• Life imitates Python: "Biggus Dickus" exists as "Akbar Zeb" in Arabic… only he's the Pakistani ambassador http://bit.ly/9RG5z1 #
• Today, 01.02.2010 is a palindrome. #

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Nathan and Liam spent a while dotting paint on their pad from felt pens that paint rather than draw. Mostly they’re good for making big splodges though. Good to catch up with friends and see the kids playing together. 2010 has started quite well for catching up with people.

Testing Painting Pens
Originally uploaded by simon_music

• Pedalling the Ocean: Greg Kolodziejzyk aiming to pedal the pacific to Hawaii, training session streaming here http://bit.ly/95G2ym #
• A step closer to nuclear fusion power? http://bit.ly/d32aU3 #
• you said it, @kim_partridge, it appeared on the net http://bit.ly/9KUgeD #ipad #
• Unbelievable the hype that is going on #apple right now on the web, #ipad anyone? #
• So it's the iPad. Will it sell? #
• Apple tablet? Not sure it can live up to the hype, but with the right UI & form factor it could herald the era of ubiquitous computing. #
• Watched Cloverfield last night. Great monster film. Not the best film to watch Sunday night before going to bed though #

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• Arch Linux config now includes automatic WiFi connection (WPA) and DVD playback. On a laptop with a PIII 866MHz. Rock 'n Roll. #
• Now have mplayer, mpg123, firefox & everything working nice on Dell C400. Goodbye WinXP for this machine #
• Arch Linux + Xorg (fluxbox) working on old Dell C400, boots way faster than WinXP. Now just need mplayer & mp3 jukebox solution #
• http://bit.ly/4XbsKK IT should say, "My job is to help the company succeed, show me how you do things, let's figure out a better way" #
• Wondering how to explain concept modules + templates + style rules == flexible, clean pages in a CMS in a simple, interesting way. #
• Hadopi (French three strikes piracy law) uses pirated font for logo http://bit.ly/6EhVWa #hadopi #fail #

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• Good job it's rained a bit in South Africa of late. Doubt we could scrape more than a weather affected draw. #cricket #
• Rain may save the English 11, all out for 180. Typically lacklustre collapse to start the final test. #cricket #
• Having visited Port au Prince twice, particularly affected by news of quake. My thoughts with the people there & diaspora #haiti #ayiti #

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• http://bit.ly/8Ty2OZ Voyages-SNCF.com launch an iPhone app, gets inevitably compared to the website which IMHO doesn't get a fair press. #
• Very slow going on Parisian suburban roads with snowfall causing problems on unsalted roads #
• Wives may hate iPhone & BB husbands, but when it means your baby is delivered safely it's OK perhaps… http://bit.ly/7LnG5a #
• Free have finally launched a service to program TV recordings on your Freebox via the web: http://bit.ly/8sFQPR [in French] #
• Roll on Christmas for a mini break at home in front of the new fire, rather than cold mornings de-icing the car! #

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• Cold snap coming to Paris area, going to be freezing soon. Lucky we'll soon have our wood stove installed. #
• You could say we're in the age of nice coffee & garden centres, mass media hype instead takes us from crisis to crisis http://bit.ly/7Qc4Fi #

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• Happy with the world cup draw for France and England. Roll on summer 2010 #
• How it should be done: designing for content and adding layers of design and interactivity with CSS & Javascript. http://bit.ly/5lkKpm #in #
• Knee deep in paperwork for address changing, including having to change car papers & bank accounts. Fun. #
• The Lisbon Treaty as rejected by many countries – passed anyway as a watered down "toolkit" the soundbite says – enters into action today. #
• Cold start to the week, 6°C to wake up to. Soon be de-icing the car no doubt. #

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