Author Archives: Stu

Programming cats

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Stu

Have you ever wondered how many cats you would have if you started with just one female and left it alone with males for 5 years? No? Nor had I… Until this morning! I connected to the IdleMonkeys IRC server … Continue reading →

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Browser frustrations

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Stu

Earlier on I was writing some code that inserted some text into a textarea on a webpage. After the text has been inserted I needed the cursor to be at the end of the textarea so that the user could … Continue reading →

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Drinks, bad news, movies, Android apps

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Stu

On Saturday night Cheryl and I went out with Holly and then Len met up with us in The Social. We had a bunch of drinks and ended up spending the whole night in there, leaving at about 2 in … Continue reading →

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WordPress upgrades can be easy

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Stu

I manage a couple of WordPress installations here and there. I obviously do everything on this blog, but on the other one I only really handle upgrades and changes to the underlying code. The style is done by a proper … Continue reading →

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Another two films at the cinema

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Stu

I met Cheryl on old market square after work yesterday and we went to the cinema in time for the 17:30 showing of The A-Team. It was every bit as silly as I imagined it would be. Some bits are … Continue reading →

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Cinemaness

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Stu

Cheryl and I were talking about how many films we wanted to watch at the cinema yesterday, so we decided it would be worth investing in an unlimited card for Cineworld. It costs £13.50 and you use the card to … Continue reading →

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Formula 1 frustrations

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Stu

Most people will already know about the way Ferarri managed the Hockenheim Formula 1 race yesterday. They had the two fastest cars and so they deserved first and second places in the race. Felippe Massa was winning and Fernando Alonso … Continue reading →

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No more Remote Recorder

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Stu

I was looking around on the Android Marketplace today when I saw that BSkyB are now offering their own Sky+ app for remote recording shows, listings, etc. It’s a very nice-looking app. Lots of polish and shine. I don’t really … Continue reading →

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Benicassim

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Stu

Today is my last day at work for about a week. I am going to the Benicassim festival in Spain tomorrow afternoon. I can’t wait to get there! I’ve been looking at the line-up for a while and wondering which … Continue reading →

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Poker and pumpkin bread

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Stu

On Friday Cheryl and I headed over to Mansfield for the weekend. Dave and Hayley were hosting a poker game at their house, so we went there after dropping our things off at my house. Nine people turned up in … Continue reading →

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