Ben and Lynn’s Wedding

April 2nd, 2011
Ben and Lynn’s Wedding
Ben and Lynn’s Wedding

Caroline and I had the privilege to be at Ben and Lynn’s wedding. We were really happy to see them starting their life together, along with the rest of their family and friends… Read the rest of this entry »

Dropbox has a recovery history

March 28th, 2011

Wow… just discovered drop box not only keeps deleted files for 30 days, but even a history of changed versions! And these other versions and deleted files don't count against your storage limit.

Paper cranes in Hiroshima

March 22nd, 2011
Paper cranes in Hiroshima
Paper cranes in Hiroshima

A picture came up in my feeds today that inspired me to post this picture Caroline and I took in Hiroshima last Summer. Read the rest of this entry »

It's confession time.

February 18th, 2011

Hi. I'm Matthew and I don't use soap. (if that disgusts you, you should probably not read any more!)

It's been 4 weeks today since I last used soap or anything other than water on my body, and three weeks since I last shampooed. After 4 weeks of feeling manky, I think the tables might be starting to turn! My hair is thick with waxy grease still, but shows some signs that the grease might clear. I'm not as sweaty and don't think I smell noticeably (I hope!)

The thing that's kept me going is that my head is less itchy and I haven't had any spots! (except an early batch)

fredsherbet: At the BVE exhibition – 360 view: http://occip.it/pt405cf4 http://twitpic.com/405cf4

February 15th, 2011

fredsherbet: At the BVE exhibition – 360 view: http://occip.it/pt405cf4 http://twitpic.com/405cf4

Yummy recursive documentation (for Pocket Informant – a todo list app)

February 10th, 2011

Terminology
Events – These are appointments, meetings, and Calendar items.
Task – These are the task or “to do” items.
Calendar Item – This refers to something that is either an Event or a Task

Clever followers; I come to you with a question.

February 7th, 2011

Do you need a frame of reference against which to measure rotational velocity?

Or, is there such a thing as 'not spinning'? (What I mean is, you might say there is no such thing as 'not moving' (referring to linear velocity) since you need to provide a frame of reference to say what it isn't moving relative to.)

Finally, is it a valid question to ask 'how fast is the Sun rotating?' without providing (or implying) a frame of reference?

“Fancy cheaper tube fares? They’re yours if you have a Gold Card. That’s the special bonus bit of…

January 31st, 2011

Useful for any railcard holder (like 16-25 young persons railcard). You can get it linked to you oyster for lower daily caps. But you have to have some difficult conversations with ticket office workers. Instructions here for the ticket office man http://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/railcard-discounts/

"Fancy cheaper tube fares? They're yours if you have a Gold Card. That's the special bonus bit of cardboard given to everyone in London and the southeast who buys an annual travelcard for their train journeys. A Gold Card saves one-third off all off-peak fares on National Rail (mine saves me a packet every time I head out of town to the seaside or somewhere). And now, as of this month, it saves one-third off all off-peak fares on London Underground too. Who knew?"

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January 25th, 2011

Also, you can look up your surname on http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/ to get a worldview of your family's dominance.

My combined birthday & christmas present arrived today :D

January 11th, 2011

And it makes my hair look even more silly :S