Pure genius: http://oppugn.us/posts/1300784321.html
Which lead me to this site with lots of good programming texts
Work environment
This the view I have for 8.5 hours a day. One PC, two monitors and some wardrobes filled with old and/or dead PC’s in the background. There’s also the mess I ship in every day which is mostly iRiver +headphones, USB cables and liquid refreshment.
The life of a software developer isn’t what Swordfish promised.
Spelling
If you notice loads of typos in my posts it is probably because I’ve written them on my phone where my fingers are too big and I’m too clumsy to type accuratly. Also, there’s no spell check which I rely on a lot
Crossfire
I bought another graphics card the other week. It’s another ATI Radeon HD5770 that I have Crossfired with my existing one. Oddly the new card is half the width of the old one, which is nice and welcome. I can now pretty much max out any game graphics quality wise and not have an issue. I’ve only really been playing COD MW2, Portal 2 and the new Snoper Elite V2 so nothing too taxing – I haven’t tried it with Crysis yet but I’m not expecting to get the max out of it, especially as I run at 1920×1200.
Still an impressive improvement over a single card. Cheap too buying second hand on ebay from people selling for the latest and greatest.
Nice evening out
Hopefully it’ll stay this dry and warm for the weekend
Running route
Here’s my usual route from my flat out to the barrage and back. Not all that far, but convenient, no traffic and a good view the whole way. and if I brought my wallet with me I could stop off for a pint on the way home ;-)
Blogging on the go
I now own a smart phone and am therefore able to update this blog at almost all times!
Here’s a photo of me taken and edited on the phone. Funky eh?
More updates to follow in the coming days…
Fours guys, one girl, one guitar
It’s like two girsl one cup, only much much better.
Free Soloing an epic route
This is Alex Honnald freesoloing a massive big wall route in Yosemite. I think he’s a bit nuts. It’s a great video and certainly makes your palms sweaty. I think I’ll stick to my ropes, quickdraws, bolts and gear thank you very much!
Spinal Tap on IMDB – respect
Nice one IMDB :)
WolframAlpha widget test
Testing a new widget. It’s really exciting! Well… not really, just trying it out. Converts from degrees C to kelvins. It’s 293 degrees here, man that’s hot!
Five Things I’m good at
In no particular order:
1) Climbing – Hoping to climbing a F7a in the next year
2) Photography – Don’t do as much as I used to but still impress myself sometimes
3) Driving (errr???) – Well I managed almost 3 years in London driving with only one minor accident, which considering the terribleness with which other people drive around here is a victory imho.
4) Programming – It’s what I do, but I still have a lot to improve upon.
5) Procrastinating
New Car!
Picked up my new car yesterday. It’s an 2006 Focus 1.6 Titanium, 37k on it, like new inside. I’m very happy with it and looking forward to driving it some more!
Post climbing hands + feet
Painful hands and feet after a few hours hard climbing down the wall.
