The Virtual Linux download is taking ages (although at least it seems to be progressing!). IT reckons another 10 hours to download the other 66% – 416MB! And this is meant to be on an ASDL line!
The first picture on the Mirror project is up!
A fiver is the UK’s £5 note. They withdrew the new issues after about two days because the serial numbers could be rubbed off. They’ve fixed the problem (hopefully) and the new ones are back in circulation again.
Got my first new fiver today. I’ve not tried to rub the serial number off just in case 🙂
Went into Dixons this morning and discovered something interesting. They do a caller display unit which only displays the last number that called for £2.99, or they have another one for £6.99 which shows last 30 calls and tells you if you have a message waiting with call minder. However, both of these give you three months access to three Select services free! Seeing as though that is worth a lot more than £2.99 I bought one!
It also comes with a splitter so i thought I’d do some more tests on my asdl line and to work out whether I could have a splitter on the phone line to split one socket into two outlets, and then where I would need a filter installed. Putting the splitter into the phone socket, and then the ASDL router (standard phone plug with filter installed) into one of the splitter sockets, and a Filter into the other socket with a phone plugged in works. It didn’t previously. Swapped out the filter and I have a duff filter which explains why it didn’t work. This means I have bought a new Dect phone when I didn’t really need to (as I thought I couldn’t have a phone and asdl socket upstairs so the Dect was purchased as a cordless so the base station was downstairs but the phone kept upstairs). Still I’ve got used to the two mobiles – very handy.
Now just need to decide on the select services. Caller display will be very handy (the handsets include 10 numbers on caller display so i’m not going to actually use the new unit apart from as a splitter!) and I might use Call Sign which I can give to either people at work or job agencies!. However if I get used to having this I’d have to end up getting it permanently after 3 months so I’m not sure.
PS, The MirrorProject file has been uploaded – I’ll post here if it gets accepted.
I was playing around with the digital camera this morning trying to get a macro shot for the photojunkies macro comp. Thought i’d take a picture of the mobile when I noticed my reflection in it…so I took a photo which I can use for this competition and also to enter into the mirror project! Click here to view the pic
What a nutter! This french bloke is going to do a powerchute jump 40000 metres high – thats almost 4 times higher than a 737 flies at!
Neil also posted a link to the Guardians website which gives an interesting commentary on how/why Google is blocked in China.
The fireworks have started – and its only two months until Guy Fawkes day. So I’ve had Basil and Frankie running around the room everytime one explodes. I think Basil is scared as he’s now curled up on my wrists hovering over the laptop keyboard! Makes it pretty hard to type
Now that Neil has been reading my blog and says its cool *shucks* he’s added it to his blogroll. Remember that if you have a blogroll you can add my site to yours by clicking here and your website will also have a note to say that its been updated, just like Neil’s does now. And if you are reading this Neil, you need to comment on a post by clicking on the comment underneath the item 🙂