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Do Not Throw Away That Laserwriter, Ramsay Wood!
Yesterday I was having dinner with Ramsay Wood at the Priory Tavern. We hadn’t seen each other for a little while, and were having a nice catch up. Then he said something which offended my every sensibility. ‘I have to throw away my Laserwriter,’ he said. ‘My guy came around to install a new printer,…
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A bit of PC history (personal computing, that is)
I just finished reading Walter Issacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. If you’re interested in the personal computer revolution, you should read it. It’s an insightful look at one of the men who definitely helped shape the digital world. I also realised that that as of April 2014, I’ve been running Linux on the desktop for…
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Launching Hoppy Collie Brewery
If we’re in regular contact, you have probably been bored by my homebrewing talk already. Well, I’m taking it up a notch — I’m starting a small brewing company in London to make West Coast style ales, hopefully getting a few Fosters taps turned off and replaced by something better. If you have a minute,…
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Troubleshooting
Computers are not magic. Nothing in technology is. Computers are tools that follow the operator’s instructions. Commands can be complex, and underlying code can possibly be send incorrect instructions, but in the end, there is no room for interpretation. Computers cannot ‘get mad’ at you, or have a bad day, or do something that they’re…
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Like school days
I’m reading Faulkner when she comes in. She sits on the bed, close enough that I can feel her. ‘What’s going on?’ She sounds just like she did when we were in university. A little more sober, maybe, but otherwise pitch-perfect. ‘Trying to read. Not successfully.’ ‘Go ahead and ask. I know you’re dying to…