30 June 2014
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Following a conversation with one of my colleagues who works in Divisional IT support, it appears that my department has an above average level of Apple computers registered – approaching 50% rather than the 20% figure that represents the mean … Continue reading
29 June 2014
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I was in the garden this afternoon clearing out the last of the cabbage and making room for celeriac to be transplanted out of its pots. Once blanched, the cabbage leaves were a lovely rich green. Meanwhile, our fruit bushes … Continue reading
28 June 2014
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I had a couple of days this past week with meetings in various parts of Oxford but was able to arrange things so that I travelled from home instead of from work. What difference did that make? It meant that … Continue reading
27 June 2014
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I had always assumed that, without the application of heating, indoor temperatures would follow the same profile expected outside; warmer at day and cooler at night. However according to my thermonitor gadget that isn’t the case. I’ve been putting it … Continue reading
26 June 2014
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I spent this afternoon at the University Administration Services conference down in town, mainly attending sessions that had some relevance to my work. However, I was delighted to also be able to squeeze in half an hour of medieval history … Continue reading
25 June 2014
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Having started the year with a couple of months avoiding supermarkets, we’ve gone rather the other way recently. We’ve signed up with Tesco’s Delivery Saver plan; for £30 for the year, we can have as many midweek (Tuesday – Thursday) … Continue reading
24 June 2014
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I thought the recent BBC article on the development of ‘smart glasses‘ was fascinating. As I understand it, they use realtime processing to manipulate a video stream, creating visual information that compensates for the wearer’s sight problems. What’s more, they … Continue reading
22 June 2014
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Or, at least, don’t trust my circuit diagrams! Having carefully assembled the one I presented a couple of days ago, I was surprised to find that it didn’t work. Strange… it was just fine when it was running on the … Continue reading
21 June 2014
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Given the abject failure of my Easter Courage brew, I am pleased to report that my Summer Flowers is already ready, just over two weeks since bottling and possibly even better than the first time I used the recipe. Not … Continue reading
20 June 2014
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I have been making further strides with my thermonitor project. I’ve purchased a second temperature sensor and have established that I can connect and read from both. The next step is to come up with a better housing than being … Continue reading