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Programming, gadgets and life as a lecturer in a UK university.
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October 2004 - Posts
Atari Lynx
Saturday, October 30, 2004 8:20 PM
I've always wanted an Atari Lynx. It was one of the early handhelds. Developed by a couple of blokes who were also behind the Amiga (another machine I have a great respect for) it had hardware way ahead of its time and a very powerful processor. And the
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A Bit of ASP Fun
Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:04 PM
I've been playing around with my new homepages. I thought I'd liven them up with a bit of ASP. Take a look at:http://www.robmiles.co.uk/IndexFun.aspx..let me know what you think.And now for a really stupid Thursday puzzle thing. Ask someone which is heavier,
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Fragfest Madness
Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:13 PM
Went along to the Hull Com Soc Fragfest today. Didn't actually intend to take part, but in the end I cracked and took in number one wife's portable for a quick blast of Unreal Tournament. I came last - every time. But I did win at Table Tennis.All
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Stopping Piracy
Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:14 AM
Just been talking to David about a piece of shareware that he is developing. He has got to the point where he is about to deploy it in the real world and is starting to consider how to protect it from theft. There are loads of nasty issues here and you
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Back With A Whack
Thursday, October 21, 2004 8:02 AM
Hurrah. Everything is up and appears to be working (last night I had to turn off all my computers in the office because of mains supply work). I've even managed to patch the SQL database for Class Server and it all seems to be fine.The strangest thing
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Literary Classics
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:45 AM
Every couple of years my mum used to re-read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She reckoned that it was so good that it deserved re-reading. I've read it once (you should too - it is a darned good read) and I'll probably read it again some day.But there
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Why Write Things Down?
Monday, October 18, 2004 6:08 PM
I've noticed that I don't write things down as much as I used to. If I need to remember the model number of something I'm using, I'll take a picture of the item and file that away. When I wanted a new wheel trim for the car I just took a picture of the
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Bongo Fever
Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:59 PM
For some time I've had a Gamecube. We got it cheap and we have a couple of games for it. Today I bought something which will get us quite a bit more use of it I reckon. Donkey Congo is a game which ships with a pair of bongo drums that you connect in
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Lottery Puzzle
Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:01 PM
I've never bought a lottery ticket. I enjoy life as it is and I don't think that I could be improved by millions of pounds (and I know a bit about probability). Strangely, people I know think that I would be massively improved if I was rich - but
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Eggs Rated
Thursday, October 14, 2004 7:51 PM
I never explained how you tell your eggs apart. Sorry folks. The problem posed last week was how to tell which of the two otherwise identical eggs is the hard boiled one.The answer is to spin them on smooth surface. Then stop them and let go. The one
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Writers Block
Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:08 PM
It is that time of year. We have to write our exam questions. People, if you think answering exams is tricky, you should try setting them. Just to make life more interesting I've also got to set around forty or so multiple choice questions for a Class
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Somebody Stop Me
Saturday, October 09, 2004 7:15 PM
Went up town without the restraining influence of Number One Son. This turned out to be a bad move. Bought a crystal XBOX (already have one - which can now go up to Durham for son to use when Halo 2 is released) which was an amazing deal. Also got a Dolby
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Eggs
Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:26 AM
Another Thursday Puzzle. On Thursday for a nice change...You are given two eggs. On of them is hard boiled. The other isn't. They weigh the same and look the same. You have to figure out which is the hard boiled one.Without breaking the eggs
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Mini Game Madness
Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:35 PM
We now have a games programming club in the department. We are getting together each Wed. afternoon (it is the university games afternoon after all) and thinking about silly games. We've asked all the people who have joined (there are about 20) to come
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Mind Expanding
Tuesday, October 05, 2004 7:33 PM
At work, during my lunch hour, I make a point of looking round the internet for bits and bobs. I especially like reading blogs and I love leaping from one "blogs I read" to another "blogs I read" and finding truly amazing things. Some people write really
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One Less Towel
Saturday, October 02, 2004 3:31 PM
We now have one less towel in the bathroom. Each person in the family has their own and now number one son has taken himself plus towel off to university in Durham. Actually we took him and we've just got back. I've never been there before,
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Baby Steps
Friday, October 01, 2004 8:19 PM
I really enjoy teaching programming. It is interesting to see how people react to problems. Every year some people do the job in an entirely new way I haven't seen before, and then again some things crop up time and again. I gave the first year C#
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