Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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Open All Night
Matt R wrote:
Guys, I really need your support here and I know that it's very last minute.
There's a comedy open mic night tomorrow in The Angel and, not only am I performing in one of the slots, I'm also the MC. This is a big thing for me so if you could all come … -
What’re You Doing This Week?
For the benefit of the Abnibbers (and the other folks that hang around The Place), here's a roundup of some of the events of the rest of the week:
Thursday
Naruto Night from 8pm, as usual. Proposed anime for the night includes Bleach and Excel Saga, with the possibility of Full Metal Alchemist if the appropriate episodes … -
Angry Saudi Protesters
In the style of her comic, The Aber Effect, and in the light of recent protests about the religious implications of a comic, Claire has made a marvellous one-framer, shown below:
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Curry At All Spice - TONIGHT!
Curry at Cafe All Spice tonight. All welcome. Geek Night moved to Sunday this week. Jon, Hayley, and TGB in town. Time not yet certain, so meet at The Place during the evening or get a message to Claire or I and we'll let you know when we know... but it's likely to be about …
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What Might Have Been
You've all seen nanofiction before (which must, of course, have no more than 55 words of text plus no more than 7 words of title in it), as is used in games like Chrononauts and some of the other Geek Night favourites, but I've only recently discovered the idea of a drabble - a work …
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Wanted: One “Link”
Wanted: one competent video games player with free time on Saturday daytimes (and probably at other points during the week) to waste a couple of dozen hours over the next few weeks playing The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures alongside me, Claire and JTA. We've come into possession of (or will have, very soon) …
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10 Useful Firefox Extensions That Don't Get Glamorised
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: 10 Useful Firefox Extensions That Don't Get Glamorised.
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Holiday (The Aber Effect)
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Brilliant Button Maker by LucaZappa.com
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Brilliant Button Maker by LucaZappa.com.
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Bobble (The Aber Effect)
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LiveJournal Needs To Tighten Security
Hmm... as part of my ongoing work with Abnib v3.0, I've noticed a couple of interesting little quirks in the way that LiveJournal handles security for "friends only" and "private" posts. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've found a way to - for any given user - produce a list of the times, dates, and …
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Abnib v3.0, First Release
Well, I've completed the first release of Abnib v3.0. It's not quite as full-featured as I'd have liked, yet, but a lot of the new "core" functionality is there. I hope you'll all agree that it's been worth the wait. And, if you're reading this on Abnib... Hello there!
So: what's new -
"Friends-Only" Support For LiveJournal … -
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The Mangohol Experiment - Day Two
Flushed with success at my wine-making efforts (which have ranged from "barely drinkable" to "good") over the last few months, I thought I'd turn my hand to fermenting some different kinds of fruits in my spare time. The first of these that I decided to try is mangoes. So, a few mangoes from the greengrocer …
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JTA (The Aber Effect)
Claire Q (The Aber Effect)