Monday, Jan 12, 2009
Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009
Saturday, Jan 03, 2009
Monday, Nov 03, 2008
Friday, Oct 31, 2008
Squid as a reverse proxy
Modify squid.conf to read:
For each virtual host, do:
and so on and so forth...
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Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008
Using a BT HomeHub as a VOIP gateway
First you have to downgrade to 6.2.2.6. Check here for details.
You can also download the file here.
As a quick guide, after recovery doing the following:
Now telnet again to the router, this time using your new credentials. Confirm that your changes have stuck by doing user list to confirm root status.
To prevent BT from doing auto-updates, do the following:
My config example uses sipgate as a test. This config has been tested working for voipbuster, voipuser and Gizmo5.
Now all calls will use your VOIP provider for outbound.
To use the standard PSTN line plugged in (via the line connector at rear), you need to first enter [5] then the number.
In order to change this, use the following:
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Thursday, Oct 23, 2008
Port forwarding configuration for 3CX
Now that I have finally gotten 3CX to behave nicely with Microsoft Home Server running on VMWare ESXi, just a note on what ports to forward from my firewall:
Furthermore, on the actual box itself, need to allow ports:
Quite surprised how easy 3CX is to configure. Trixbox had better look out!
posted by andrew at 17:00
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Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008
Don't use WEP!!!!!
Using WEP to secure your WiFi is like losing your virginity in the toilet...
For frag attack:
For chopchop:
Once you get the ARP, replay it back:
To spoof a client address, just do ifconfig ath0 hw ether 00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee
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Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007
Vicky comes to visit
It's been so long since I have seen Vicky. Miss her so much!
Poor Vicky had to do more shots than anyone else when playing Monopoly, and then we went off to Flares for even more alcomolness...
And here's the next day when we go visit Clare at work...
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Friday, Jul 06, 2007
Genesis of BRATC v1.0 portfolio
Today saw the birth of my BRATC v1.0 ETF-only emerging markets portfolio.
This is a variation of the more commonly found BRIC-type portfolios, except mine dispenses with the Indian market, and replaces it instead with Taiwan and Australia.
Using a $10k sample portfolio, the weightings come down to (rounded %):
- Brazil - 15% (23 EWZ @ 64.63 = 1486.49)
- Russia - 15% (11 TRF @ 69.83 = 722.50 and 17 RSX @ 42.50 = 768.13)
- Australia - 35% (120 EWA @ 29.40 = 3528.00)
- Taiwan - 20% (120 EWT @ 16.65 = 1998.00)
- China - 15% (11 FXI @ 135.90 = 1494.90)
Russia is probably under-represented, but I do believe there's a valid event risk coming up with the next elections.
(And yes, I am treating the Taiwanese and Chinese economies as two separate ones)
posted by andrew at 12:56
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Tuesday, Jul 03, 2007
End of FY'06 holdings
The end of the fiscal year is with us, and time for a little portfolio re-balancing.
I'm now very very very wary of the US economy, and the ever-expanding M3 money supply is a real cause of concern.
Whilst it's good for me travelling to US converting GBP-USD, most of my holdings are in USD and it's a real cause of concern. Will the crack-up boom occur? Who knows?
Going into FY'07, my primary fund holdings are FIGRX, SSEMX, FLVCX and RYJUX.
I'm still betting on the long bond prices falling as US interest rates must rise, so staying in RYJUX (though I have sold down to only 1/3 of my original holdings).
FLVCX is my only real large US play at moment, and it's done well for me to date. FIGRX and SSEMX give me a broad-based foreign exposure, and is now a fairly signicant %age of my fund holdings. Nearly 35% of my portfolio is now in cash, and I'll be moving a fair chunk over to Zecco to experiment with a few sample portfolios, particularly since I can experiment with ETF-only holdings and smaller lot sizes due to it's $0 commission structure. More on Zecco in future.Oh, I couldn't help myself, so I took a little gamble on TRMP and PTT. Purely a gamble :). Don't forget your stop-losses.
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Sunday, Sep 10, 2006
Meow Meow Woof Woof...
Seen this evening in the back of a car at Tesco Infirmary Road...
