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Archive for August 2008

Dispatch from Dial-up hell

I was trying to upgrade OSX when the shit hit the fan. Some big downloads meant I’d teetered over my 10GB cap for the month, and my internet connection, my precious, precious broadband was grounded - back to 56KBps I went. For two weeks. Bloody hell.
Oh well, we survived for years on Dial-up - surely [...]

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Had house to myself for loud guitar practice. 15 minutes in, I’d already hit Guns n Roses AND AC/DC. Boy out of Hamilton, etc.

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sick and having stuff done for me. I feel like a man from the 50s

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ok - this man flu is starting to produce serious ‘congestion’. that wasn’t part of the deal.

The more douche-y the ring ton…

The more douche-y the ring tone, the more likely you’ve left it on your desk @ FULL VOLUME. Same goes for libraries and conferences

Mighty. And Boosh.

I’m really enjoying The Mighty Boosh - Mondays 10PM on C4. Last night’s Crack Fox ep was… well, here’s a clip.

Turns out they were on the radio first - the show really works in that medium. Here’s a legit-lite download site (hey, it was broadcast on the BBC), or they’re all over torrent sites, too.

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