Lack Of Bins & Placement
In my previous post I outlined in a somewhat comic fashion the note I had found in my bin with regards to its placement on a pavement. The note had been placed there for good reason as a number of bins...
View ArticleTime To Relax
It has been a busy few weeks and plenty of overtime worked. This has lead to less time doing interesting development/research things and posting online. The good and bad news is that its end of...
View Article“Oh No, Not Again”
It happened before, it is happening again. The rat is back!! I entered a darkened kitchen and switched on the light. The murky darkness at the side of the washing machine was disturbed by a flicker of...
View Article2012 – A New Year Ahead
Happy New Year!!! What can be said about 2011. Many things happened, many things did not. Moving into my own house was probably the most significant and with DIY projects in mind will continue to be a...
View ArticlePockets
The past few weeks have been troublesome. A constant scratching on my thigh as my keys pushed though the pocket wall of my work trousers. The temporary fix of micro-pore tape had worked for the last...
View ArticleToo Cold To Freeze
Last night I made the unwelcome discovery that my garage has been reaching the low low temperature at which my freezer stops cooling and starts warming. What made the discovery more unwelcome was my...
View ArticleSock Wear
Having had some use out a a set of socks, marked up with the days of the week; I have begun to consider the uneven wear rate of the socks. First off the Saturday & Sunday pairs are hardly ever used...
View Article2012 – The End
It is almost the end of the year so I thought I would have a look back at my Aims for 2012 to see how I did. Aims for 2012: Design and have manufactured my own PCB Build a wireless sensor system for...
View ArticleAims for 2013
Just as I did last year I am setting myself a list of things to do in 2013. Aims 2013 Read an ebook on my Kindle Paperwhite. Contribute to some opensource projects. Continue to develop my wireless...
View Article4AM
4am is a time of day I don’t often experience and after this morning I know why. Note to self: When agreeing to take people to the airport make sure they have their travel times worked out. Following...
View ArticleNew Theme Time
I have been using the same theme for this site for many years now. Over that time WordPress, which powers the site, has undergone many changes and improvements. In that time the way the WordPress code...
View ArticleSSD Research
I had a spot of luck this week when I purchased an early Black Friday deal on Thursday evening. I wasn't intending to buy anything but I knew when the deals were starting and decided to have a look. I...
View ArticleEnding The Year With A Bang
I appear to have suffered an explosive decompression in my garage. I suspect that the recent cold weather and an already cold fridge to be the cause. The force of the explosion was enough to force the...
View ArticleAims For 2015
Time for a look back at what I intended to do last year. Contribute to some open source projects – Failed Completely. Put more time into electronics projects (Raspberry Pi/Wireless Sensor System). -...
View ArticleThe Price of Shoes
I have awkward shaped feet (long, thin, shallow) and when I find a pair of shoes that fit I will sometimes buy additional pairs. Eventually I settled on a brand which offer a consistent fit across...
View ArticleThe Rodent Battle
This month I finally called in the Rat Man to rid me of the menace in the loft. He managed to attend 2 out of the 3 scheduled visits. Having time off work and his no show did not go down well. In any...
View ArticleThe Rodent Battle – It’s not over yet
In my previous post at the end of July I had resorted to calling in the Rat Man to assist me in my struggle. When that failed to show results I detailed my nuclear option of removing all of my loft...
View ArticleAIMS FOR 2016
It's that time of year again when I look back over the goals I set myself over the previous year and decide on some new ones for the year ahead. What I intended to do in 2015: Contribute to some open...
View ArticleThe Case of the Ghost Whistler
Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed on occasion a faint sound. The best way to describe it would be a child playing a single note on a recorder, gradually increasing in intensity before...
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