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Thursday, Aug 31, 2006
Monday, Aug 14, 2006
Thursday, Aug 10, 2006
Pattaya
Pattaya was good and relaxing in a way. Sun and surf (haha) etc. The view from the room (left) was wonderful, but the view out to sea was a little less interesting.
The food was just amazing. But the nightlife wasn't quite what I really wanted to get into. Still it's way way better than Shitfield.
Oh and guess who the cat dragged in...
Randomness seen on the streets include (left) sign warning about FIERCE DOG in placed in the front of a go-go bar, and (right) the Hello Kitty car...
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Sunday, Aug 06, 2006
Shanghai Inn
This was probably one of the more interesting hotel rooms I have ever stayed in. Hotel is newly built in an old terrace, and is wonderfully decorated with lots of interesting lacquered things and knick-knacks - including some "birds" in a bird cage in the bathroom...
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Saturday, Aug 05, 2006
A great way to start my trip...
Nothing better when arriving at LHR for a long haul than a comp'd upgrade to J to start a trip...
Thank you QFF :)
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Friday, Aug 04, 2006
Pravda Signs
The new illuminated signs are up...
And a look at the inside...
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Friday, Jul 28, 2006
Saturday, Jul 01, 2006
Friday, Jun 30, 2006
Thursday, Jun 08, 2006
Love Coke
The Coca Cola World Cup England football hoarding outside Bramall Lane...
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Thursday, Aug 04, 2005
Andrew's Bedroom v2.0
24 hours after I start banging and assembling and vacuuming and things like that, the new version of my bedroom complete with wardrobes is now ready!
And WOW! There is nothing on the floor!!!!!
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Wednesday, Aug 03, 2005
Honey, I'm Home...
More on Sydney trip to follow. Check back August 9th.
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Sunday, Jun 26, 2005
Mother of Earl is No 1 Sheffield DJ Bar
From Exposed July 2005...
And in MixMag July 2005 (click for larger scans)...
Now in other news...
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Saturday, Jun 25, 2005
Friday, Jun 24, 2005
Beer Garden Day III
Halfway through Day III...
...and it looks like Peta is about to knife Omar...
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Thursday, Jun 23, 2005
Beer Garden Day II
The results of Day II and some of the aftermath of Day II...
Alas! The weather forecast for today reads: "Winds in the upper atmosphere will be fairly strong, and this will promote the development of some severe thunderstorms. These may bring hailstones up to the size of golf balls, wind gusts up to 65 mph, extremely heavy rainfall leading to local flash flooding, and possibly isolated tornadoes."
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Invaders of the Bearhut
Not to be confused with invaders of the buttbear, or invasions of the buttbear.
How did I managed to get these delectable morsels into my bed? I need to start luring more invaders into the bearhut...
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Wednesday, Jun 22, 2005
Power & The Glory - GEOS
Standing in the queue in all the wind and the rain,
with nobody to blame, you won't hear me complain.
Raving twenty-four seven, raving three-sixty-five,
The vibe is alive, and it fills me with pride.
Raise those hands through the skies, fell the Power and the Glory,
Hardcore till I die y'all, this is my story!
[bonkers 14, cd 1, track 6]
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Street Force in Action!
After the long wait, the council actually comes to fix the potheads in the road.
And in a strange twist, the garbagemen also come to clean up the bush area in the park across.
This strange sudden fervour is quite odd, particularly the frenzied parking infringement enforcement activity going on at moment...
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Tuesday, Jun 21, 2005
Hijinks in the Sun at the Earl
This is what happens to some staff at Earl after spending too much time in the sun today working on the beer garden...
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Thanks for all the fish
Jun 22 15:19:06 earl postfix/smtp[67801]: 984E827A: to=<[xxxx.xxxxxxx]@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk>, relay=cluster.gsi.messagelabs.com[193.109.254.243], delay=207, status=sent (250 ok 1119449956 qp 10324 server-4.tower-39.messagelabs.com!1119449756!9944041!1)
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Monday, Jun 20, 2005
Sunday, Jun 19, 2005
Coke on my Desk
The hazards of my temporary abode is that I have quite easy access to pints and pints of Coke, which gets delivered in goon-bags. It was been suggested before that it might be easier for me to run a post-mix line directly bedside, so I might have a special IV drip of Coke.
