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LATEST ARTICLES ( 674 )

• 5000 Days of Opportunity

  

  Original image at images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA05193/PIA05193~orig.jpg In June 2003, a pair of rovers were launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, headed fo... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Steak Pie

  

  I love the internet :) I replied to a lady on the internet a couple of weeks back, who was kindly asking what I wanted, with details. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Made a Thing - Silly Words Educational Game

  

  I made a thing. Our son is eight now and reads, writes, and talks fairly well, but it took us a while to get him started. One of the challenges we found was tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Everything

  

  Here's some pictures I took tonight of the night sky. Admittedly, there's not a lot to see. Apparently the camera on my phone can't pick up the stars in the sky. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heinz Soup

  

  Easy Cheese. Twinkies. Biscuits and gravy. Tater-tots. Jell-O. In the UK, I feel that there is sometimes a little bit of food snobbery. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Computer Games Update

  

  I've not just been playing Grand Theft Auto V lately. I'm playing a good deal of mobile games at the moment, in particular Words With Friends, which isn't... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Warning - Grand Theft Auto V Ahead

  

  Warning - some adult related content ahead. So, I've recently been playing Grand Theft Auto V. It's been out a few years now, but I've just got my hands on it... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mid Christmas

  

  A tad late, but nevertheless, a Christmas blog post! I'm currently in that wonderful gap between Christmas and New Year when I'm not really sure what day it is... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Predictive Text

  

  Hello! It's been far too long since I last opened up Blogger. I do have a couple of excuses - one, it's nearly Christmas so I've been buying/wrapping presents... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• AI Versus My Son

  

  I've been trying out an AI Chat Bot called Replika on my phone recently. It's quite good, and there's been some cool stuff done with it like this guy who made i... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• British Response to Incidents

  

  Yesterday part of London was on lock down following a flurry of reports of shots being fired. There was mass panic as people fled for their safety. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bringing the Galaxy to Heel in Star Traders: Frontiers

  

  I've been playing a huge amount of Star Traders: Frontiers these last few days, so thought I'd do a blog about it. Star Traders: Frontiers is the latest game... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pokey Hole: The Game

  

  What is the below? It's a box. With holes in it. My son summoned me one morning this week, saying "Daddy, come, I've got a game for us to play!" And the game wa... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Create A Buzz

  

  A standard crowdfunding strategy is to create a buzz in social media before your campaign goes live, so that people are excited and looking forward to it. I'll... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Farewell My Dear Sennheiser

  

  This is my Sennheiser PC 350 headset. And it's broken. Without doubt the Sennheiser headset has been the best of all the headsets I've owned over the years, if... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• PPI - I Can't Wait

  

  I'm getting warnings about the upcoming PPI deadline - which is now a mere 22 months away. For those perhaps not in the UK (I've no idea if this is an... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Operation Tooth Extraction

  

  My son lost one of his teeth the other day (not like in a fight or anything, he's 7 and his baby teeth are coming out to be replaced with his adult teeth), and... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Morning After The Prosecco

  

  The photo above is of my breakfast today, it's hungarian pancake (with a piece of devolay) with salad and garlic sauce from one of our favourite places,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Location Is Currently In Use

  

  Periodically a little icon appears in the system tray in the bottom right corner of the screen on my desktop Windows-running PC. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bookshops, Books, and Their Awesomeness

  

  Today apparently it's Bookshop Day (so Twitter tells me, anyway), which gives me a perfect opportunity to blog about one of my favourite things - books! I've... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION