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  • richard
    Oh Mel, I used to be like that. Until I -had- to open it and use it, but now I ...
  • melody
    I have it. I opened it. I got scared and closed it.
 

Jun 29
2009

Posted by richard

For a long time I always thought that Adobe Illustrator was a difficult program to use.

I’m happy to say that I’m wrong! Since we’re upgrading a few things at work, it was decided that we needed to upgrade the software too, and so a new package was purchased and here we are. Illustrator is the main one we’ll focus on (for the purposes of this blog post at least) and my reticence to use it was thrown out the window with the first few jobs I tried.

Wow what a nice program, although one or two things are still a little difficult to get used to. Font sizing for example, messed up, way messed up. Alignment is different to what we’re used to. The drawing sheet size is limited (for what we want at least, in some designs). Other than that it appears fairly straightforward to use, nicely laid out, and a well-designed program.

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  • richard
    Yeah, I mailed them to ask why it's not considered recyclable. I expect a mail back next year. As for charging ...
  • macbros
    Use a permanent black marker and draw an arrow pointing to the small recycle sign on it, with a even ...
 

Jun 29
2009

Posted by richard

So our unelected leader, PM Brown, said in Parliament today that they won’t walk away from Britons in difficult times.

Forgive me for being so blunt Mr Brown, but weren’t you the one that brought the hard times to us? As Chancellor you let the financial community do as they will, regardless of whether they flaunted good sense and displayed little fiduciary acumen. You sold gold at an historic low, losing us many billions.

Why should we trust him? Please, let there be an election.

Or if a miracle could occur, her Majesty dismiss him.

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  • richard
    *gasp* Shocking! Once you start though, you'll wonder why you never did.
  • melody
    I'm afraid I'm the asshole who never recycles.
 

Jun 29
2009

Posted by richard

Well as usual, Mondays are rubbish collection day. I put out the grey bin (for recyclables) and didn’t put out the green one as I didn’t have a chance at the weekend to do any gardening. Or rather, I was too lazy to do any.

Today when I got home I found the bin unemptied and a note on the top of it saying that supermarket bags were not acceptable in the grey bin.

That’s a bit odd, given that supermarket bags are made from polyethylene, which most certainly is recyclable! So for the sake of one sodding plastic bag I have to wait another two weeks to get the grey bin emptied! Bastards!

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  • richard
    We apparently need nuclear stations but the government aren't doing anything about commissioning new ones, Labour really is dismal in ...
  • melody
    I was going to ask if he was possibly related to the O. Or at least secretly American?
 

Jun 28
2009

Posted by richard

How can this man -still- be Prime Minister? He doesn’t seem to be living on the same planet as us, and wants to start spending even more:

Mr Brown’s determination to boost spending on frontline services will be underlined with the launch of his much vaunted national plan for public services on Monday.

His Building Britain’s Future document includes a number of proposals which will require significant Government spending.

Significant government spending? That doesn’t sound very smart considering today’s environment! Perhaps if rid ourselves of unemployed immigrants sponging off the state and stopped immigration, we would have a little money spare, but look what he wants:

This will include the announcements of new funding for social housing and the recruitment of 100,000 personal tutors as part of an education White Paper.
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He indicated increased spending on front line services such as schools and hospitals, and hinted for the first time that the police may also be protected from the cuts.

Idiot!

And to make matters worse he’s ignoring advice from the Bank of England, which has done all it can in this situation, and Labour are threatening to remove powers from the BoE:

Last week, Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank, gave warning that the country was experiencing: “An extraordinary level of public debt, which would require some pretty extraordinary things to be done.”

We need a general election now to get Labour out of power, they are killing this country!

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  • richard
    Yeah, thankfully I didn't. I'll have to wait for another day to wake up super early to go out.
  • macbros
    Well. If you do wake up again at that time. Just take another piss. LOL :P
 

Jun 26
2009

Posted by richard

This morning I just could not sleep. It is hot here, well, hot for england at least. It was all sultry and sweaty last night, very humid and at 5am this morning there I am throwing the covers off and trying to get some sleep but I just can’t.

I was laid in bed thinking, this would be a good time to get up, go around town and take some photos of buildings, the sun would be low, some great light conditions, and so I got up. I went to the loo, then climbed back in bed and woke at 7am.

Great. So now I’m pissed at myself for not staying up and doing what I was thinking about, and pissed at myself because I just couldn’t sleep any later. I’m not going to -hope- that I wake up at 5am again though, but if I do I’m determined to make use of it.

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Jun 24
2009

Posted by richard

After working on one or two projects recently I have found time to update one of my old themes. This is a small two column theme with the sidebar on the right side.

The background is static (a car, hence the name) and it must have been the third or fourth theme I made. It is fairly straightforward, easy to use, no special post ordering, no theme options.

Oh and it’s called , of course.

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  • richard
    Yeah I have a PCIe slot. My rig is a bit old, was considering updating, but don't need to just yet. ...
  • David
    What kind of slot? I like my 1GB GeForce 9800 GT (with only DDR2 memory) in a PCIe slot. Nice, ...
 

Jun 24
2009

Posted by richard

I need a new video card, not because this one is bust, but because it’s old and somewhat outdated now.

I need a bit more power, more umph, so I can play my video files with more fluidity, and some of the games I have or am planning on getting :)

Anyone got any good suggestions? I usually stick with Nvidia, but I am open to suggestions if they are good and have something to back them up!

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Jun 21
2009

Posted by richard

I had hoped that a Brit would win the British Grand Prix, but to be honest Vettel is a good driver so it’s not all bad. And besides, we don’t deserve to win it anyway, they drove bad in qualifying, and weren’t inspiring during the race, although Button tried right at the end.

Not a glorious end to Silverstone’s career as a racing track, but nevertheless, it was a good Grand Prix. The best driver won.

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  • richard
    Well he paid for it, then claimed it back as an expense. So in the end, the taxpayer's.
  • melody
    Well damn! So I'm confused. Do we know if it was his money or the taxpeyers?
 

Jun 19
2009

Posted by richard

Do you think (and please comment!) that a charitable donation by a member of parliament (or congress, house etc) should be considered as an expense?

The recent release of all our MP’s expenses online (albeit redacted heavily, so hardly “open”) made me a bit curious, so I looked up my MP. All those damned donations made me a bit annoyed, after all, surely it’s -him- who is donating the money, not him donating -our- money!

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    It went well btw, great meal, nice leg of lamb. The chocolate fridge cake for dessert went down very well ...
  • melody
    You always cook the most delicious sounding things. I wish I could cook like that. OK wait, I ...
 

Jun 19
2009

Posted by richard

So I offered to cook for my parents tomorrow evening, it’s Father’s Day after all. I have it planned all out, and decided that today I’d do some cooking in advance to get it out of the way to make it easier on the day.

Problem is, I chose to cook the desserts. So marmalade muffins and chocolate fridge cake are now ready and filling the house with their smell. God what an idiot I am, I can’t eat this stuff but I have to torture myself with it until tomorrow night!

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