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Last Day
Yesterday was my last day at IBM. I wrote a few weeks back about resigning and the thoughts and feelings around that. I figured I’d also capture some thoughts on the last 5 weeks, and my last day.
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2 axis tool platform
I’m sure there is a proper name for this but I can’t think what it is.So to describe it… basically it’s a platform on which I have mounted a rotary tool. By turning the big wheel at the end I can make the platform move left and right.
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Maemo: n900 to Android: HTC Desire Z
I had toyed with the idea for a while, and even written a post some time ago suggesting that my next phone would like be an Android one. A couple of weeks ago my n900 decided to stop booting at all, and I had to send it away for repair. While it was away I…
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So long, and thanks for all the lattes
On Monday I resigned from IBM after 9.5 years there. The process of looking for a new job has been a fairly long, and interesting one. Of course the hardest part was making the decision to leave. Well I say hard, in the endI guess I felt IBM made it pretty easy for me.
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5 Years in Eastleigh
This week I passed my fifth year living in Eastleigh. It’s the longest I’ve lived in a place since my childhood home in a town called Crowborough.
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Locking box project – competition entry
Last Monday was the first woodturning competition of the Hampshire woodturners association.
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My New Bike, Giant – Seek 4
A couple of months ago, my bike, the carrera subway ltd was stolen. Fortunately I had insurance that covered it, there was a £50 excess, but other than that they replaced everything I remembered to tell them about the bike.
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LoveFilm video streaming
LoveFilm also allow video streaming of some of their catalogue. Given that my television is connected to my Asrock running ubuntu, this means I can live stream content directly to my television. And it’s really good.
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Honeymoon
Kat had never been to America, and we both liked the idea of going to San Francisco for our honeymoon. What with it being such a long way, I came up with the suggestion that we also spend some time in New York afterwards, to make the journey home slightly less crazy than the journey…
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Wedding
I got married!