So, why blog? Note this is not, why do I blog? (Answer; I like to write, I like to believe people care.) But rather why should other people blog? For your everyday folk like me there are a few very good reasons, it hones your skills of written communication, it gives you a public forum [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Why blog?
Posted in Blogging, Education, Life, Student issues on May 16, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Healing hands
Posted in Life, computers on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As well as being a professional cycle mechanic I have somehow also managed to attain status as a talented computer repairman. I’m not sure entirely how I gained this reputation but gain it I did, and because of it I have become something of an amateur expert. While far from professional I can usually ascertain [...]
What the Bible almost certainly is not
Posted in Religion on May 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I have just finished reading ‘The God Delusion’, Dawkins‘ new book critiquing religion. Influenced by this I would like to discuss my personal views of why Christianity is a pointless endeavour, or at least one that is taken far too seriously. I assume similar criticisms can be launched against nearly all of the major religions, [...]
Evolution and design
Posted in Popular Science on May 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have just been watching an old horizon episode entitled the ‘blind watchmaker‘ featuring Richard Dawkins on youtube. In this feature he is discussing evolution and makes some very interesting observations on how evolution can create very complicated organs and organisms via natural selection. The prime example given is that of an eye. The creationists [...]
Youtube recommendation. Mostly for the benefit of Si…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Simon. You have to check out the video evel fridge on the ubiquitous youtube. The performer in this video is Sage Francis, and would therefore appeal most to John, however there was a bit in it that reminded me so vividly of the fridge downstairs in Brunswick street. You know? the one that broke down [...]
RSS update
Posted in Life, computers on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To continue from my post and subsequent comments on ‘mucking about with rss’ I thought I’d try being useful and posting my solutions for the benefit of others.
I tried the methods of utilising rss suggested by Mark and Si but have found the best thing for me I’ve tried so far is a combo of [...]
WHAT THE FUCK?!?
Posted in Life on May 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Apologies for slipping into the vernacular but I’m rather annoyed. The time is 01:00am and I have just returned from driving around town in a police car. The story begins like this…
I left work at the usual hour and on the way home stopped off at the woods for a ride. After this I went [...]
moving on more
Posted in Life, Student issues on May 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Applied for university accommodation today. Opted for the student village in the end. With a large room in a mixed flat as my first choice. Hopefully this will leave me room for my van loads of stuff I have accumulated over the years! All I need do now is sort out the complications with the [...]
Moving on
Posted in Life, Student issues on May 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
With student loan forms out of the way May comes around, trailing in its wake a letter from the university regarding accommadation for September. I can apply online starting from tomorrow (the 3rd of May) and I intend to get my application in asap to ensure I get what I want. So now I have [...]