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Words are Cheap...
If you don't intend to follow through on anything, then don't offer in the first place.
If you don't think that something can be done, then get the fuck out of the way of people who are trying to get it done.
Today I must have hit a low-point of my interaction with the human race. The last few months has been such a fucking comedy I wonder how people ever get things done in life. Then I realize, wait a minute, it's endemic only to where I am at the moment, not the world I am generally used to.
I'm starting to feel like I, too, am succumbing to the disease and rot of this place. Time to head back to the real world where people actually respect deadlines, and where one's words can be respected, and are worth more than hot air.
I'm just glad to be able to get out of this fucked-up place in a few weeks time. The rest of the jokers have to live here.
I must go back to becoming the Bear in the Big Blue House.
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Saturday, Jun 18, 2005
Dead Bird dropping from Heaven?
Maybe this is the treasure from heaven that Jella is telling Omar about if he helps remove poverty...
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Come listen to Daddy Bear in the Bearhut...
It's Vicky's last night before she goes off to Kavos. So why is the Scooby Gang clustered up in the Bearhut?
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Friday, Jun 17, 2005
Wild Boar and Apple Burger
We end up for some reason or other at MeadowHell right smack in the middle of kiddie-season having first gone through a few establishments down Abbeydale Road and given up on them for some reason or other.
We finally end up at this "American Grill" place and wow! I see Wild Boar and Apple Burger, served with a Cranberry relish. Thoughts of Asterix run through both our minds, so I have to put it to rest by actually eating one of them. Omar on the other hand, does the ever-tried-and-true Yorkshire Pudding with braised steak chunks...
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Thursday, Jun 16, 2005
Sunday, Jun 12, 2005
Spannered on Des' 51st Birthday...
The SMS spam went "spannered! sat 11/06/05. it's des' 51st birthday. come celebrate in the manner to which he has become accustomed..."
These pictures are of the aftermath on Sunday. Happy birthday Des!
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Thursday, Jun 09, 2005
The new toys...
Yum! The latest Sony-Ericsson K750i (next to a SE-T630)...
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Saturday, Jun 04, 2005
Friday, Jun 03, 2005
Humps next 50 yards...
What does all the fun happen when I am not around?
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Monday, May 30, 2005
Have a break, have a Kit Kat...
OK. Enough of the jokes. Here's a Limited Edition Berry Kit Kat next to a ruler.
For the folks that have been with me before, you can do your own comparison...
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Sunday, May 29, 2005
UGC Unlimited Movies
After a long period of deliberation, I now finally signed up to UGC Unlimited - "virtually" unlimited movies for £9.95 a month...
If I had gotten this last week before Star Wars ep3, I could have saved another £7.50 off the ticket then...
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Saturday, May 28, 2005
The visit to Toys'R'Us...
When we first got there, I was quite entralled by the ride-on horses. Alas, they didn't have any my size, and one of the girl staff gave me strange looks when I went to touch and stroke one of these horses. And then I saw a unicorn, which brought to mind the events of the unicorn night...
Then, my eyes set upon the Care Bears. Wow! An aisle full of 2005-release Care Bears...
It should be noted that the Care Bears wear kandi (upper right, and below left). Is this some strange ploy to get younger kids started in the rave culture?
The Glow-Bears, Doodle-Bears, Care Bear Cousins, and Lullaby Care Bears are newest additions to the range. If I were by myself this time, I would probabaly have spent hours just playing with the Care Bears. But alas, I was out with "toys-intolerant" people...
Then after an abortive run to get iced coffee at Meadowhall, we end up having a late snack/lunch at TGIFridays...
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Friday, May 27, 2005
The Earl Spannered Long Weekend BBQ
"spannered now at the earl quees rd 8pm-2am free bbq plus breaks techno electronica. check us for membership details spannered.blogspot.com [to opt-out email: out@xln.net]"
Featuring the faces of the Earl :).
