Monthly Archives: December 2002

one-third as forgetful as before

Help! I bought more memory for my computer, but the BIOS seems unhappy with it. Is there a switch somewhere on the motherboard (Asus K7M) that I have to flip? Later: So I called the shop that built it. (Oddly, … Continue reading

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it’s somewhat like working

Well, well. The firm where I temped for one afternoon in October – where I did exactly one task, and then spent four or five hours enjoying hi-speed Web access – wants me back for holiday week. I wonder what … Continue reading

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Moore’s law applied to marketing – of movies?

I understand that all three parts of LotR were shot together. I wonder, though, whether a producer of an effects-heavy series might think it wiser to make the parts in order, so that the last part won’t suffer by comparison … Continue reading

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it’s only a sitcom — it’s only a sitcom —

Last night I watched Red Dwarf series VIII, and was struck by an injustice that nobody seemed to notice: Captain Hollister blamed Rimmer and Lister for the dinosaur, created by Kryten’s clumsy use (encouraged by Kochanski) of the time-wand – … Continue reading

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sun go away

NASA map of total solar eclipses through 2024

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it’s all a game anyway

Wincanton (Somerset) twins with Ankh-Morpork (Discworld). (Relayed by Richard Alexander on anarchysf.)

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for the many who have sought here in vain

. . a story that legitimately contains the phrase “Harry Potter nude”. 2006: daisygrrl.com has died, but this appears to be the same fanfic.

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