Monthly Archives: December 2007

Downtime

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Nev

Both for me and my blog. Apologies for hosing things good-and-proper last night while trying to watch 21 Grams on FilmFour and not really concentrating when attempting to change to an SVN based WordPress update system. Some command-line database poking … Continue reading →

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Behold: the future is here!

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Nev

While in Dublin the other weekend I happened to be passing the Celtic Whiskey shop where I noticed the following award proudly displayed in the window (near to a bottle of Sheep Dip coincidentally). I’m resigned to seeing magazines consistently … Continue reading →

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A nice start to the day!

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Nev

Today’s (and probably the last of the year) Edinburgh Coffee Morning was the busiest it has been for a good while. The cryptic promise of some gifts that Ewan McIntosh left in a Facebook message last night turned out to … Continue reading →

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2007 in searches

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Nev

Google just posted their annual review in terms of what people are looking for online. The Google Zeitgeist goes back to 2001 and I always find it a fascinating snapshot of the year. Plus I usually learn some extra stuff … Continue reading →

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Genetic research breakthrough

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Nev

Scientists have found the key to controlling the human body clock. Suffering from transient insomnia (sporadic bouts of sleeplessness) myself I am hopeful that this will soon develop into new viable treatments. From the linked BBC article: “The gene CLOCK … Continue reading →

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What does 2008 hold in store?

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Nev

With some prompting from Jamie Clague I thought that I’d give the Mystic Meg thing a try and throw out some ideas of what we’ll be seeing in the coming year. Some things, like the second generation iPhone (my money … Continue reading →

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We just don’t talk anymore

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Nev

Flying back from a long weekend in Dublin I was delighted to find a vacant seat on an emergency exit row with extra leg room, which I always appreciate being quite tall. The seat was between two middle-aged people, a … Continue reading →

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Announcing Whithr (beta)

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Nev

It has to be said that I’m a little indecisive at times. For instance, I’m always happy to “go with the crowd” when it comes to suggesting somewhere to meet friends and very rarely propose a venue myself. This can … Continue reading →

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In the words of Noddy Holder

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Nev

“It’s Christmas!” St. Andrews day serves as a very handy demarcation, much like the American Thanksgiving holiday. I can start to think about Christmas and not get angry now that it’s actually December. Of course it has been pretty much … Continue reading →

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