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Web infrastructure doesn’t cope any better during heavy snow fall
We expect our roads to be bad during snow fall. England is a temperate country and it’s not very easy to provision enough snow gear during spells of bad weather. Schools and offices often close and this really does help to protect life. So why do the schools web-sites say “Service unavailable” and “Server too […]
Posted: February 2nd, 2009 under 42.
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They’re just not that into you…
I always felt a little sorry for Ron Livingston as Jack Berger telling Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) during an episode of Sex and the City that the man she was waiting for a call from just wasn’t that into her. As someone who’s been married nearly 10 years (crikey) it seems like a blatantly obvious […]
Posted: January 19th, 2009 under 42.
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Doesn’t beat hacking but makes the process easier to resolve
Hope you’ve had a Merry Christmas. Mine was spent with my family, which was ace but meant that recovering from a security hack on my server took a little longer to resolve than normal. Thankfully though, I keep a regular backup. I also make sure my web user has limited access to the rest of […]
Posted: December 26th, 2008 under 42, Work.
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The Coder’s dilemma
Trust is vital in any open source community, although it is through absolute strangers. This is an interesting concept though: can you trust someone you’ve never met and can you trust someone you know well if they’ve let you down? It is often a lot easier to trust someone you’ve never met. This is how […]
Posted: December 18th, 2008 under 42, Social Networks.
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Why trust and honesty are more important than ever
Various things have happened today that have made me feel very angry and sad. I have had an email conversation with a friend from a large company. He inherited this company just before the credit crunch hit and as a result he has had a real battle. I guess some one in the company has […]
Posted: November 13th, 2008 under 42.
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Why Maslov was nearly right in the modern world
This is nothing more than the thought that Maslow’s hierarchy badly outdated. Love and belonging at top, then self-actualisation and esteem. Base layers are the same: we all need to eat and have shelter and feel safe. Self-actualisation is fairly easy now however the rest is a complete bonus and only truly achievable if you […]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under 42.
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Robot doctors
an interesting article on Radio 4’s this morning got me thinking. Would I be happy letting a robot operate on me? I have to say, I don’t know. If the operation is a success then it’s obviously a no-brainer. However, is the robot likely to make that operation more successful? That’s the real question… People […]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under 42.
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I’m not sure there is a”place” anymore…
I love the two Ronnies but the best encounter with them has to be “I know my place” which was written by Marty Feldman/John Law. I first saw it when I was 12, back in 1985, and really wasn’t sure what it was taking about. The industrial action of the late 70’s really passed me […]
Posted: October 11th, 2008 under 42.
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How I learnt to programme computers
OK, this is a little trip down memory lane and one I am more than happy to share. It is not meant to be a “follow this and reap the rewards” more a comparison of how things used to be… Basics My first programme was 10 print “Sam” 20 goto 10 it produced a screen […]
Posted: September 19th, 2008 under 42.
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Joys of climate change
Hi, I know, it’s been a while. We’ve had some major changes here due to economic climate change (no, really, it’s real and it’s here)… It’s been slowly rolling on but the main disruption we had, was the loss of our broadband access and this site. Painful. People, broadband is essential: we coped (just) by […]
Posted: September 11th, 2008 under 42.
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