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Weddings and Secret Gardens
Ruth, JTA and I - later joined by Matt P - went to Jen & Nick's wedding over in Belfast this weekend, and it was awesome. They're an amazing couple and it was great to get to be part of their celebrations, to meet the fabulous folks they're related to, and to drink ourselves under …
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The Shark
This morning, I left Earth to go to nearby Headington. This trip was primarily to put money into the back, register with a GP, and get some keys cut for the new lock in the garage door. However, I also took the excuse to re-assemble my bike since the move and get out and about …
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Saying Goodbye
Dan says goodbye to Aberystwyth and the people he leaves behind there.
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Happy Broken Desk Is Happy
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All Along The Watchtower
Ruth, JTA, and I have found our way to Earth - our new home, in Oxford - after the most exhausting house move I've ever done. Particular challenges in getting things to Earth included:
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A Primer Puzzle
There's a film that I'm a huge fan of, called Primer. Since I first discovered it I've insisted on showing it at least twice at Troma Night (the second time just for the benefit of everybody who didn't "get it" - i.e. everybody - the first time). If you haven't already seen it, this post …
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Found GL3X4Q1E Windows in the West
This checkin to GL3X4Q1E Windows in the West reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I got a call from reaperfish this evening, who had come out looking for this cache but had some problems finding it. We worked together: me from my desk with maps, photos, and the cache description, …
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Leave Me
Just wanted to share with you all a short film I discovered today, Leave Me, in which a recent widower deals with his grief through his wife's broken digital camera. It's only about five minutes long, but it's absolutely breathtaking.
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Hiding In Plain "Site"
I've written a program called PicInHTML, which makes web pages with concealed images which are shown when text on the page is selected. What's clever about these page are how they work: they're a single file, with no dependence on images nor Javascript, and they work by leveraging the little-used ::selected CSS selector. Each individual …
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Aberystwyth Escape Velocity
It's been said that Aberystwyth is like a black hole, and that once you're sucked into it, you can never leave. Sure, it's okay to fly-by, so long as you keep it at arms' reach for, say, three to five years... but if you get caught in the pull of the place, it becomes harder …
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Roadworthy
This afternoon, I passed my driving test. This was my second attempt, and I pretty much kicked arse, scoring 2 minor faults (one for undue hesitiation as I pulled out from a roadworks stop on the way up Penglais Hill, and the second for insufficient use of mirrors at some point while moving out of …
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Lloyd Kaufman introduces Citizen Toxie - The Toxic Avenger IV for Troma Night 300
Lloyd Kaufman's video introduction for the first film at Troma Night 300 (Friday 16th April 2010), Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV. With thanks to "Travis" at Troma Studios and Matt in the Hat for making this possible.
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Troma Night 300 (Hindsight)
For those who couldn't make it to Troma Night 300 on Friday, but don't want to miss out on the experience: here's what you missed (along with lots of links to some videos for you to watch - note that some videos might be considered NSFW):
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Matt In The Hat introduces The Deadly Bees for Troma Night 300 (Censored Version)
Matt In The Hat's video introduction for the second film at Troma Night 300 (Friday 16th April 2010), The Deadly Bess. This version is necessarily censored to comply with YouTube's position on penises, but the original video didn't have this censorship: and nobody at Troma Night knew what was coming until it was right in … -
Troma Night 300
This Friday's Troma Night will be Troma Night 300! It's hard to believe how much time I've spent at this, our weekly film night. I wonder how many pizzas, in total, have been eaten? How many awful films we've groaned at?
I'm planning that for this special Troma Night we'll temporarily revitalise some of the old …