Blog
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Email is back
Email is working again, so you can contact me that way again if you need to.
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Email is down
Something strange going on with my computer at home. Getting all sorts of weird errors on the IDE bus. Looks like I'm gonna have to strip out all my drives and test each one to work out what the probl…
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An idea whose time has come?
Looks like I'm not the only one to come up with the idea of compulsory licensing to pay musicians. Fred von Lohmann is a senior staff attorney at the EFF and has this article talking about the issue.…
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Las Super Nenas
Holly found this great Spanish Powerpuff Girls pasta today. How cool!
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The music "industry" is over
I've talked about it before and it seems to be in the final death spiral. That's right, the music "industry" is terminal. "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallwa…
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Fun day out
Wow it's a been a busy weekend. Last night we, on the spur of the moment, went to Soxan in Whitechapel which was excellent. It was really really good, with excellent music and, here's the amazing comb…
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Mash-up pop madness
In case you haven't heard, dsico does crazy mad cut-up pop shit. Currently I'm listening to his remix of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart with Missy Elliot's Get Your Freak On. Yes that does sou…
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Getting at the heart of the matter
This war has seen even more of a control freak approach to news dissemination. That, coupled with purposefully inaccurate releases of information from both sides has made it very interesting to watch.…
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Glasto sells out
Yeesh, tickets to this year's Glastonbury Festival have sold out, 24 hours after going on sale. That's 112,500 tickets or about 78 a minute. I guess I can forgive them for having a slow website yester…
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Music matching
One of the best features of the late, lamented Audiogalaxy music sharing system was the suggestions it made of music you might enjoy. If you looked at the page for a particular artist, it would also o…
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The sun is out!
The sun is out and it's lovely! After the usual long and dreary London Winter, the spring has finally arrived. The trees are blooming, daffodils are breaking through the grass and our basil, chive and…
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Video conferencing
I've got my camera working a bit better now, so if you want to talk to me, you can go here using Netmeeting or Gnomemeeting or whatever H.320 compliant thingy and chat. Woo! Should save some money on…
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A good mix
While I'm somewhat underwhelmed by most of her musical output (it seems her collaborators do all the good stuff, hence Golden Boy and Felix Da Housecat had good results and The Hacker somewhat crap),…
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We wuz robbed
We got broken into on Monday night and a heap of our stuff was stolen. They broke in while we were out for only 35-40 minutes and my guess is that they had a key because they knew they could get in an…
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Circular party
Last Friday, Holly and I managed to make it along to a party on the Circle Line. For those who don't know London, the Circle Line is the tube line that loops around the centre of London, the party adv…
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A forgotten public institution
Yesterday I joined up to our local library. It's been years since I've belonged to a library. Probably the last one was the university library just after high school. I'd forgotten what glorious place…
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Webcam is up
All very passe, I know, but if you're feeling bored, check out my webcam now beaming out images from my street around the clock. Yes I bought an insanely cheap digital camera to use for videoconferenc…
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Chocolate self-saucing pudding
This chocolate pudding makes it's own sauce and is delicious with cream or ice cream. The preparation time is about five minutes and the results are awesome. Perfect for a chilly evening when you coul…
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Spring is coming
Well the days are getting longer and it's getting warmer. The daffodils have been poking through the last few weeks. It's quite amazing where they come through, mostly they're not planted but just pok…
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A week in Devon and Cornwall
Holly and I got back from a week in Devon and Cornwall on Saturday night. Very fun, though the weather was a bit crap. The week started with us hiring a car in London. Holly can only drive automatics…