1:If you haven't yet discovered the awesomeness that is Richard Swift, now's your chance. He's giving away his new EP Ground Trouble Jaw here. It's... different to his earlier stuff, but different is kind of the point with Mr. S. Download. Enjoy. Then go get his earlier albums.
2: I've learned how to add random pages to Facebook. So I've been adding random pages. If, like me, you're a fan of Sleeping, Pies, Regular Expressions or Just walking around and looking at things, jump on and sign up.
3: There's no number three. At least not yet. Expect pictures soon...
D1sc0r0b0t. Ones. Also zeros.
Showing posts with label they have the internet on computers now. Show all posts
Showing posts with label they have the internet on computers now. Show all posts
19 Aug 2008
11 Apr 2008
Apples and clouds
I try and avoid too much tech-geekery on the b0t, so I'll keep this short.
tech-geekery 1: The iMac threw a rod or something this week - I blame a software update. Whatever happened, it was the grey startup screen with the apple... and nothing else. This caused a little bit of stress for me, since it has a whole pile of pictures of the kids and even more stress for Abigail when she learned she couldn't use the My Little Pony website. There were tears.
So I learned about the OS X archive install option. Makes a backup of all your system files, reinstalls them, and leaves all your data alone. Result being we didn't lose a single file. Nice one, Apple. I did rush out and buy a 500GB external drive and set up backup just in case, something I'd been planning on doing for a while and never quite had the cash. But when you can get 500GB for $200, there's just no excuse.
tech-geekery 2: I am seriously excited about Google releasing the App Engine this week. The persistent storage stuff looks really nice and simple. Check out this video and tell me it's not going to be fun to use. I'll try and find the time to play with it but first I'll have to dust off my Python. And no, that's no a metaphor.
Right. Enough tech. Time for another track from the spectacular new Elbow album.
tech-geekery 1: The iMac threw a rod or something this week - I blame a software update. Whatever happened, it was the grey startup screen with the apple... and nothing else. This caused a little bit of stress for me, since it has a whole pile of pictures of the kids and even more stress for Abigail when she learned she couldn't use the My Little Pony website. There were tears.
So I learned about the OS X archive install option. Makes a backup of all your system files, reinstalls them, and leaves all your data alone. Result being we didn't lose a single file. Nice one, Apple. I did rush out and buy a 500GB external drive and set up backup just in case, something I'd been planning on doing for a while and never quite had the cash. But when you can get 500GB for $200, there's just no excuse.
tech-geekery 2: I am seriously excited about Google releasing the App Engine this week. The persistent storage stuff looks really nice and simple. Check out this video and tell me it's not going to be fun to use. I'll try and find the time to play with it but first I'll have to dust off my Python. And no, that's no a metaphor.
Right. Enough tech. Time for another track from the spectacular new Elbow album.
18 Jul 2007
Cthulu, lolcats, sticks
Russell's busy, so like a plucky bucket-carrying Mickey Mouse when the bushy-eyebrowed wizard's back is turned, his 12-year-old son is taking the reins/manning the controls/reversing the polarity.
Whatever. Anyway, it's TEN FLAVOURS OF AWESOME!
Whatever. Anyway, it's TEN FLAVOURS OF AWESOME!
5 Apr 2007
World domination plans slightly delayed
So Hard News posted a web site where you can see all the countries you've visited on a map. I filled in mine and...
create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide
Looks like I still have a lot of places to visit. I think if you go to them all you get like a badge or something. Probably.
create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide
Looks like I still have a lot of places to visit. I think if you go to them all you get like a badge or something. Probably.
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