Tom Fotherby
Look to Windward (Ian M Banks)
Sci-fi, 6/10 – June 2006 The Culture usually sounds like such a wonderful utopian place, but this book makes some good arguments that make the Culture out to be far more tarnished and corrupt than I have previously seen, one of them from a Hub mind itself. I found myself not being sure who I […]
My Wedding (10th/June/2006)
Getting married was the best day of my life. I was a bit apprehensive that I wouldn’t be able to handle being the centre of attention and making a speech and stuff but all the nerves and anxiety helped make the day special and unforgettable. It was so touching that so many people went out […]
Pure Chronos DAB Radio – July 2006 (Wedding Present)
The best radio alarm clock we’ve ever owned. We like the large central snooze button and a sleep timer (adjustable by 5 minute increments up to 60 minutes). The radio stations don’t need tuning in because they are digital and it hides no less than four alarms, which can be individually set to any combination […]
My first program (6th/May/2006)
I first got bitten by the coding bug by writing a little game on a 486 laptop at school. Not real screenshot It was a much inferior copy of a helicopter bombing game where you passed lower and lower over some sky-scrapers which you had to flatten before you eventually hit them. It was written […]
Is the success in software a function of the IQ of your team? (5th/May/2006)
Microsoft has prided itself on having the smartest employees on the planet yet they aren’t usually the people that produce the best software. Microsoft copy promising software and muscle it out of the market by using their advantage of owning the operating system. The only reason IE won over Netscape was that IE came free […]
Who shall I vote for? (4th/May/2006)
I’m not going to vote Tory because I’m detested by their smear-campaign. I’m not going to vote Lib dem because replacing council tax with a local income tax would totally screw me over. So I’m left with Labour or the Green party. I would vote for the Green party except they won’t win so I […]
Stayed up late to time watch
I stayed up late because early in the morning on the 4th of May the time and date was “01:02:03 04/05/06”. It was too much of a unique and interesting date to miss. I used the opportunity to add anniversary reminders to my current software project (FothoFax). Fothofax screenshot Then I realised it’s not long […]
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Thriller, 6/10 – April 2006 Anti-matter contained in magnetised jars, I mean – come off it! This book is so far-fetched that it becomes totally trashy (especially with the poor romantic sub plot). It has the same lead character as the Da Vinci code (Robert Langdon) and also has a Catholic theme but it’s lacking […]
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
Thriller, 8/10 – March 2006 This book is an intelligent treasure hunt that doesn’t drop the pace of the action for a minute. It produced a constant trickle of puzzle clues and solutions but at the same time managed to build and build all the way to the end. The storyline is enriched with some […]
I caved-in and got a mobile (29th/Mar/2006)
I feel ashamed that I’ve succumbed to the dark side and got a mobile. No longer am I gloriously cut off from the world. Why did I finally get one? I needed one to arrange my wedding (there’s only so many phone calls one can make from a work phone without feeling guilty). I was […]
HP PhotoSmart 3210 Printer/Scanner/Copier – 11th Mar 2006 (Birthday present from kix, £200 )
This is my first printer and I’m glad I waited so long because it’s grown up enough to play nice with Linux (it was actually easier to get working with Linux than it was with Windows)! It’s a network printer so Kix and I can share it and we can put it where we have […]
The Last Battle (C.S.Lewis)
Fantasy, 6/10 – February 2006 This is the final book of the chronicles and it really needs to be read last because it gives away all the secrets and has a fantastic, chilling ending. I’ve known about the Christian sub-plot all along but it is confirmed in this book. It turns out that Aslan is […]
The Silver Chair (C.S.Lewis)
Fantasy, 7/10 – February 2006 This 6th adventure in Narnia is taken by Eustace from the last book and a new character called Jill Pole. They get a break from school and are given a task by Aslam. The children and the reader are taught that appearances can be deceptive and even those who look […]
Mario Kart DS
DS,Battle Racing,9/10 – January 2006 This is my first WIFI game. What this means is I can play 3 other REAL people from anywhere in my house. They might be in America, Europe, Mongolia, it doesn’t matter, what matters is that they are a so much more worthy and fun opponent than a AI simulation. […]
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S.Lewis)
Fantasy, 8/10 – January 2006 This is the fifth out of the seven books that make up the chronicles of Narnia. It’s about an adventure made up of lots of really exciting little adventures all about Caspian going in search of his lost relatives. A Narnian take on Homer’s Odyssey. One of my favourite parts […]
