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My Cutting Cable TV guide 24 May 2013 | 12:20 pm
So if you’ve found this page you are probably interested in cutting the cable TV service but still having access to your favorite television programs. You’re in luck, because with recent developments...
Elegant Hydroponic solutions. 20 May 2013 | 02:18 pm
The other night at the Hong Kong Hackerspace DimSumLabs I gave a quick two-minute presentation on some of the more ‘elegant’ solutions for hydroponic growing that I had found. With a wife who would li...
5 ways to simplify your life 17 May 2013 | 07:33 am
1) Stop getting dressed. Steve Jobs, William F. Buckley, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, and a massive number of bankers and lawyers. What do they have in common? They all, basically, wear the same thing ...
Raising kids: sometimes doing it wrong is right 18 Jan 2013 | 02:59 pm
Christmas this year had many of the usual suspects under the tree. Soccer ball, LEGO Ninjago, some dominoes (my son wanted them), an Arsenal lunchbox & calendar & playing cards & jersey, and for the ...
Thunderbirds are (no) go today. 27 Dec 2012 | 06:44 am
Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds, StingRay, Space 1999 and a bunch of other shows, passed away today. These British shows were slightly ahead of my time, but I caught them on endless re-run...
The Pig War: Japan and China and an island dispute from long ago. 17 Oct 2012 | 11:56 am
While watching Zulu for about the bajillionith time, I was curious about the British military strength back in the 1800s worldwide. I did a quick search of Wikipedia and came across a list of all Brit...
What if Adam and the Ants went to a 24-hour grocery store 17 Aug 2012 | 08:37 am
A fan-made movie, with a special guest star (Gary Tibbs) named Dirk wearing White Socks. Face it, I’m old and you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about. No related posts. Related posts brought to...
My Geek Travel bag 17 Aug 2012 | 08:03 am
I just got back from a trip to Japan with this on my shoulder. Yea, it was heavy. Too heavy. I’m thinking I’m going to have to find a new solution next time. The camera was quite a bit of the weig...
How to rank medals by country in the London Olympics. 27 Jul 2012 | 04:18 pm
As we near yet another Olympics, the old debate about how to rank Olympic Medals is likely to come up once again. I’ve written about it in 2008 and 2010, so probably best to do an update as we kick of...
How to Sign Up for Weibo in English 25 Jun 2012 | 11:38 am
UPDATE: Through a little URL sniffing I found this English-sign up page. More and more I’m hearing folks ask me how do you sign up for Weibo in English, so I thought I’d make a quick little guide wit...
