Monthly Archives: March 2008
Amusements and weirdness
Was reminded today in this article about one of my earliest exposures to computers as a kid. We had a BBC Micro when I was in about year 4 or 5 of primary schoold (1984-5). And the game I remember … Continue reading
Moving this blog to WordPress — go there for the new stuff
I am somewhere in the process of moing this blog to WordPress on its own server — now properly and accurately at stephen-turner.net. But there seems to be no end of problems to the import/export process, to the point that … Continue reading
Easter Show day …
Took the family to the Royal Easter Show today. Hottest day in the whole Summer season most likely, and we all felt it by the end. Mostly quite a fun day, but a little weird at times. I’m probably feeling … Continue reading
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The Neverending sauce bottle
Made a stir fry tonight, and it reminded me of something very odd. We have a large bottle of Chinese Sweet Soy Sauce … that just won’t ever finish. This is the fourth house I’ve cooked with this sauce in, … Continue reading
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Frustrated
Frustrated because my blog isn’t publishing but I won’t stop writing on it anyway. Frustrated because I really don’t know why it isn’t working. Frustrated because I’ve setup a new site but I can’t use it yet. Frustrated because the … Continue reading
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Joss Whedon’s online comic book comedy musical!
Now that was a mouthful! Word from various sources is that Joss Whedon has written and is currently filming a short online film — an oddball comic book musical with some fairly well known actors and well known collaborators. Found … Continue reading
Run Tigers Run
A double-header of entertainment today, with a trip to Moore Park to watch the Wests vs St George NRL game; the first round of the season. Went with Sallie and Wayne for that one, then just Sallie after for dinner … Continue reading
Review: Futurama — the return of geek comedy gods
My brother got me the new Futurama DVD movie for my birthday. He bought it Region 1 from the US, since it isn’t due out in Australia for a few more weeks (I think he bought it before Christmas, but … Continue reading
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Domains, servers and getting things right
At the moment no one can really read this even, so it seems a bit dumb, but I do want to keep up the habit. Either way, that shouldn’t last for long, as tonight I’ve set up a new decent … Continue reading
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Happy birthday to me!
Well, another birthday, another year … a nice day to be sure, but I try not to think of too many other implications of course … Better than usual because I took a day off work today, then proceeded to … Continue reading