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Tweetings- Question you don't want to be asked five minutes after waking: "Which recording of #Wagner's Ring Cycle would you recommend?" about 20 hours ago from web
- Night on the synth. I remember when I used to have nights on the tiles. 08:45:05 PM September 01, 2010 from web
- New blog post: Morphine in C - Ok, so driven in from the garden by a plethora of wasps and one annoying neighbour, I... http://ow.ly/18NFJh 12:32:25 PM August 31, 2010 from HootSuite
- Back to work today. It's just not right. 06:41:58 AM August 31, 2010 from web
- #korg microkorg is a wonderful synth. I'd have killed for this twenty years ago. Replaces a roomful of boards and patches. 05:58:24 PM August 29, 2010 from web
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Archive for December, 2004
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Merry Christmas and an Apology
Posted on December 26, 2004 | No CommentsFor anyone in our street who may have been awakened at 5:30 am by the sound of sleigh bells…… it wasn’t Santa, it was me and I’m sorry. If it’s any consolation, it was freezing cold Worked a treat though – within fifteen minutes, half... -
Maps for Clever People
Posted on December 20, 2004 | No CommentsWell well, it’s all going swimmingly. i think I’ve finally got my head around how the rooms as stored in the original version. I’ve been poring over Chris Wild’s disassembly of the Spectrum source, but it’s obviously intended for hyper-intelligent genii, rather than thick individuals... -
Woohoo! Hols ahoy!
Posted on December 20, 2004 | No CommentsWell, folks, I have precisely 35 minutes of work left then I’m on holiday until the 5th of January. I’m off on a works outing to paint ceramics (!) this afternoon, then offski. Really looking forward to this holiday. The kids are all bouncy about... -
Lizards – Remaking my own game?
Posted on December 15, 2004 | No CommentsI’ve just come across the source code for Linux Lizards on an old ftp site For those not in the know (i.e. everyone), Lizards was the first game I ever wrote. The timestamp on the source code says November 10th 1995 – 11 days before... -
I’ve suspected this for a very long time….
Posted on December 9, 2004 | No CommentsThe Onion | World’s Scientists Admit They Just Don’t Like Mice -
The Approach
Posted on December 9, 2004 | No CommentsNearly there – this is the best bit of Christmastime is the anticipation of two weeks when not only am I off work but the clients are off as well This is the first time in twelve years that I won’t be on call during... -
Bastard Christmas
Posted on December 9, 2004 | No CommentsJingle Bells, Jingle Bells Jingle all the fucking way. Oh what bastard fun it is to have PIPED FUCKING CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYING EVERY BLOODY PLACE YOU BASTARDING GO. It’s christmas time. According to Woolworth’s shelf-stockers, it’s been christmas time since fucking SEPTEMBER. It was christmas... -
Still Going….
Posted on December 2, 2004 | No Comments….but there are other remakes on the horizon as well – Wizards Lair, to name but one. I’m currently, amongst other things, working on getting the map up and running in DD. -
The DS is here!
Posted on December 1, 2004 | No CommentsMy Nintendo DS arrived from Canada yesterday. It’s lovely Super Mario 64DS is essentially a reworking of Mario64 on the N64, with extra playable characters, a pile of minigames – single and wireless multiplayer, and some extra tricks up its sleeve. The map display on...