I’ve mentioned OpenStreetMap before on this site so I’d thought I’d plug a BCS Hants lecture this Thursday on the subject. It’s a shame I won’t be able to make it.
OpenStreetMap lecture
April 23rd, 2007Vegas (again)
April 22nd, 2007I followed in Andy’s footsteps today, getting the 10 hour flight from Gatwick to Las Vegas for the annual IBM WebSphere Software Service gathering. With only just over 3 weeks until B-day I’m trying to minimise my time out of the country but it means I don’t have much time to recover from the flight before launching in to the technical sessions tomorrow morning. The buffet dinner this evening was a good chance to catch up with some of my colleagues from around Europe and further afield that I have worked with over the past year.
We’ve all been to the zoo
April 21st, 2007Persian dining in Düsseldorf
April 20th, 2007I’ve spent the last two day’s in the German city of Düsseldorf. Sadly I didn’t see much more of the city than the view through the window of the taxi going to and from the airport. We did, however, eat out at a very nice Persian restaurant in the city centre on Thursday night. Of the four of us, I was the odd one out when it came to deciphering the menu. Two of my companions were native German speakers and the third, an American, could read pharsee. As well as being able to give excellent advice on menu choices, I’m sure his banter with the waitress also helped with the service.
Baby first aid
April 19th, 2007Sadly I had to miss the first RR10 of the season but it was in a good cause: baby first aid. Just over an hour’s worth from the Red Cross covering CPR, the recovery position and, particularly important for babies, choking. Let’s just hope we never have to put it in to use!
Picking locks
April 18th, 2007Generally I’m wary of Googling for search terms that are on the borders of legality but today I found myself entering the words “kensington lock paper clip”. I arrived in the office yesterday and discovered that my lock was mysteriously open but without the key in it and when it’s open you can’t get the key in. Anyway, I used a bit of coffee cup and sticky tape rather than the suggested loo roll and gaffer tape but it still did the trick in just a matter of seconds. (And yes, it did work equally well unlocking it once locked.) Now I just have to decide whether it’s worth ever using the lock again!
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