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Single Serve Heaven
Virtually all of the food I buy is "lazy single boy single-serve"-type food that is either chilled for microwaving under 6 minutes, or to be eaten straight out of the pack. Even my vegetables (carrots and broccoli mostly) are in "ready to microwave for 5 minutes in pack" serving sizes.
So that's today's grocery shopping haul. It's not cheap living in the UK. Everything you see in the picture (with the exception of two loaves of yummy milk bread cost me 32.85 pounds at Sainsburys (about a$82.50) and will last me for the next 5/6 days. If the food elves don't get to them first...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Vodafone Simply...
I get woken up this morning by the postman with a surprise. Not quite the SE K750i i am waiting for, but my new "rave phone"...
The perfect phone for times when nystagmus kicks in - big buttons, big bright screen.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Broken - Lustral
In every heart there is regret
But they soon repair and don't forget
The deepest songs that life then fears
Through the pain, through the years
These are the thoughts that I conceal
Though my eyes can't hide the way I feel
There are no angels at my side
I am weak, I am tired
Because I miss you
You know it's true
I am broken
Do you miss me too?
Can we recapture
The life we knew?
I am broken
I am missing you
I am afraid of what I see
When my world is safe, what I dream
I do not shed a single tear
When I sleep, you are here
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Monday, May 23, 2005
New goodies for Bongo and BearStick...
Finally, the much-awaited Apple Extended Keyboard, Apple Bluetooth Wireless mouse, my 160Gb external firewire drive and two bits for the BearStick arrive...
It's quite amazing how tiny the external drive is, seen below left with the naked Bongo (still awaiting his 1Gb memory upgrade). The box blurb informs me "DESIGN BY F.A.PORSCHE". Hmm... more twat stuff...
The "Sport Case" and AA battery kit for the BearStick will be good for the long-haul flights to see naked chicks in the wet...
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Saturday, May 21, 2005
The Markets at Sherwood Forest...
This is our second attempt at getting to the markets at Sherwood Forest. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of Robin Hood or Little John etc etc, but the merry band of bandits were nowhere to be found.
Robin Hood and his Merry Men must also be very challenged when it comes to communications. There was virtually no cell service on either my Three, Orange or T-Mobile services...
So we get to the markets, and Omar is hungry. A Roast Pork bap is to be had, the first of many snacks throughout the day.
Next we get to our real aim of the day - to get socks for Omar. The nearly Ninja Turtles toys caught my eye, but I really didn't want to add more things to what I have to cart around when I get home.
I was more interested with the various rides on offer, including a really cool looking horse-go-round-in-circles thing. Alas, they would not let me onto the slide thing.
I was also intrigued by the wonderful oven used to roast potatoes. But alas, the store was closing, so I did not get to sample whether the wonderful oven makes a difference to a Hot Roasted Potato...
Finally, we reach the end of the markets, and Omar is once again interested in sharp, long objects... I must say, there's quite a lot of interesting katanas on offer...
And yes, we head back to find the evil Emma wagging her tongue at us...
Oh! I forgot. We went to the markets in the twat-mobile.
Look at the wonderful pair of his' and hers' twat-mobiles...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Cracking open "Bongo"...
So the Mac Mini has a name. Bongo he is, and his satchel is called Jarles. However, I needed to fatten Bongo up today as he was virtually unusable with 256Mb. Now cracking Bongo open was quite an interesting adventure...
I had to actually go to Poundland to get two putty knives to prise open the case. The case finally opened up with lots of cracking-type noises that scared me as I thought I had broken something. This exercise is Something I wouldn't recommend people with weak hearts to do. Why can't we have memory upgrades like how simple it was on the iMac...
But in the end, the case came apart to reveal the amazing size of the innards (about the size of a CD/CDRW/DVD-type 5.25" drive) and Bongo is now a fatter Mac Mini with a 512Mb PC3200 CL3 DDR400 DIMM.
Now, when I get the 1Gb DIMM, Bongo will then become Big Fat Mini Bongo.
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Monday, May 16, 2005
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Thursday, May 12, 2005
My scary phone bills...
This is what happens when you are in the UK, and your girlfriend is in Australia .
