Notes
Short posts, quick brain dumps, interesting bits and bobs that don’t warrant a longer post.
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Notes are miniblog
A long time ago I used to maintain a miniblog alongside the longer pieces. I’ve been toying with starting it up again and, well here it is. Shorter reactions, commentary etc, which may or may not end up being longer pieces. Let’s see how long this notion lasts!
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4 0 8
Three numbers. Two of them feature in Lost. I’ve not watched any of the new series. Yet. 4 is the smallest number of colours sufficient to colour all planar maps. It is also the smallest composite number. 0 is the additive identity. It also sparked philosophical debate amongst the Greeks a long time ago (the…
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BBC 3
There is something odd about seeing an advert for a TV station appear in a cinema. Reminds me of the opening lines to that kid’s show “Why don’t you”. Remember? “Why Don’t You Just Switch Off Your Television Set And Go Out And Do Something Less Boring Instead” which, even at that tender age made…
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So much to say
So little energy. Long walks yesterday round Balloch Park on the shores of Loch Lomond. Emptying a loft on Saturday. It was a busy weekend. And then Monday struck and I spent most of my day trying to re-install Windows 2000, and once I managed that, re-install all the applications I use. One quick suggestion…
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Lazeeee
The only problem with a busy weekend is that I miss all the sport. The rugby (which I don’t want to talk about), the football (Caley Thistle strike again) and F1 (another great race).All this means that I have to wait up until 1am to catch the F1 highlights, and means I’m flipping knackered come…
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Whoosh
Quick check: I’m at home, in front of the PC. I am not at work. Wow, what a quick day! So what to do tonight? My better half is out with her sister and a gaggle of cousins (or whatever the collective is) and I’ll catch up with her tomorrow. So I have an entire…