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benpoole

  1. @TimsterC @BillMalchisky Alas, it’s a requirement: client VPN checks for presence of the software. At least it’s just in a VM!
  2. The McAfee antivirus software that comes with VMWare Fusion is worse than a virus itself. Urgh.
  3. @darrenjadams doesn't matter, they all hate the English anyway!
  4. This is just great bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
  5. @OfficialTfGM A tram from MediaCity to Piccadilly would be good please!
  6. @miketurtle :-) Just finished “Faaaaaaaarking Ada” now!
  7. A Blockheads afternoon I think #CleverTrevor #nowplaying
  8. Hooray! >> RT @jasonharrop docx4j 2.8.0 released, with support for XHTML import: docx4java.org/blog/2012/05/d…
  9. @jasonhook Satriani is ALWAYS a good idea.
  10. @avidfanman *puke* I remember that!
  11. @JohnHaselden I am repeating it in a monotone in the hope that my test case will one day go green…
  12. This morning I encountered the PHP error, “unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM”. Which was nice. stackoverflow.com/questions/1966…
  13. Art For Art’s Sake, 10CC. Great song from a great band, often unfairly overlooked. And the song has plenty of cowbell!
  14. @ImRichardBarnes What on earth can you mean? That was the best bit!
  15. VAT DONE! Now time for a quick bit of maven before noddy-blinkums-land. I know how to live!
  16. @woowar Beyond “The Wall” I’ve never taken much notice of PF (I know, I know…) But David is a fan & has been setting me straight!
  17. @woowar “Your Possible Pasts” amused. And then “Paranoid Eyes”. Oh and of course “Not Now John”. It just all *fits* :-)
  18. Ah, VAT return. And Pink Floyd’s “The Final Cut”. The music seems appropriate somehow.