So the combined bill for last month on my Orange and Three numbers come up to 223.5 pounds (including VAT). That's about a$557 :(
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Sunday, May 08, 2005
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Britain deports Sydney woman
As reported in the Sunday Telegraph today. (Click on image for larger scan)
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Thursday, May 05, 2005
Amsterdam - Day 3...
Now we can't leave Amsterdam without tasting the obligatory Febo...
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Amsterdam - Night 2...
First stop. The Beiard at the Spui with Ben, Snow and Wouter...
Next. Rijstafel at Kantjil en de Tiger...
Ah finally we get to Oude Herberg. So many old memories. Hans and Fritz. Poombah/Stuart. The pretty Elizabeth that I never quite got to bed with. Pashing Inga at the paard-tafel all night on Valentines Day 2000 and getting water poured over us...
Bring on the jenever!!!! Poor Peta looks on in horror as Wouter demonstrates the "jenever-in-fleisje-depthcharge" and Ben shows what happens when you finish dumping it...
And then Inga shows up. We haven't seen each other since 2001 and she's as delightful as ever...
As the alcohol consumption increases, funny faces start to appear...
I do miss Amsterdam. But those fucking Dutchmen...
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Amsterdam - Day 2...
So we start off at my old yumcha haunt at the Amsterdam Penis. Memories of our regular Sunday lunches...
After lunch, in our quest for shoes for Peta, we pass Seeds Of Passion where I spot a set of testicles hanging over the door...
So we walk, and we walk, and we walk, and then we get told at a "local" coffee shop that the Albert Cuyp market was closed today as it is Liberation Day.
Peta then happily indulges in a little bit of "rest" (whilst once again being on the phone). Now, what this "Shooting Powder" is we weren't quite sure to start with... And Australian Italian Sportswear? WTF?
So we are back in the Centrum by Singel, and it's time to fuel up. Yum! Pancakes, and I managed to get my uitsmijter ("bouncer" - fried eggs & ham on toast). After being pigs, we finally get to buy shoes - Peta's shocked that she bought Ugg boots in Amsterdam...
We end our day at Sunday's, where Peta gets sunburnt on her tummy. Sun in Amsterdam? Must be a dream...
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Monday, May 02, 2005
Friday, Apr 15, 2005
Peta's fancy dress birthday party
Me and the wonderful Emma...
The ladies of the Earl...
Peta, and Darth Vader...
Will, Emma on her knees :), Ali...
Now Chief was quite a sight to behold...
In the morning, Amanda (and Kaylene) came to visit after Ultrasonic in Bradford, and poor Peta the morning after...
Happy birthday, Peta :)
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Friday, Apr 01, 2005
Sunday, Mar 20, 2005
Visiting Cookie in Beloit, Wisconsin
On route back to UK, decided to visit Cookie in Beloit, rather than spend the weekend at the Winter Music Conference in Miami...
It's been so long since I last seen Cookie. Memories. unlovely.net. Stuck overnight in Chicago without ID. Winter animals in Beloit. San Francisco NANOG. "Rolling" for the first time with Cookie...
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Monday, Feb 28, 2005
The garden oasis in the middle of the city
The sun was out again today. Sheffield has supposedly the highest density of trees in any city in the UK. Notwithstanding, the Millenium Wintergarten in the middle of town is quite amazing with it's range of tropical and other plants, right in the middle of winter...
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GatecrasherOne...
GatecrasherOne, previously known are Republic, the Sheffield home of the Gatecrasher brand...
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Sunday, Feb 27, 2005
What is this strange structure I see?
Whilst walking to the train station, I come across this strange-looking building - three similar structures with an odd "breathing tube"-like device on top.
And in the forecourt, there are these strange flat disc-like "mushrooms" and other concrete balls set in strange patterns.
Turns out to be one of the student union buildings for the Sheffield Hallum University.
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Please use back door...
What is it with people in Sheffield and their love for back doors? Everywhere you go, you will see signs saying "Please use back door" or "Use rear entrance" or similar...
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Boy, 14, dies as stolen car crashes
Looks like it's not just in Australia where kids that steal cars get chased to their death...
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Saturday, Feb 26, 2005
The Peak District...
It was a sunny day today. For a change. So Omar suggested a drive out to the Peak District for a look-see and perhaps a traditional roast for lunch.
