I flew Royal Brunei Airlines to New Zealand for Christmas. Managed to get out of Heathrow just fine, though there was plenty of evidence of the chaos it had been subject to for the preceding few days. We went via a short refuelling stop in Dubai, and then I had a 12-hour lay-over in Brunei [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: Brunei, Jungle
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- December 24, 2010 – 9:19 pm
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- By dubber
Since this is a bit of a technical post, I thought I’d pop this video in. It’s broadly related, but it also has the advantage of giving the non-techies something to enjoy in amongst all the jargon. It’s also a contemporary celebration of the classic British tradition of the ‘pun skit’. Four Candles 2.0, if [...]
Categories: Technology
Tagged: iPhone
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- December 21, 2010 – 1:33 am
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- By dubber
Photo by Maarten Hornstra I wasn’t going to do a ‘best of’ list this year. I really haven’t been paying enough attention. Of course, I’ve come across some great music, and can recommend you check some stuff out – but the attention required to put them in some sort of order is beyond me right [...]
Categories: Music
Tagged: Music, Records
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- December 20, 2010 – 5:37 pm
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- By dubber
It was cold outside – almost a foot of snow on the ground and a good bit of traffic chaos as a result. I carried a pile of records (including a whole bunch I’d picked up on my trip to Brazil last week) to the Hare and Hounds, and played a set of Bossa Nova, [...]
Categories: Birmingham,Food,Music
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- December 19, 2010 – 6:25 pm
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- By dubber