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I was lucky enough to go along to the Friends of O’Reilly camp; it’s a different style of conference. The recipe is to put a bunch of geeks together, give them a number of rooms, feed them regularly, and see what they come up with.

Posted: Sep 13, 2004 Category: Conference
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Experiences with the NHS after knee damage incurred while dancing…

Posted: Sep 11, 2004 Category: General
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The CSW XML Summer School is where I typically spend the last week of July each year. As the name implies, it’s more like a school than a conference, with the emphasis on teaching immediately useful stuff rather than bleeding edge discourse. I really enjoy going each year and there are lots of reasons for that.

Posted: Sep 01, 2004 Category: Conference
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These days I typically use Firefox as my browser; it’s quick, supports a goodly amount of CSS, and seems less virus-prone than some of the competition. Unfortunately, there are still web sites out there that only support Microsoft Internet Explorer and older versions of Netscape Navigator for some useful functionality (when the site requirements read [...]

Posted: Aug 31, 2004 Category: Technology
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Being on instant messenger all day is like being in a virtual cubicle.

Posted: Aug 27, 2004 Category: Technology
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I hate being upsold. Do it to me too much and I will never visit your establishment again.

Posted: Aug 20, 2004 Category: General, Rants
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