Yes, that's snow on the ground. It's hasn't been snowing much in Sheffield, but as we headed out it started appearing on all the hills around.
Off to lunch we go. The first place we went to was the Devonshire Arms (left). It's claim to fame is that Guy Fawkes planned his overthrow [I will confirm and update]. Alas, it was quite packed and service was somewhat non-existant, to the point that we could not even discern how to get seated. (Yes, those are sun rays in the picture. Quite rare to see so far)
So off we went to The Scotsmans Pack (right) where we had a delicious traditional lunch, but alas I did not try the roast with Yorkshire Pudding. Maybe next time.
On the way back, we stop at [to update] with the intention of having a post-prandial walk around the estate. This was not to be, as the ground was snow-sodden and we were wearing runners which were unfortunately not quite of Gore-Tex stature.
We did however see some interesting beaver and oink sculptures in the garden there.
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Friday, Feb 25, 2005
FATMOON
Day two and I have already succumbed to the evilness.
I blame it all on evil Peta for producing strange powders and other happy vitamins to me :)
Peta and Omar, and the two girls that looked closest to being kandi ravers, Nat and Zoe.
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Thursday, Feb 24, 2005
The birthplace of England...
King Eggbert of Wessex led His army to Dore in the Year A.D. 829 against King Eanred of Northumbria by whose submission King Eggbert became first overlord of all England.
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The English are meant to be good at English...
What's wrong with this sign? Please tell me you know that it's incorrect.
Seen at the monster Tesco at Abbeydale, Sheffield.
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Saturday, Feb 05, 2005
Friday, Feb 04, 2005
Tuesday, Feb 01, 2005
I am burnt so badly!
Despite the huge quantities of SPF30+ sunscreen lathered on me, I still ended up like a red lobster and my skin is peeling off in dramatic chunks, though a nice olive brown seems to be the final result.
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What I came home to see...
A welcoming committee, reminding me how glad I am to be back...
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Monday, Jan 31, 2005
Tuesday, Jan 25, 2005
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2005
The Clare Resume Picture (Finally)
So I manage to get Clare to not move for a while, put on her work uniform, and pose for a picture for her resume. Click here for a PDF copy of Clare's resume.
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Tuesday, Jan 18, 2005
Sunday, Jan 16, 2005
Saturday, Jan 15, 2005
Sunrise...
For added inspiration before Callie commences the final compilation of her portfolio, we go to Clovelly Beach early to catch the sunrise...
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Friday, Jan 14, 2005
*DING* Your food is ready...
So we finally get a microwave oven, and it also requires the proper headgear to operate it...
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Thursday, Jan 13, 2005
The Wizard of Oz...
Callie has never ever seen a drag show in real-life before. Well, now she has seen the drag adaptation of The Wizard of Oz at the Imperial Hotel...
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Tuesday, Jan 11, 2005
The Anne Landa Award at Art Gallery...
Callie found fascination in this Interactive Electronic Art display, which was an entrant for the Anne Landa Award, held at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Monday, Jan 10, 2005
Area 51 at MCA?
These strange signs were seen at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Do we now have the cloaking technology more commonly seen in sci-fi movies?
Will cloaking school groups (per left picture) also make them quieten down? :w
Is Callie sitting on a boat that is already getting cloaked?
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Saturday, Jan 08, 2005
Reflections?
The blurb read: "Following on from the spectacular bridge lighting effect of 2003 the Sydney Harbour Bridge will again be awash with colour and movement throughout January as another amazing lighting design byMartin Kinnane will support a spectacular new centrepiece effect that will expand on the concepts of light, reflection and spectacle previously achieved on NYE through the words "Etherenity" and "Peace".
Bah humbug! There was nothing to be seen except Callie's crazy postures.
But at least some people saw the moon that night...
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Wednesday, Jan 05, 2005
Monday, Jan 03, 2005
Callie's Wonderful Choc Strawberries...
Coated with melted Lindt 80% and Toblerone...
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Sunday, Jan 02, 2005
A Rare Occurance...
It is indeed a rare occurance to see Clare wash the dishes by hand...
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Friday, Dec 31, 2004
Happy New Year 2005...
