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Interstellar Overdrive part 3: docking station & CD drive

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2005-03-29 09:48:00 bouncy Won’t Get Fooled Again-The Who-Then And Now (1964-2004)

Yet another step towards the laptop replacing the desktop: I’ve got hold of a bookendz docking station! So now when I need to put my spandex Y-fronts on over my loons and become the mac RoadWarrior, I can just grab Swedish Slaptop from the docking station and zoom without all that tedious unplugging of peripherals….

Even better, Beelzebob (a CompSci postgraduate I know through work and a stronger mac advocate than Pete and I put together) gave me the CD module from his trashed slaptop. Time to install OSX, then go wireless and take Swedish Slaptop into the 21st century, even though I’m still waiting on the replacement DVD/CD drive…

If you MUST display affection for felines….

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2005-03-20 18:35:00 The Powers That Be-Roger Waters-Radio K.A.O.S.

POLL: best name for a kitten
“my answer would be SNUGGLEBOT 2000. it would be amazing. imagine picking up a little purring ball of fur and reading the heart-shaped tag around his neck that says, “SNUGGLEBOT 2000.” he could be called “snugglebot” or just “snuggles” for short, when calling him, but his proper name would be “snugglebot 2000.” i think it would be pretty killer. i don’t know about you, but if i found out a kitten’s name was “snugglebot 2000” i would want nothing more than to see what all the fuss is about and snuggle with the kitty in question.”
Thank you

Meming around the world

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2005-03-19 21:33:00
LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER: Terminator 3
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW: Terry Pratchett’s ‘Interesting Times’ and Naomi Klein’s ‘No Logo’
FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Monopoly
FAVORITE MAGAZINE: MacUser
FAVORITE SMELLS: Tobacco
COMFORT FOOD: Tacos, peanutbutter sandwiches
FAVORITE SOUNDS: David Gilmour’s guitar solos
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: when there is nothing I can do about a situation
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING: ‘Oh fuck here we go again – give me a cigarette’
FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE: In California: Del Taco. In St Andrews:
FUTURE CHILD’S NAME: Nema or Nemo: because I’m vasectomised
FINISH THIS STATEMENT: “IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY, I WOULD”: give most of it away but keep enough to pay off my mortgage and for all the software and music I’ve borrowed
DO YOU DRIVE FAST: I can’t drive
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: Of course: a pig called Marianne
STORMS — COOL OR SCARY: Cool if I’m indoors
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: My first fantasy car was a long-wheelbase landrover made into a mobile home
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: beer: Staropramen, whiskey: Powers (Irish)
FINISH THIS STATEMENT,’IF I HAD THE TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO’: learn to programme, speak German and Indonesian
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI: yes
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE: I would get rid of the grey in my beard
GLASS HALF-EMPTY OR FULL: non-bloody-existant
HOW MANY CITIES/TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN: 3: Worcester, St Andrews and Edinburgh
FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX: in bed
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: football (soccer)
WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED: a rucsac, a phone cable, an ethernet cable and plenty of dust
TOILET PAPER/ PAPER TOWEL–OVER OR UNDER: over – easier to reach!
CREATE YOUR OWN! – or – GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Meme the world away II

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2005-03-18 20:20:00

 

You scored as Zoroastrian Pagan. The Zoroastrian Pagan is a rare breed who follows the teachings of Zoroaster, the religious reformer. He believed that there were no gods, and it was naive to put faith in them and give them names. What one should focus on is merely serving one side of the cosmic duality; work on good or light deeds, and the world would become more good or light. Pagans of this variety are rare, but often feel like they get more done without the hassle and clutter of pantheons and gods. They’re smart, analytical, and occationally cynical.

Zoroastrian Pagan
60%
Ecclectic Pagan
40%
Shamanic Pagan
40%
Eastern Pagan
20%
Egyptian Pantheonic Pagan
20%
Sumerian, Babylonian, and Mesopotamian Pagans
20%
Kabbalistic Pagan
20%
Greek Pantheonic Pagan
20%
Roman Pantheonic Pagan
20%
Norse Pantheonic Pagan (Asatru)
0%
Catholic (Pagan?)
0%
Celtic Pantheonic Pagan
0%

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