Author Archive for jonh

zOS + Wordle = A web 2.0 look for zOS??

I’ve been on a course this week learning about zOS.

Yesterday afternoon someone was talking about making posters and I remembered about this web app I’d heard about called [wordle].

So I made a poster from the zOS ISPF POM (primary options menu):

Awesome :)

Also wordle was made by and IBMer — which is pretty neat!

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“There’s probably no God….

… Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”

[This is a great idea]

As a person with a religious name I turned atheist incredibly quickly and cannot help but enjoy anything that’s even slightly anti-religious :)

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A Test for Dog owners

I think there should be a yearly test for dog owners, kind of like an MOT, and just like an MOT it’s for the safety of the public.

The problem is that some people are retards and buy a bear rather than a dog, this test will force these people to get rid of their giant bears.

It works like this, and 1 meter diameter circle is painted on the ground in which the dog owner must stand holding their dog lead to which the dog is attached (the dog can be outside of the circle).

Then a man comes near the circle holding a steak or the dogs favourite toy or whatever attracts the dog.

The owner must remain inside the circle during this time, if they step out of the circle or are dragged out then their dog is taken away.

Simple!

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Should Doctors get sick pay?

I mean, they chose to work with sick people didn’t they? It hardly seem fair that they spend their time at work coming into close contact with people that are sick and then have the guile to take time off for it!

unbelievable.

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Listening to the Prodigy when I’m riding home…

..is bad for my health, but it does get me home faster :)

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Lego Batman or Equal Rights for Sidekicks?

So I’ve been playing Lego Batman recently and have just finished a level where Batman and Robin are in boats. More specifically Batman is in the Batboat and Robin is in Robin’s Watercraft.

I mean seriously, can there not be a cool name for the sidekicks ride?

Even their base — the Batcave — has nothing in common with Robin, there aren’t even any robins in there!! Just thousands of bats!

What an outrage.

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Zooombook! Zooomr + Facebook

This is a notice for anyone who is still using Facebook, which might be no one, but I can’t be expected to keep up with all of these cool kids at my age..

Anyway, if you’re still using Facebook then I have created a new Zooomr application that allows you to view: photosets, favourites, latest pics and pics with given tags via the Zooomr API. The downside being that you need an actual Zooomr account to use it rather than the old app Zooomr RSS Reader which would let any old chuff put pics on their profile.

It can fit in pretty much anywhere and has it’s own tab.

You should totally check it out and become a fan of it!

[http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=25989203293]

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Ideas (mostly cat based)

* Mints for Cats — cats smell nice, but their breath is terrible, [sadly this has already been done]

* Tissues for Cats — cats have small noses, when they get a cold it’s like being shot at with a small air gun, (not yet available :)

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Biodiesel

I like biodiesel I think it’s a great recycling idea, unfortunately being a cyclist it’s by far and away the worst fuel to breathe in. It really hangs in the air and tastes like a kind of burnt barbecue, any chance someone can create a filter for it?

This might sound like a small problem but it’s surprising is how many cars that overtake me are using it, it’s a lot more than you’d think!

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Warner Brothers I’m pretty sure everyone now hates you

A court in the Indian capital Delhi has rejected a lawsuit filed by Hollywood company Warner Bros against the makers of a Bollywood film Hari Puttar.

Seriously, stop even trying this kind of crap — what’s next??! you going to sue people because their titles are anagrams of yours?? Pathetic.

Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7628948.stm

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