What better way to ring in the New Year than by popping a bottle of Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial...
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Tuesday, Dec 28, 2004
Morning walk to Darling Harbour...
So I finally manage to wake callie up early in the morning to do our Darling Harbour walk, and she decides once again to expose her wonderful bum to the poor people trying to get to work in the morning...
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Saturday, Dec 25, 2004
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Thursday, Dec 23, 2004
It was the night before Christmas...
I had gone to Wanted Thursdays and then Adam and David decides to head off to Scruffys, so I happily tag along and Clare comes to join us not too soon after.
Whoops! Looks like David is having a good time in the picture above, as is Joe in the pictures below...
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Monday, Dec 20, 2004
Yes, Nurofen Plus can be split in half...
Once split, the convex N+ bit yields 12.8mg of codeine phosphate. The concave bit is 200mg ibuprofen, which is to be discarded. Three convex bits give you 38.4mg of codeine, which is more than that contained in each tab of prescription Panadeine Forte.
(Information provided to mandi per her query on #sydchat)
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A Christmas google
Polar bear on left is playing with his balls, and the one on the right is fucking the tree stump...
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Sunday, Dec 19, 2004
The end of the 4-day campaign
Just as we were about to head to sleep this Sunday night after a long and exhausting weekend, the phone rings at 1:30am - "Hey what are you all doing tonight?" Since there are no more Sunday night events other than YU, Adam/Deejay, David/DDsD and John/Chewbecca appear at our doorstep...
This is not long after they get here, at 2:29am and 2:43am.
The now-infamous two-timing Unicorn appears, with corresponding massages given by Clare [5:16am, 5:24am, 5:36am, 6:31am]
The final stretch, at 9:03am and 9:04am, before everyone calls it a day around 10:30am.
"I don't want to be a space man, I want to be an earth man..."
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Friday, Dec 17, 2004
Dance Factory - A Free Rave to end 2004
So the rumours are true. A truly free real warehouse rave to finish up 2004. And to make it even tastier, it's held close by to the city at Mascot just off Gardener's Road.
Good to see some old faces there, and some new ones too. But alas, we had to leave early as everyone already had a long day before going to this.
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Monday, Dec 13, 2004
The DVD Rental Challenge
So I've finally succumbed to the lure of "never-ending" DVD rentals and am trailling both Quickflix and Bigpond Movies (same as Fetchmemovies).
The above is how Quickflix sends out the DVDs. Below is the Bigpond Movies way.
Both use similar logistics, with a Reply Paid return mailer for returning the viewed DVDs. However, the Quickflix one would appear to be more robust due to it actually being sent in a plastic "dust jacket".
Stay tuned for a future update regarding both services.
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Saturday, Dec 11, 2004
Ahead
So it's true. Ahead might give Progress@Gas a run for it's money. Good crowd, no fuckwits around. Perhaps it is indeed, a new revolution.
Let's see how long the membership keychains entry method works before commercial pressure kicks in. Alas, that would be a bad thing :(
Alas, going to Ahead meant no sleep for Clare who got back from work at nearly midnight...
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Dinner at Tony Romas...
So tonight we are going to dinner at Tony Romas for my parents' wedding anniversary (last week) and Clare's mum insists that she pretties up before coming to dinner...
WOW! Clare in a skirt and "sensible" top :)
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Friday, Dec 10, 2004
Hard Wars
So much for Hard Wars. It's going to be held at the Penrith Skatel and that's going to be such a hard slog to get to... Pity. I was so looking forward to seeing the sets on this lineup. Well, to Ahead we go...
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The new daydreams
So Daydreams has now moved again. This time to Hunter Bar, after being at Innc (old Voodoo) and Pavilion Tavern.
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Thursday, Dec 09, 2004
I'm not a junkie...
Went for a blood test today. The nurse had to make three attempts before they could extract the four vials of blood needed for my tests. And now I have these clots on both arms that look like I've been shooting up...
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Wednesday, Dec 08, 2004
The best food deal in town?
$6 for a meal, plus a free drink? Hmm... Must try this out tonight?
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Results are in
Ok, Mark@viper, Bertko and myself went to check out this Star Bar offer tonight.
