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I needed to write a quick program to extract some data from a binary file today, so I reached for Borland Pascal 7. The actual program took a couple of minutes to get right… most of it because of a … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2005
From the British Medical Journal: "It took years, a lobby, undesired publicity, and a godsend (two tablets of sildenafil 25 mg) to obtain our images." A 'may not be entirely work safe link for some' on the results of couples … Continue reading
It used to be a 486 – the 33 MHz version I paid about £100 for in the late 80s, not long after Intel brought out the 486/50 and the price of the 486/33 dropped. It was the first CPU … Continue reading
Thatcher resigned as PM fifteen years ago today. I can remember exactly what I was doing when I heard, … Continue reading
One of the clients at work wants help updating his ads on various escort sites and he brings in a CD with three photos so he can upload them from here. I look at them and… "Erm, they're not you. … Continue reading
(1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind debuts (1981) First cases of AIDS are confirmed in homosexual men in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco Co-incidence? He thinks not!! … Continue reading
For a couple of days, I'd noticed that the main PC at home's display was a little odd. There was a slight shake and, particularly when looking at a picture, you could see some flecks of white flickering. One vertical … Continue reading
Oooh, emails from a Queen and a Princess today. … Continue reading
Today's call – with the usual caveat that I've only heard one side of the story… He's out somewhere, a bit drunk, and pinches a woman's bum. Enough of a fuss is created for him to be arrested and held … Continue reading
Coo – an email from the late Sanni Abacha's wife and one from his second son. I'm a bit sorry for her, though. Apparently, second son knows about an account with FORTY MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS, but … Continue reading