Speed's Blog

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17-Feb-2007

A Gigabyte of RAM? You must be crazy!

A decade ago, a girl hypothesizes in a newsgroup that one day computers will have gigabytes of memory. The responses rather suggest that she is completely mad. Rather amusing, seeing as I have a measly 2GB in my computer, but a friend of mine is running on just 256MB - the limit that the bloke there suggests is all we will need. I'm sure my friend disagrees.



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16-Feb-2007

Amusing Farewell E-Mail

He left work today, and decided to write an email to all his colleagues, slating them for their unfriendliness, lack of advice and misdirection.

Heres an excerpt:
"Please know that I could not have reached this goal without your unending lack of support. Words cannot express my gratitude for the words of gratitude you did not express."

Mirror: DuggMirror




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24 Character Countdown

For those 24 fans among you (myself included!!!), here is a points rating blog post for each character.

BE WARNED: Spoilers Ahead if you aren't up to Season 6 Episode 9!

Best Quote:
Mrs X [name removed so as not to spoil]: (-2)
-Didn’t show up in this episode (+10)

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Escher-Art


All made out of Lego - very clever, although I think he would have had to cut up loads of pieces to do it.

PS - this is my 101st blog post!

14-Feb-2007

Firefox Flicks

Firefox Flicks, Whee Advert. Funny, and a good jibe at IE. If you don't use Firefox, download and use it now.

Google’s Valentine’s Logo Sure Looks Like “Googe”

Take a look at Google's home page logo today. (www.google.co.uk for the lazy ones). I agree with everyone else, albeit us being picky, where's the L?



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Digg Updates Blog Settings

Hooray! Digg has updated its Blog Settings, allowing posting to New Blogger!

That means it'll be easier for me to post here great stories I see on Digg - you should get more blog posts!

13-Feb-2007


If you spot terrorism, blow your anti-terrorism whistle. If you are Vin Diesel, yell really loud.

Other amusing anecdotes for US Safety Advisory Notices at source!

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What the US could have spent the Iraq Budget on

Iraq War: $145.2 billion
Free Health Insurance for Every Uninsured Family: $124 billion
Free Fuel every Mon, Wed, Fri: $116 billion

... the list goes on.

Worth a read!
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12-Feb-2007

Snowy?



By the way - thats the door of a balcony on the second story.

I love it when we have snow here, and wish for it every Christmas, but these guys must be so fed up of it by now...

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Make Me A Website!



The reality when you ask somebody to make a website for you.

11-Feb-2007

Laptop Saves Life



A Panasonic Toughbook took the bullet for a soldier in Iraq!
Source: via Digg

Clear Water

Wouldn't you like to holiday here...


I sure would...
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