Dead – didn’t avoid mass extinction…
On Monday I woke up full of plans for the day – only to find my PC wouldn’t boot. Aaargh. A quick look in the BIOS showed – or rather didn’t show – one of my hard disks to be unrecognised. OK – now’s a...
View ArticleAll our own work – theatre skills showcase
Theatre Skills for Adults Showcase: All Their Own Work This vivacious group return once more for an evening of pieces they have lovingly created. From the early stages of simply staring at the dreaded...
View ArticleA month is a long time…
It’s been some time since I last had time to write a quick blog post. In the past month, we have moved to Wolverhampton and finally found a cinema with more than one screen; been to the Isle of Wight...
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SatNaver found wandering round Haringey carpark
Just came across this useful looking data while looking for Haringey Central Library. Visions of people “lost in carparks”. Is this a prank? or is it a determined effort to come to the aid of people...
View ArticleColourphon: cooking up something interesting
While walking round the Business park, some time ago now, Richard and I got to talking about enquiries that you get in libraries from the great unwashed book reading public.  One I mentioned was the...
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Playing with Audio
I have spent quite some time recently playing with audio on my ubuntu desktop. Last time I tried Audio on linux I found it to be a sorely disappointing affair. That was some 6 to 12 months ago. On my...
View ArticleStop motion animation
This animation is a test using a DV camera and a little script I wrote to control it. Basically I wanted to be able to use my DV camera to take single frames, which could then be rolled into a finished...
View ArticleLibrary offers fee tea bag
No really. I went to collect a book I had reserved at my local Wolverhampton Library, and as I had the item issued, I was offered a free tea bag. Bemused; politely; I said no, thank you, I don’t drink...
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Too early, too slowly
You’ll have heard the news. Talis Systems is being wound down. The considerable investment that Talis have made in fostering the vision of the web of data has resulted in notable successes with...
View ArticleView from my new desk
Today I can write this post with a view from my new desk. I will be Talis Education’s first Technical Consultant, and as such will be exploring ways which you – as users of Talis Education’s learning...
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