Some figures for thought Previous comment, on abstaining, willingness if it counts (and post analysis—pity we didn’t get a worthwhile PR proposal) So the Conservatives end up with a majority, which in itself is a disappointment. But should they have done? The answer is obviously no, looking at the popular Continue reading …
So apparently Carver thinks he’s the best coach in the Premier League.
Mourinho is the Special One John, not just special. #NUFC #CarverOut
There’s a new toy around (from Microsoft of all people) which takes a photograph of a face and tries to work out your age. Just for kicks I fed it a couple of snap shots. I was quite pleased with the first result, which decided I was a youthful 28 from this photo:
Ian with cathedral background
The next go wasn’t so happy though, as this:
Excited to be at a castle
gave 38 (which does happen to be right, though I’m not sure how much of that was luck!).
Hah, another couple tries:
Both return 27, so year, older than I look 🙂
Quite a good view of the hotel too
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside. Oh we do like to be beside the sea. Especially on an Easter weekend, which is why Heather and I went to Hastings. I’d never been before, while it is a childhood haunt of Heather’s, so she was acting as guide as we had fun by the sea.
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Why is it you can always find every type of cable but the one you want?
[Annoyed]
Not doing that well at the quiz
When not flying Welsh flags they fly daffodils
With ornate clock tower
Wales is a bit of a strange place to just up and go to for a long weekend (I think the last time I was that side of the Severn was for a conference in Swansea) but the WAY AGM was held there this year. As it was a lot more attractive a proposition than the previous year’s Peterborough off I went to the capital Caerdydd.
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This Sunday Newcastle United will play Spurs in a Premier League game. It comes off the back of five defeats (with only one goal to Newcastle’s name and barely looking like scoring more). It comes off the back of a poor season, on the back of a poor season. It comes with despondency and desperation. It comes on the back of heart and soul being slowly withered.
Sick, tired and disillusioned there have been calls to boycott the game; to protest outside instead. This is part of a call for the owner, Mike Ashley, to sell to someone who actually cares. It is a difficult thing to see making a difference and, in the end, also a difficult thing to support.
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Landing Apollo 11 (final Go/No-go is just after the 28 minute mark.
(Annotated transcript of the lander/control comms which gives some insight into what is going on)
Not exactly a new thing but always worth listening to (Armstrong just coolly flying the Eagle away from the big rocks, and the unexpected Tranquillity Base) and part of the wondrous NASA Audio Collection just put up on archive.org.
And just because, Armstrong makes it out onto the Moon
