| LieJournal: [sic] and tired of all of this |
[Mar. 15th, 2008|09:46 am] |
I'm moving to InsaneJournal. Add me as ![[info]](http://chris.boyle.name/images/userinfo.gif) shortcipher there, or ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) shortcipher_ij here (public posts only and there are some old entries atm, sorry). Geekier post about migration coming soon.
To the management and owners of LiveJournal, ← (can anyone suggest the best place to send this?) Summary: paid user leaving LiveJournal because of issues of culture and communication ( An open letter )
Last one out, lock the door. |
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| Housewarming |
[Mar. 6th, 2008|12:38 pm] |
By unanimous tickyboxes, the housewarming will be on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April. Contact me (or Susan) if you don't know where Normality is. Turn up for as much or as little of the weekend as you like. Some crashspace (floor / fairly comfy sofas) should be available. |
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| Housewarming |
[Mar. 1st, 2008|10:48 am] |
We've been at Normality for just over six months now and we still haven't had a housewarming. Admittedly, the house is warm anyway (at least when the boiler hasn't gone out), but we feel this is somehow missing the point, namely, an excellent excuse for a party, ideally lasting all weekend, of the open-house variety. Without further ado, a poll:
Poll #1147011 Housewarming dates
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9I am free on the weekend of
Edit: Please comment if you know of any big events that will clash. |
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![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rocketjon's party, tomorrow (Saturday) 8pm, here |
[Feb. 1st, 2008|10:01 pm] |
Party! Come one come all, to Normality (near the Carlton). For those who like to dress up, there is a theme of esoteric superheroes.
Call me on 07786 888749 (or contact me some other way) if you don't know where Normality is. |
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| Come to my talk (in Coventry), and the pub afterwards! |
[Jan. 22nd, 2008|10:03 pm] |
How we built the world's fastest web server (and what we did next)
Zeus Technology is a Cambridge-based software company, working mainly in application traffic management. This technical talk from two members of the development team will cover some of the design and implementation challenges encountered during the company's history.
3:30pm tomorrow, S0.11, Social Studies, University of Warwick campus, CV4 7AL. Moving on to The Graduate in the union afterwards.
(poster) |
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| Google Reader notifier |
[Dec. 5th, 2007|10:57 pm] |
 The bad news is I have a mysterious ear-blocking toothachey lurgy. The good news is I finally got around to hacking together a Google Reader notifier in 66 lines of Python to sit in my GNOME system tray and light up when I have new items. At the moment, that's all it does and configuration is a matter of editing the script. Improvements (browser launching, config UI, Free images) to follow in my copious free time. It does at least mean I don't now have to keep Firefox open to keep an eye on Reader (my previous monitor for it was a Firefox extension). :-) If you use GNOME, please do take a look, poke holes, send patches (I should be so lucky) etc. |
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| Ruddigore, Pirates, The Orange Box |
[Nov. 14th, 2007|12:20 pm] |
 Ruddigore, Wednesday to Saturday next week, 8pm at the Robinson College Auditorium, £7/£5. Also, if you play an instrument and are free on any of those nights, get in touch with Debbie Murray (email dfm30) as we'd like a slightly bigger orchestra. I'll be in the chorus as usual.
Also, next term's show is The Pirates of Penzance, which was my first encounter with G&S back at Warwick and is, I think, my favourite of those I've seen. This one will be at the Arts Theatre and will be a lot of work, but very much worth doing. :-) Auditions, if anyone else wants to take part, are 7:45-10 tonight at Catz Chapel, and tomorrow (7:45-10) and Friday (7:15-10) in the Lloyd Room at Christ's. Not sure when I'm going yet.
In other news, I can thoroughly recommend The Orange Box. I recently finished Portal, and loved every minute of it, especially the ending song, Still Alive. Even better, that and Half Life 2 (so presumably the other games too) work fine in Wine; I've been playing them on Ubuntu. :-) |
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| Ruddigore; Pirates singthrough |
[Oct. 9th, 2007|05:09 pm] |
The university term has started, which means I have some convenient, enjoyable singing opportunities again, with Cambridge G&S soc. This makes me happy. :-) I'll be in their chorus for Ruddigore, which will almost certainly be in the week beginning 19th November in Robinson Brickhouse theatre. There's a Facebook group where updates should appear. Also, they have a singthrough of Pirates of Penzance tomorrow night which I thoroughly recommend; it's at 8pm in the Blythe Room at Clare Colony (south from Castle Hill).
Singthrough directions update: you need to use the Chesterton Lane entrance. From the crossroads, go past the church and the tall brick building on your left, and THEN turn left and left again to head towards the triangular building. There will be signs up & the doors will be open! |
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| Bourne Ultimatum, tomorrow 21:30 at the Grafton |
[Sep. 23rd, 2007|10:19 am] |
Who's with me? |
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| A moving weekend |
[Aug. 16th, 2007|10:00 pm] |
Yesyes I know I should have posted this earlier.
