Monthly Archives: July 2010

A footballing thought experiment

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Nev

To tide me over after the end of the World Cup and before the start of the new domestic football seasons, I’ve been spending some time trying to put together teams of international legends of the game for my foosball … Continue reading →

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Asking for trouble

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Nev

“It is found that anything that can go wrong at sea generally does go wrong sooner or later” – Alfred Holt, 1877 (Murphy’s Law) The Deep Water Horizon disaster is undoubtably a catastrophic occurance. At the risk of sounding unpopular, … Continue reading →

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What’s the hold up?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Nev

The other day in the office we noticed that one of our servers was performing a little sluggishly. We rolled up our sleeves, fired up a terminal window and prepared to take a look under the hood. There were a … Continue reading →

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Rotten apples

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Nev

I ventured out on my bike over the weekend for the first time in ages. Nothing too strenuous – a short climb on the road to the canal and an eventual 16km loop back home. There is a well-established hierarchy … Continue reading →

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Ngiya bonga South Africa

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Nev

That’s the World Cup over with for another four years. The past month has seen some sublime moments of football1 intermingled with the ridiculous and I don’t think that the higher echelons of the game will ever be the same … Continue reading →

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Stating the obvious

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Nev

There’s been a whole lot of anger about the reception issues on the new iPhone 4 lately and I can’t help but be reminded of the old joke about the man who goes to see his doctor: Man: Doctor, it … Continue reading →

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