hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Wiwichear as a verb
wiwichear (verbo intransitivo) (hablar en inglés) to speak in English; (hablar sin sentido) to speak in a nonsense language.
Towel Day
Today is Towel Day, celebrating the life and work of that hoopy frood Douglas Adams. Now I really should get off to my german exam.
That occasional feeling
I’ve been living away from my native Australia for the last seven years. In the last four years I’ve had very little contact with other Australians, I basically don’t know any where I live in Barcelona. I had a funny … Continue reading
Quotes about programming languages
A funny, but somewhat short list of quotes about (mainly disparaging) programming languages by people famous enough that it counts. Of course some of the best are by Dijkstra. “It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that … Continue reading
They’ve got me there
It’s been a fair while since I’ve bought a video game on launch. I’m just not as fanatical as I used to be about that. I do still buy the occasional game though. I have, in fact, bought every single … Continue reading
Wir sind Helden
About a month ago I was looking for something to listen while waiting for a train. I found Wir sind Helden (We are heroes), a german band who I had never heard of. Obviously a friend had passed the music on … Continue reading
That post-a-day-in-March thing
So, I was going really well. I had two weeks under my belt and I’d only missed a couple of days. Then it all went wrong. It wasn’t even for lack of material. I still have a list here with … Continue reading
Moving and what physical object means home
I moved on the weekend, which is as good an excuse as any for my three-day lapse in posting every day of the month. I moved in with Andrea (that’s my girlfriend for anyone who stumbled upon my page from … Continue reading
Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga
A number of years ago I got into comics by reading the entire Marvel Civil War event that got passed to me. Marvel’s events are basically big stories that involve many of the members of the Marvel universe and have … Continue reading
You work how much?
Today I read an interesting article on how the 40-hour work week came about and its demise in recent years. The first thing that I thought, reading this article was, what demise? Then I thought about my parents and what … Continue reading