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Dollhouse: Is this how TV should be done?
So, Dollhouse has finished for good. Last episode screened last night in the US (and has just finished coming down from iTunes). I’ve not watched the last 3 episodes yet – we’ve been waiting to have all three so we … Continue reading
Iceland’s rift valley
Iceland’s rift valley, originally uploaded by Nic Wise. More iceland pics (set on Flickr) and Leonie’s write up of today. Managed a couple of HDRs, but to be honest, the light was SO good all day, the non-HDR’s came out … Continue reading
The Master, The Expert, The Programmer – absolute gold
Zed Shaw has nailed it, 110%. The main thing I noticed about the experts I’ve encountered is they are into impressing you with their abilities. They are usually incredibly good, but their need for recognition gets in the way of … Continue reading
Iceland Panoramic
Iceland Panoramic, originally uploaded by Nic Wise. shot from out the back of the hotel. Waiting for the northern lights to come up now :)
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London Wetlands
prefect place for tweeting ;-) also for walking on water if you are a Coot (and there are a few old coots with telescopes here – they take this bird watching thing way too seriously)
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wandering around london
Leonie and I went for a bit of a wander around London, from Canary Wharf to Tower Bridge, via the Prospect of Whitby, which is a lovely old pub. Nice way to spend a day, esp as it ended with … Continue reading
first look at the guardian’s iphone app
I tend not to read many – or any – physical newspapers these days, but I do read a lot of news, all of it for free, and all of it online. Since coming to the UK, my main sources … Continue reading
pair programming – the ups and downs
Mark Wilden has a lovely post on pairing. From my experience, which isn’t a hell of a lot in this case, I totally agree. Especially this bit (I’m cherry picking parts of this, so please, read the whole thing, it’s absolutely worth … Continue reading
how to use the google DNS servers with an O2 Wireless box
Steps: telnet into the router: telnet 192.168.1.254 (you will need a telnet client. Windows, MacOS and Linux all come with them) login as SuperUser, with a password of O2Br0ad64nd (this is public knowledge BTW, but only useful INSIDE your network. … Continue reading