I'm getting keys to my very own (well, jointly own) house tomorrow. :-) We'd very much appreciate any help, mostly with heavy lifting (I don't think we need additional vehicles), for any and all of the time between tomorrow (Friday) morning and Sunday evening, especially Saturday daytime. Bribes of drink, hugs, etc. will be available. The source houses are both 1.1 miles away (in different directions), we're only aiming to finish my move this weekend and this will be accomplished using a 3-seater standard Renault Trafic [sic] from the van rental place I used a while ago. |
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| Now you see me, now you don't |
[Jul. 28th, 2007|04:46 pm] |
I'm about to disappear to the general area of Oxfnord for a week, canal boating with friends. I expect to be reachable by phone for most of the time and to return on Saturday. Feel free to comment here (or email) with any LJ/other stuff you want to make sure I see when I get back, because I might miss things in the middle of a week's catch-up.
Also, the author of Friend Wheel seems to have implemented my idea (tick the obvious box when generating your wheel). :-) |
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| Sorcerer venue CORRECTION |
[Jun. 18th, 2007|09:59 pm] |
They lied! It's actually in Sidney Sussex Chapel (still at 1:30pm on Wednesday 20th June, and the garden party is still thereafter in Newnham gardens). |
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| Sorcerer venue |
[Jun. 8th, 2007|09:48 am] |
People who asked where to come and see the Gilbert & Sullivan society's performance of The Sorcerer (on Wednesday 20th June): It's in the Octagon Room Sidney Sussex Chapel and will start at 1.30pm. After the show we head over to the Newnham gardens for the partay, which I think starts about 3pm.
Also, Maelstrom starts this evening and new group and not ready and not enough time and not packed and aaaaaargh... it'll be a lot of fun though. Interesting developments include the well-known singing wemic Gin Tang having apparently gone missing. I hope she reappears; otherwise a lot of people will miss her and joining her songs around the camp fires. |
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| Meal/Pirates on Saturday 2nd (plan my social life for me) |
[May. 31st, 2007|01:11 pm] |
I've left this a bit late, and as a result will not be having my main celebration on the day. That will probably be a trip to Wicksteed Park near Kettering, which means a weekend, which now means after Maelstrom and May Week. However, I would still like to do something on the day. Traditionally I get some people together for a meal, and I haven't seen Pirates 3 yet, so without further ado:
(ETA: Coventry folks, I'd like to do something over there as well at some point, probably the same weekend as Wicksteed, since that's about the midpoint of Coventry and Cambridge.)
(ETA: The Anchor is at Sutton Gault, The Bridge is at Waterbeach, Pizza Express would be either of the two in Cambridge, preferably the Jesus Lane one as it's nicer)
( Come to a meal and/or Pirates 3 with me on Saturday 2nd! (enormous poll about times/places) ) |
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| Hello, my name is Des |
[May. 25th, 2007|10:06 am] |
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I'll be at the beer festival this evening. No, I haven't suddenly developed a taste for alcohol, but the beerfest will include a lot of interesting people, cheese (mmmm, cheeeeese) and some free soft drinks for the likes of me. What's not to like (assuming the weather holds)? |
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| My second Palm application: EndBeep |
[May. 18th, 2007|09:38 am] |
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 This is really niche itch-scratching stuff, but I found that my Treo doesn't give me any audible indication that a call has ended; this is a Preferences panel to fix that. I love having a device this hackable. :-) |
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| The Sorcerer |
[May. 17th, 2007|11:05 pm] |
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society May Week show is The Sorcerer. I auditioned for a principal part, unsuccessfully, but I think that's to be expected on a first attempt. I'll therefore be in the chorus again, and I very much encourage everyone to join me who can. Just turn up tomorrow (Friday) evening at the Knox-Shaw room of Sidney Sussex at 19:15 for an informal singthrough, or even on the day. The performance itself will be on Wednesday 20th June at 13:30, as part of the G&S garden party. |
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| My first Palm application: Timer |
[May. 12th, 2007|06:27 pm] |
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 If you have a Palm handheld and want a slightly better alarm utility (or if you want to see the horrors that go into creating such a thing), this is for you. Public domain, needs OS ≥ 4.0. |
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| Mikado tickets |
[Jan. 10th, 2007|12:41 pm] |
For anyone who wants to see The Mikado, tickets are now available (click on February). Eight performances to choose from, 5th-10th February. </spam> |
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| Iolanthe wrap-up; Mikado |
[Dec. 5th, 2006|06:42 pm] |
That settles it: I definitely have the G&S bug. I'll always remember Iolanthe as some of the most enjoyable music in which I've ever taken part. By all accounts the audiences loved it (thank you everyone who came to see it); I think it has improved my singing noticeably; I made some new friends there (*waves at any reading this*); it was definitely worth the time spent on it.
Therefore, I'm delighted to announce that I'll be in the chorus for The Mikado at the Arts Theatre, Tue 6th - Sat 10th February. I hope to see many of my friends there, both on stage and off. |
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