Router’s End
Posted on March 29, 2010
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My faithful router died today. It had been making some faint, high-pitched sounds for the last couple of days and I’d begun to wonder if it was becoming a potential fire hazard. So, before leaving for work this morning I unplugged it, just to be on the safe side.
I hadn’t actually considered that it might not turn back on again when I got home, or I possibly may have thought twice about pulling the plug. But alas, upon reconnecting it this evening, instead of the usual sequence of startup lights I’d become so accustomed to, it half started, flashed all its LAN port lights at me, dropped out, and then repeated the process ad infinitum. Sniff.
It’s made me realise just how much I actually use the internet, as it was an ADSL modem all-in-one. So no internet tonight. I’ve found myself wondering lately, having been reminded of how crummy some folk’s ‘net access is, whether I’d cope if I moved somewhere that I was unable to get any decent access.
I don’t think I would. I use my net connection on my computer, on my phone, for playing games; even for watching tv (no, I don’t actually use bittorrent, but I watch a lot of podcast programs). And I have become more than a little addicted to the immediacy of ‘always on’.
I’ve become so addicted I’ve tethered to my phone to write this. More than a little sad here, people.
It’s probably not a good thing to be so tech-dependent, as this hopefully single night has shown me. I think I’ll go read a book.
Soon, the return of The Weekend (I hope)
Posted on March 27, 2010
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Avatar
Posted on February 5, 2010
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Wow. It took ten years and 300 million dollars for James Cameron to actually manage to make a movie worse than Titanic. Impressive.
Humorous hindsight
Posted on January 30, 2010
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I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares about an MP3 player? I want something new! I want them to think differently!Why oh [...] Continue Reading…
Dear RSS
Posted on February 22, 2009
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RSS, you don’t love me anymore, do you? Somehow, I don’t think you ever did.I’ve recently come to realise that our relationship has been nothing but a sham. You [...] Continue Reading…
The Great Escape
Posted on February 18, 2009
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Goody. Now maybe I can get around to doing something on this site other than, um, talking about this site… much like I’m doing now. I have finally escaped [...] Continue Reading…
Duh
Posted on December 16, 2008
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“Caution: Container may become hot when heated.”Thank you, Latina, for making mealtime fun.
Rolling up the sleeves
Posted on November 9, 2008
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It’s been a while since I’ve done much web work. For the last couple of years it’s been mostly print, which has always been my preference so… yay! But [...] Continue Reading…
Grrrr
Posted on October 24, 2008
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Finding motivation in things that suck [...] Continue Reading…
Bow and Wow’s First Bath
Posted on June 22, 2008
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It had to be done. They stunk with an aroma that could only be described as… unholy.
There was some reluctance; they didn’t come when I called. They fought back [...] Continue Reading…
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