. We may be able to cut off opium from Turkey but there are innumerable other places where the opium poppy grows. With French cooperation, we may be able to make Marseilles an unhealthy place to manufacture heroin but there are innumerable other places where the simple manufacturing operations involved can be carried out. So long as large sums of money are involved-and they are bound to be if drugs are illegal-it is literally hopeless to expect to end the traffic or even to reduce seriously its scope. In drugs, as in other areas, persuasion and example are likely to be far more effective than the use of force to shape others in our image." | | Saturday, September 20th, 2008 | | 7:42 pm |
Well I promised.
Yesterday was mine and Alicia's two year anniversary, or something. She has come over for a long time and it is all going well. We're going to the States for Thanksgiving, it should be fun. | | Sunday, June 29th, 2008 | | 11:11 pm |
One week to go.
In one week my wonderful girlfriend will be arriving for a long stay. It will be awesome. That is all. | | Sunday, June 15th, 2008 | | 7:38 pm |
The walk.
Well, I didn't make it the whole 54 miles, just 42, but I'm still pretty impressed with that. I'd like to thank our awesome support team (Adrian, Marielle and Darren) who made it all possible, and the volunteers who gave so much so people could carry on. I recommend the Caledonian Challenge to anyone who likes hot physiotherapists. ( Read more... )I think I'll be back next year, I felt pretty good despite all the aches and pains, I still had a load of energy and it was only the worry of permanent damage and the nagging doubts of finishing the stage that stopped me. Next year people I'm going to do it all. | | Friday, June 13th, 2008 | | 8:57 am |
Walk to end my life.
Hello peeps. As some of you may know I'm off on a quick jaunt this weekend, specifically walking 54 miles across the West Highland Way in 24 hours as part of the Caledonian Challenge. I'm still trying to raise sponsorship so if you'd like to sling the Scottish Communities Foundation some money please visit: http://www.caledonianchallenge.com/sponsorship/online.phpOur team is the boringly-named Fujitsu-Siemens Computers and you can donate up to the first of August. | | Sunday, June 8th, 2008 | | 5:55 pm |
Now, I know a lot of my friends are not from Sheffield and so won't realise the import of this photo. ( Cut for your comfort. ) | | Saturday, June 7th, 2008 | | 4:50 pm |
| | Saturday, May 31st, 2008 | | 4:17 pm |
| | Sunday, May 25th, 2008 | | 3:10 pm |
To Adrian Sutil
Damn, I don't know if I'd of handled it as well as you did. Heartbreaking. Good drive though dude. | | Saturday, May 24th, 2008 | | 7:13 pm |
| | Friday, May 23rd, 2008 | | 2:13 pm |
Have _you_ had an unexpected stimulant injection lately?
"User called to advise that he has spilled coffee on the base unit of his PC, and the monitor has stopped working. It seems that the monitor cable in the back of the base unit bore the brunt of the caffienated deluge, as the user had to dry the connector before he was able to unscrew it and reseat the cable. He has done this, but despite the fact that both monitor and base unit have power, the screen is displaying a "no signal" message. Passing to FSC to check monitor, and make sure that there is no further damage from the unexpected stimulant injection." | | Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 | | 6:15 pm |
| | Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 | | 10:48 pm |
Motherfuckers
And now the bonnet badge has gone off my car. Since the bonnet needs repainting anyway I'll probably leave it, but still. Motherfuckers. Karma is a bitch. | | Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | | 4:27 pm |
This one couldn't wait.
"user advised that a tofee sweet fell into the printer, the paper fed through the printer taking the tofee sweet with it the printer smells of burning as the toffe sweet has gone through the printer user advied they are unable to use the printer as the printer has tofee inside it" | | Saturday, May 10th, 2008 | | 5:53 pm |
You crazy Japanese!
  God bless you, you crazy island nation. Although I didn't know they had carnies over there. | | Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | | 6:34 pm |
IV
For those who haven't heard yet, GTA IV is good. Really good. Maybe _too_ good? Any tiny flaw in the game sticks out a mile because the rest is just so polished. I'm not saying Rockstar should settle for level mediocrity because I love them pushing the boat out, it's just that I can't help but feel that the game may have been a better experience if it were not as good. The smallest problem or glitch now makes me rant or weep. I'm fucking conflicted y'all. Still it's well worth the money, _well_ worth it, and I have no regrets about having the limited edition version which comes with some typically high-quality goodies. Rockstar's attention to detail is second to none. Now comes the science, feel free to tune out. The game cost $100 million to make, that's the most expensive videogame of all time peeps. It took three and a half years to make, Rockstar set up an office in NYC for research, Rockstar North took two trips to the city as well as getting Rockstar NYC to send them, amongst other things, data on neighbourhood ethnicity and videos of traffic patterns. The game has made $186 million in its first day out. That's the highest grossing opening day of all time yo! In short, this game may not herald a new age in videogame production, I think that happened some time ago, but it does represent the best implementation of this new way of making games. Go, play it. | | Saturday, April 26th, 2008 | | 10:45 am |
GTA4.
Well, it's only a couple of days away and I have a problem. I have built this game up so much that if it doesn't be awesome straight out of the box (or preferably even whilst inside the box) I will probably die of disappointment. How can I temper my expectations? |
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