Archive for March, 2006

Slackware 11

Monday, March 27th, 2006 Posted in Tech Stuff | No Comments »

It's coming soon... At last, an official 2.6 Slackware kernel. Read more..

Royal Flush

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Poker | No Comments »

I've seen "my" first Royal Flush. Unfortunately I wasn't dealt it but I was playing at the same table. Fortunately I wasn't betting against it. The estimated odds of being dealt a Royal ... Read more..

Sad news from Microsoft

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 Posted in Tech Stuff | No Comments »

The next version of the Windows desktop to emulate the Mac desktop is called Vista. It was due for release this year but has been delayed until 2007 as M$ ... Read more..

The Darwin fish

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 Posted in Thoughts | No Comments »

I had heard of the battle of the bumper stickers in the US, where rationalists, scientists, humanists, atheists and other sensible right thinking people had become so outraged at the ... Read more..

Continued Siskin frenzy

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 Posted in Birds | No Comments »

They may be small but they sure can eat! There is much Siskin frenzy each day, proof of which is this shot of his and her Siskins on the feeder ... Read more..

Weather

Sunday, March 19th, 2006 Posted in Birds | No Comments »

As I walked into work on Friday morning, it was freezing. The rain was the finest drizzle that an easterly wind could whip up and scatter along The Shore. The ... Read more..

Did you know…

Saturday, March 18th, 2006 Posted in Humour | No Comments »

I used to work for the CPS... Read more..

The cruelty of poker – part 7

Friday, March 17th, 2006 Posted in Poker | No Comments »

I have just played the most dispiriting game of poker I have ever experienced. Even if you know nothing about the game you will appreciate that this series of hands is ... Read more..

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