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Python for Pinocchio

So I discovered Dave’s Web Of Lies a while ago, and was at about the same time looking for random things I could code in Python to improve my skills…
Having now finished my job at the ADC, I’ve had time to put it together. I present my python Lie Generator. It’s not much, but [...]

The 3100 is dead…

…long live the 2600!
Nokias, that is. I’ve had a 3100 for a little more than seven years, and it’s just kept on going. Sadly, after taking many beatings and the numbers all wearing off the buttons, the power button eventually broke, leaving it dead and lifeless. If I had more spare time, [...]

Paracetamol

If you’re a 20-something bloke purchasing a 16p box of painkillers in Boots, and the lady at the checkout tries to explain (in detail) how to safely take said painkillers, should you:
a) Be offended – she looked at you and assumed you weren’t able to read the words on the packet.
b) Be pleased – you [...]

Still here

So, yay, summer. It’s only been rainy about 50% of the time, which is a significant improvement over last summer. I’ve just been hanging around in Cambridge – I failed to find work in any of the bars/pubs I looked at, and ended up signing up with a couple of temping agencies. [...]

Scoop! CU employs Doctor Who for computer support!

Whilst sorting out my computer’s system time after a weird BIOS crash that reset it, I found this page. From right at the bottom:

Please address queries about NTP within the University to timelord@ucs.cam.ac.uk

This just serves to remind us all, once again, of how old the University of Cambridge really is…