Daily Archives: Sunday, 23rd March 2008, 11:40pm

There’s more to Safari than I realised

Posted on Sunday, 23rd March 2008, 11:40pm by Les

Bob[1] alerted me to this nifty article: 8 Powerful Features of Safari That Few People Know About which documents a few things I hadn’t realised yet (and a few I had). I’m particularly impressed with the “Snapback” thingy – I’d … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts from Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on Sunday, 23rd March 2008, 11:15pm by Les

IEEE Spectrum has the last interview given by Sir Arthur C Clarke before his recent death. Worth a read. IEEE Spectrum: Final Thoughts from Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) On a lighter note, the Userfriendly webcomic has this little tribute.

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The Colour of Magic on Sky One

Posted on Sunday, 23rd March 2008, 5:15pm by Les

For the benefit of UK readers with Sky TV, I’d just like to mention that an adaptation of the first two of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic is showing tonight and tomorrow on … Continue reading →

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Scott

Posted on Sunday, 23rd March 2008, 1:54pm by Les

This is another picture from December’s visit to Cardiff Bay. It’s a detail of the memorial to Captain Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. You might have spotted this in an episode of Torchwood…

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Weight Report – 23 March 2008

Posted on Sunday, 23rd March 2008, 12:39pm by Les

Weight: 214.0 pounds (15 stone 4 pounds, 97.1 kg)Ooopsie. Yes, back up again today. Ummmm, now where did I put the “excuse of the day” file?

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