Got back to the appartment last night to find police on High School Way, interviewing somebody innocuous-looking. When I went to the door to the appartment complex, it turned out that there were upwards of a dozen police, with six patrol cars, on Castro St. Most were standing around doing nothing but one of them […]
Over the past few months I have been asymptotically approaching being able to make a good cappuccino or latte. (I'm way better than the glassy-eyed morons who are usually behind an espresso machine but nowhere near "good barista".) However, over the last few weeks I have noticed that sometimes I was not able to steam […]
Okay, perhaps it’s a little exaggeration to say that I'm nearly homeless, since I have a perfectly nice house in Durham. However, since I'm working in Dublin this is not especially helpful for my weekday accommodation.
If any reader has a room they could rent me near Grand Canal Dock, for around €400-450, please get in […]
We have a couple of low-cost airlines in England and Ireland, Easyjet and Ryanair. They are interesting because they optimise for low turn-around time and general cheapness. Optimisations include making the passengers walk to the aeroplane then up both sets of on-board steps to halve loading time, and putting quite a steep charge on all […]
I'm back in Dublin, trying madly to lose the Californian mannerisms. Starting sentences with 'So …' is the most pernicious. It’s excellent to be back; there’s a great sense of camaraderie here, and people are easier to approach. It’s also good to have easy access to daylight — even though there’s less of it, I […]
This posting is mostly a retrospective on my time in Mountain View and how it compares with the UK.
Firstly, America is a great shock to the old-world me. The stunning regularity of the grid system, even in small "cities" such as Mountain View. Not that Mountain View is actually a real city. It has virtually […]
I have 8 and a half working days to go before I leave the IT Service!!!1!! Here’s the story so far…
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Google Recruiter
Come and work for us! Apply! Apply!
Me
No. I like Durham Just Too Much.
Recruiter
Aw, g'wan, g'wan, g'wan
Me
No.
Time passes
Recruiter
Thanks for the conference. Cheerio.
Me
Actually, I'd like to apply to work for you […]
I was walking over the Kingsgate Bridge one morning in October 1995 when my companion and I wondered how high it was. Without another word being spoken, he dropped a coin over the bridge and we timed the descent. Continuing the walk, we did the maths between us and estimated it to be around 70 […]