20th December 2009
17th December 2009
I can't explain it.
- David: ah, did you consider the arctic roll?
- Sam: Unfortunately not, it's often disregarded without good reason.
- David: this is true and has led to the downfall of the said roll in the 21st century, its popularity is now estimated to be lower than hitler's
- Sam: Which explains why the economy is in such dire straits.
- David: basically credit crunch
- Sam: Which is ironic, as the arctic role is a decidedly soft pudding, without any crunch at all.
- David: yes, yes indeed, poor little roll
30th November 2009
An Open Letter to Arch Linux
Dear Arch,
The time we spent together was amazing, you taught me so much about the inner workings of a computer, you taught me to be patient and to accept that if something’s gone wrong, it’s probably my fault. You ran quickly and you required little resources, but it just wasn’t working.
I couldn’t cope with cleaning you up every time I accidentaly said yes to something I didn’t understand in Pacman, I couldn’t cope with the stress of trying to make you play nicely with my other bluetooth enabled devices, and don’t get me started on sharing the internet with another computer.
We had the best of times, we had the worst of times. The thing is, I’ve found someone else… It’s me, not you, you didn’t do any thing wrong, I just couldn’t learn to love you completely. And if we’re being honest the new one is beautiful.
She just works, she even plays nicely with my bluetooth devices. Chances are you’ve seen her around, her name is Ubuntu. Being with her is like returning home, it’s comfortable. I don’t need to clean up all her config files, or make sure that I’ve read the latest post about the latest upgrade. I don’t think I’m cut out to be a hobbyist, it’s time to settle down with someone who understands what I want to do and helps me to do it.
I’m sorry.
Yours sincerely, Sam.
31st October 2009
HD PREMIERE! The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon by Richard Gale (via RichardGaleFilms)
Ten minutes long. Great if you’ve got time to spare!
27th October 2009
22nd October 2009
I just thought I’d share this with you, I thought it was a pretty good action - UK Indymedia - BRING ‘EM HOME billboard appeal
15th October 2009
Hello Again!
Well, I’ve not Tumbl’d in absolutely ages. I’d love to say that I’ve been too busy and that I’ve been doing interesting things but that’d only be partly true.
The truth is, I’ve just not had any content. Nor have I had the urge to create any, it just seemed pretty fruitless given the number of people following me. For whatever reason though, I’ve decided to try and start posting again…
Since my last post I’ve moved to University, met some pretty awesome people and generally moved on to a different stage of my life. I’ve discovered a love for academia, but a hatred for academics and I’ve discovered that not all lefties are disorganised and unable to do anything!
I’ve also rediscovered the joy of a quiet pint in a pub, and the slightly hectic, hedonistic, enjoyment that can be derived from night clubs.
It’s nice to be back, I guess.
