This is why I have a PS3
Awesome ad for the PS3, including many recognisable (and some not so recognisable) characters: H/T to IGN PS3, natch
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C# LINQ standards for Finding and Getting
A bit of a semantics thing here: recently I’ve been creating a lot of extension methods over using LINQ. I used to call my “search” operation GetByID, e.g.: public Person GetByID(this List persons,...
View ArticleiTunes 10.5.3 on Windows 7 Premium re-launch issue
My wife recently bought herself a new PC and installed her usual apps on it (iTunes) and some new ones (including Gimp). There was an odd issue where once you closed iTunes, it would not re-launch, but...
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The Cabin In The Woods review – 10/10
It’s been a very long time since I’ve blogged, but my word, The Cabin In The Woods (hereafter TCITW) deserves it. Directed by Drew Goddard and written by him and Joss Whedon, it’s a genre-bending film....
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The Raid review, 10/10
Even though it’s a not on general release yet, through following The Raid UK on Twitter, I was alerted to an advance screening of the film for Showcase Cinema Insiders. Having seen the trailers on...
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My journey to work on public transport
This is a response to the tweet “a car is a privilege and not a right. If you can’t afford it, walk or cycle!” by Mike Horswill on driving to work vs. public transport. Mike (not me) is suggesting an...
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Back to blogging
After the Tom Daley troll abuse which saw a 17 year-old subjected to vile abuse on Twitter (not Tom Daley, the silly kid who stupidly insulted him in the first place and was then thrown to the mob), I...
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The beach at Tsilivi, Zakynthos
We’ve recently returned from a fantastic week in Tsilivi, Zakynthos, staying at the excellent Lesante Hotel and Spa (highly recommended). It was a great holiday, much needed, but more on that in...
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Remembering Sgt Jonathan Kups, or KupsJon
The number of troops who have been killed in Afghanistan increased by one yesterday, and today he was named as Sgt. Jonathan Eric Kups, which was a terrible shock as I had known him some years ago. I...
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A Good Day To Die Hard trailer
Finally, a good-looking Die Hard (4.0 was ok, tho’): A hat-tip to First Showing
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Windows 8 App Store development, Day 1
After kicking around an idea for an application on Android, a friend of mine (ta James) decided that I should write one for the Windows 8 Store. It would be a re-purposing of an old Windows Forms app I...
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Windows 8 App Store development, Day er…
OK, my Windows 8 development is on hold at the moment, as I have to make some alterations to one of my sites (oooo, get me). It’s Rose Robinson Bridal Wear, since you asked
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Windows 8 App Store Development, Day 2
Right, following on from Day 1, the next lesson was to Manage app lifecycle and state. Apps are a little bit different to good old Windows Forms (a la Visual Basic 4, up to XAML apps) and ASP.Net web...
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Blog Off / press freedom
Although I am not a news blog by any stretch of the imagination, I do enjoy being able to post my opinions on the news on here and on Twitter. The recent mish-mash of press regulation put forward at...
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Oblivion, 9/10
Just got back from seeing Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, et al. I’ve seen written that it heralds the start of a new age of cinema sci-fi, and being somewhat of a cinema sci-fi buff, I...
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How bad are my hips?
As part of my hip problems, I had an ant/post x-ray taken a couple of months ago – I should have had a lateral too, but the radiologist flat-out refused to do so, despite a clear request from my GP....
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Full right hip replacement – eep
My last post showed how bad my hips were, and mentioned that I was on a waiting list for my right leg full hip replacement. Well, my wait was less than two months, as I go in for surgery this Saturday...
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Total Hip Replacement Day 0 – Surgery
On the 8th of November, 2014 I arrived at the Derby Royal Hospital at 7am, driven in by my wife. I had with me nightwear for two nights, a book or two and most importantly, my admission letter. I gave...
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Total Hip Replacement – Recovery Day 1
I awoke from a morphine-induced sleep – they are only 12-hour slow-release doses after all – to the clinking of a tea trolley, which was gratefully received. The sleep through the night was a bit...
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Total Hip Replacement – Recovery Day 2
I awoke early, about 6am, due to no morphine the night before. Weirdly enough, my left knee (on the un-operated leg) was rather sore. I asked the nurse what time the drug trolley came around, was told...
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