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I've been using Google Reader recently, following the lamented death of Planet Fleck, and I suppose I have to admit its better.
Here are some "shared items" if, for some reason, you want to read what I read.
July 25, 2008
Category: fun
Our first proper "late" row, since we're now proud mebers of division 2. Time at the start to say hello to Amelie before being rudely interrupted by the 4 minute gun. I was busily trying to plaster up my hand...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 6:44 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: fun
A good night last night: we got X-press 4 after about 40 strokes fairly well as expected, and we rowed about as we expected: a fast start then a bit splashy then just beginning to settle when it was time...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:57 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 23, 2008
Category: fun
Or thereabouts. Might have been 15, might have been 25. Barring disaster we were always going to get robs 6, and they knew it just as well as us. Good turn out on the bank to watch us as well,...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:04 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: misc
Wireless scales! Your weight beamed to your mobile! See here. Now we just need to work out what to call it. The wire is just the power cord to the scales, of course, not connecting the scales to the phone...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 6:20 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: fun
Then you may like gmane.comp.security.full-disclosure/62146 (hat-tip: PW). Or be up to date: pwnie-awards.org/2008/ Ooooh.. wordpress. Stoat: the obscure blog. Or at least, I try....
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 4:48 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 22, 2008
Category: fun
So: we took 1/2 a length off tabs 8 on the start, but they held us long enough to get robs 6, who were by all accounts rather slow. tabs 8 did a poor job of clearing the river so...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:16 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate fuels
As the price of oil has soared, so has that of coal. Both are demand-led. This is a very strong hint from the market that calls to phase out coal in the near future are doomed. Since CCS makes no...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:09 PM • 38 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate communication
My first post at NextGen is now up. More excitingly, tonight is the first of the bumps. Go Chesterton 2!...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 10:40 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 21, 2008
...we'll be watching you. Bluetooth, that is. At least according to the rather over-hyped Bluetooth is watching: secret study gives Bath a flavour of Big Brother. I don't have a lot of sympathy. If you go around shouting out "Hello...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:48 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 20, 2008
Category: climate communication
Prefix: you may have read the leaks about this in the Grauniad: "Channel 4 to be censured over controversial climate film" seems a fair comment on the fairness ruling. But are they right about the accuracy aspect? That will need...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 12:46 PM • 33 Comments • 0 TrackBacks