At least some of yesterday and today have been spent beginning an installation of Gentoo Linux. Gentoo Linux is a build from source distribution which (in theory) allows you to fully customise not only the sofware you wish to install, but to optimise it for your particular hardware through the use of compiler switches and… Continue reading Boring techy stuff

I was about to post a poem, a haiku infact. A bastardisation of one I found on Kuro5hin. However, on reflection, and remembering that (as I see in the server logs) my dad visits here occasionally, I’d best not. Anyone interested should check out this comment on a story on Kuro5hin. I was going to… Continue reading Poetry

I’ve emailed DatabasePower, the people who host this site a couple of times recently, and have been impressed at the speedy response each time. Nice.

…it’s a bit like spitting feathers, Mr F. Been far too busy quenching my thirst at Bierodrome and Tiroler Hut, etc. ie, taking my responsibilities as a european most seriously…oh, and Belgian beer wins!

Same deal, different week.