Monthly Archives: June 2003

June 13, 2003 – 11:09

The jetlag has been mostly reasonable, having paced my sleeps on the flights over, but I’m starting to doze a bit this morning. My stomach has been making all sorts of hungry noises too, even though I had a nice sausage and corn sandwich for breakfast (I got an odd look or two for ordering […]

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June 13, 2003 – 10:29

Phwoar, rock! Wari Wahab, the author of pyblosxom, linked to my sweet hacks page. Colour me chuffed.

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June 12, 2003 – 21:38

Did some GU4DEC errands with Glynn and had a wander through Trinity. Looks like a sweet venue, with good halls, and a lush, open lawn to hang out on. Came home and drank a pint of Smithwicks, then went out for more beer and a Porterhouse steak (with peppercorn sauce, mushrooms and mash). Very yummy. […]

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June 12, 2003 – 14:51

The Irish Department of Health has information about SARS on their website, doh.ie. Yeah. “D’oh!”

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June 12, 2003 – 13:19

So, Glynn said I had to catch a bus to O’Connell Street, in the city centre, and then cross Liffey river. I didn’t find the river straight away, but I ran straight into the Bonavox hearing aid shop. Am I the unwitting tourist or what? Bono, lead singer of Ireland’s second most famous export, named […]

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June 12, 2003 – 13:04

Hong Kong airport was fun. In an American accent: “*cough*cough* Jeeeezus, it’s hot in here, ain’t it? Don’t they have A-C in A-si-a? Phew, feelin’ a bit woozy here … Haw haw, just fucken with ya!”
The German signs about SARS read “GEZUNDHEITWARNUNG”. Ring-a-ring-o’-rosy.

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June 12, 2003 – 07:12

No Pipka or Thomarse on IRC.

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June 12, 2003 – 06:32

Using weird java ssh client on a lame web terminal at Heathrow. vim is so much more efficient than an HTML textarea in a legless IE. Flight was horrible. Had only 30 minutes between 8 hour Sydney to Hong Kong flight and 12 hour Hong Kong to London flight.
Feel like crap, missing Pipka lots. Would […]

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Channel 4: The GU4DEC Station

June 11, 2003 – 02:00

“Please return your seat backs to their full upright and locked position.”
It’s GU4DEC time, boys and girls! Over the next week or so, I will be documenting the conference right here! Pretty sure there’s wireless everywhere, so it will be LIVE the most part, too. You’re tuned to the GU4DEC station! Thanks to jimmac for […]

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June 11, 2003 – 02:00

“You know why they put oxygen masks on planes? Oxygen gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you’re taking giant, panic breaths. Suddenly, you become euphoric. Docile. You accept your fate. It’s all right here. Emergency water landing, six hundred miles an hour. Blank faces, calm as Hindu cows.” — Fight Club

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