Daily Archives: Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 11:02pm

Sir Arthur C Clarke, 1917-2008

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 11:02pm by Les

Arthur C Clarke has died at the age of 90. While this wasn’t exactly unexpected – it’s been known that he was in poor health, it still feels like a big chunk of my childhood just disappeared. Clarke was the … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 18 March 2008

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 5:11pm by Les

Weight: 214.8 pounds (15 stone 4.8 pounds, 97.4 kg)Well, that’s a wee bit better, I suppose. I’m back down to where I was on Saturday. I did have a very inactive day yesterday – I seem to have spent most of … Continue reading →

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Safari 3.1

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 5:05pm by Les

Only yesterday, I said something about web browsers all coming along at once, and as if to confirm that, here’s another one. Only unlike the other two, this one isn’t a beta. Apple have released Safari 3.1 for both Mac … Continue reading →

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The Day The Earth Caught Fire

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 4:58pm by Les

While watching The Time Meddler with the production subtitles on, I saw a reference to this classic movie. It’s one I saw on TV once many years ago, and while I’d never exactly forgotten it, I hadn’t thought about it … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who – The Time Meddler

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 4:26pm by Les

Yes, I’m nearly up to date with my Doctor Who reviews. Now this one was a pleasure to receive. While it’s great to be able to get hold of old favourite episodes, there’s an extra thrill about getting a classic … Continue reading →

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NetNewsWire

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 3:09pm by Les

I’ve muttered a few times about the RSS feeds for this site, and the fun I had making them behave. Well, all that (and the shiny new email update thingy, which is based on the RSS feeds, are working nicely, … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.5 is getting really close

Posted on Tuesday, 18th March 2008, 8:54am by Les

The WordPress Development blog has a “Sneak Peek” of the new admin interface, which (finally) goes some way to explaining the reasoning behind the new design. While some of what’s being said about deficiencies of the current version has some … Continue reading →

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