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_alexw

  1. @AnnieP_21 When are you and Ben coming to visit lovely Oxfordshire? It's been too long...
  2. @AnnieP_21 Haha :-) Not smaller no. This one was the size of a small dog with wings.
  3. The wasps are getting bigger.
  4. WebFusion is currently experiencing a DDos from China apparently. Lovely. Multiple customers down too.
  5. "Oh not another one" - Microsoft launches its own 'so.cl' network reg.cx/1Wxw
  6. @dave_irvine - Looks right up your street blog.o2.co.uk/home/2012/05/c… #CampusPartyEU
  7. So Chromium doesn't work with Facebook properly still - code.google.com/p/chromium/iss…
  8. Someone is cooking flatbread in the toaster and this just popped into my head. Naan naan naan naan naan naan naan naan flatbread!
  9. Just gained my MCTS 70-640 Active Directory Configuration certification!
  10. Happy Valentines day everyone!
  11. Whitney Houston is dead.
  12. If you haven't seen our entry to GGJ2012 then check it out here - youtube.com/watch?v=N6byFB… - Everything you see was created from scratch in C++
  13. So GGJ2012 is now over, an interesting experience. Little sleep, lots of coding and maths, great people.
  14. @O2 - Outraged you are sending personally identifiable mobile phone number strings to the world through my web browser! lew.io/headers.php
  15. @SAP Where can I get a copy of Crystal Reports 2008? We've already got licences.
  16. @SAP Your e-Store is broken. Can't get a trial of Crystal Reports - sap.com/campaign/2011_…
  17. LINQ to SQL DateTime is weird. If you use milliseconds they are ignored and rounded *UP*. Very difficult to debug!
  18. CSLA 3.8 VB.NET asynchronous validation rule example code - forums.lhotka.net/forums/p/9064/…
  19. It's gone, it's officially gone - bye bye IE6. bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
  20. Back in Thame. M6 was a nightmare. Nackered! Work tomorrow - yey?!