Category: Thoughts

  • Automation isn’t free, and change isn’t either.

    When I started this blog I intended it to be about both woodworking and software engineering. It’s pretty clear that my focus has been woodworking, and more specifically woodturning.However, that’s not to say I’m not busy thinking about software engineering, I just don’t often think to write about it.

  • Internal inconsistency in films

    This week Kat and I went to watch District 9. It got me thinking about the things I pick up on in films. I am a fan of many films that do not get great reviews. I like shallow films, big action, bit guns car chases, explosions etc. I don’t mind a lot of the…

  • York National Railway Museum

    Yesterday Kat and I visited the National Railway Museum at York. It was great! Every time I visit a national museum (science / V&A) I truly value that access is free. 

  • Shopping for a new car

    I currently drive a Mazda 3 on a lease plan. When I got it nearly 2.5 years ago I had just spent a couple of months without a car. At the time I decided that I didn’t particularly want to ‘own’ a car, but was happy to pay to have use of one. 

  • Why do delivery companies suck at their core business?

    Today I was working from home, waiting for my new bike to be delivered. And I was given plenty of time to consider just how rubbish delivery companies are. In my experience they’re all pretty much the same. Not a single on can reliably tell you when you can expect your package.

  • Tesco FAIL

    Last night I was refused the purchase of alcohol by my local Tesco store. As far as I can recall this is the first time I’ve every been refused an alcohol purchase. The reason for refusal has annoyed me to a considerable extent, because of the implications, and the general absurdity of the ‘rules’ being…

  • With Frickin’ Lasers…Part 3

    And so it is done. After a little over 2 years of talking about it, and figuring out whether I really wanted to spend the money etc., etc. I have finally had my vision corrected…with frickin’ lasers! As I type this, it is 2 days since I had the treatment.

  • One year of blogging

    As I noted in my inaugural post, it was my intention to keep this as something like a public diary. Pretty much everything I write about is for my own benefit. And now that I look back upon a year of posting, at a rate of just over 1 per week, I am glad I…

  • Learning to ride a bike.

    It’s true what they say, that once you’ve learned how to ride a bike you never forget. Unfortunately whilst I learned how to ride as a kid, I pretty much stopped at the point that I could go forwards and not fall off. 

  • With frickin’ lasers…Part 2

    This morning I went for my free consultation appointment with ultralase. I went to their Southampton branch and I thought I’d write about my experience.