First the good news: the beer is really free. Just front up to the bar with one of the validated cards, and you get a schooner of VB, Carlton Draught or Cascade Premium Light. Non-beer options but included in the free offer are either a glass of house white, house red, or postmix.
At this time, once you have received your free beer leave the premises. It goes downhill from here.
The bad news: The $6 minute steak was REALLY minute. Minute as in the definition "very small". Ate the whole thing in one gulp. Probably takes a minute to digest.
Just take free beer, and head over to Scruffys for the $5 300g rump steak with mash/fries and gravy/pepper/mushroom sauce.
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Tuesday, Dec 07, 2004
Callie's wonderful hoiquien Christmas mural
This was done by Callie as the backdrop of the Christmas pageant held by the hoiquien she is helping in.
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Sunday, Dec 05, 2004
Metrosexual bathroom
Here are the contents on the bathroom sink at our place. Only the Metadent toothpaste and (headless) Oral-B electric toothbrush are mine.
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Saturday, Dec 04, 2004
Advent*jah 2004
So it has come and gone. Nothing quite spectacular really. Sydney events definitely have more oomph but good to see lots of people dressing up.
And refreshing as well to see a higher average age at an all-ages event compared to the 50% of under-17s that seem to go to Sydney events...
However, this was nearly a non-event for us. I only realized when we got the airport that I had left the tickets at home!!! It was too late to get it sent up, or to change flights (would cost more). Thanks to Jake we managed to buy two replacement tickets at $55.
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Friday, Dec 03, 2004
The internet dating blackhole...
Noticed this in the hotel we're staying in for Adventjah...
Oh no! A real-life meet up for people joining the RSVP internet "dating" site held at the infamous Someplace Else in the Sheraton.
I wanted to take some pictures of the peculiar folk attending this function, but was chased away by some minders when they saw me take out my (bad) phone-cam...
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Thursday, Dec 02, 2004
Baby pub crawl
Jaime and Tony at the halfway stop (Great Southern Hotel) in a baby pub crawl with Clare and myself, from Scruffy Murphys to Great Southern to Wakeup! (Side)bar then Paddy Mcguires.
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Wednesday, Dec 01, 2004
You got to be in it to win it...
I always refer to all forms of lotteries as a "dumb person's tax". But with $15 million on offer tonight, it's probably worth a little gamble...
And it also comes with a second chance attempt...
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Saturday, Nov 27, 2004
Thursday, Nov 25, 2004
An Apple A Day...
from http://themaxx.com/offensive/pages/picpile/12077.php:
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Wednesday, Nov 24, 2004
Upcoming Raves
Yum Yum! The tickets for Advent*jah and Hard Wars have arrived!!!
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The Munchie Mouse on the Sofa
An unimpressed Munchie Mouse dead and tired after a night out at Scruffys and drinking too much...
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Saturday, Nov 20, 2004
SE Z1010 camera sucks
no matter how i manipulate it, i just can't get a reliably decent picture using the camera on my SE z1010. much as i like this phone, it means i must still go around with my Mars Bar Camera in order to get proper pictures.
this is the 320x240 image in fine mode
this is the 160x120 (QCIF) image in fine mode
click here for a 640x480 image in fine mode
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The Power Of Nightmares
If you've seen (or even heard of) Michael Moore's "Farenheit 9/11", then you will want to see Adam Curtis' "The Power Of Nightmares", which is a battleship-broadside across the bows of the US government, compared to the small firecracker of Moore's work.
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Friday, Nov 19, 2004
The Day The Music Died...
reading that being acquired by another company has nearly always been the kiss of death brought me back memories of speedbumps on the information highway.
seems like i never learn the painful bit about startups...
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Thursday, Nov 18, 2004
Home Sweet Home?
it has now been over a month since we've moved in but the place is still not really quite unpacked. pardon the quality of pictures. they were taken with my horrible SE Z1010.
view of living room with brendan's computer desk, and bertko's bedroom in far left of the right picture
the bathroom which is probably the most used room in the home to date, and the kitchen which is oddly devoid of lots of appliances...
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Sunday, Nov 07, 2004
