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A thank you from the National Blood Service

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jonh
on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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I got sent this:

Thanks for your blood

Awesome :)

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Being sick doesn’t solve everything!

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jonh
on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
in News
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Continuing in my anatomy series, I want to talk about being sick.

As far as I can tell being sick - as in physically sick - is the default physical response for a lot of issues your body and mind can’t work out between them.

Some examples:

  • Getting off a double decker bus but being halfway down/up the stairs as it either brakes or accelerates - response: feel sick
  • Having a play on a roundabout for 3 spins or so - response: feel sick
  • Going for a ride in a car and not looking out the windows - response: feel sick

Can we not evolve a bit more so that we can have some better default responses? We understand why we feel sick in these situations but seem powerless to do anything about it!!

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[insert cliche about not updating this blog in ages here]

Published
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jonh
on Thursday, June 26, 2008
in News
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DATABURST BEGIN>>>>>>

* Got a new TV, 37 inch does 1080p, also is awesome
* Got a terabyte of storage, currently re-ripping most of my CD’s to it in mega high quality
* Got lego indiana jones for the xbox - it is also awesome
* Upgraded XBMC on me xbox to the beta version with extra shinyness
* Had another thought about anatomy:

People are generally symmetrical, except for spines, heads and reproductive organs. Which from an evolutionary point of view if you’re stupid enough to get your back, head or crown jewels stuck in something, nature says you’re either dead or no longer allowed to reproduce.

* Got some really cool t-shirts for my birthday, slightly concerned that one of them is too offensive for work/wearing outside.

DATABUST ENDS<<<<<

Zooomr Blog Widgets!!

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by
jonh
on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
in Code, News and zooomr
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[Zooomr RSS Reader] puts Zooomr on your Facebook page and now [Zooomr Widgets] allow you to put all your awesome photos on your blog!!

Three options available:

All Zipline Activity

<script
type=”text/javascript”
src=”http://www.zooomr.com/zipline/widget/USERNAME”>
</script>

Photos Only

<script
type=”text/javascript”
src=”http://www.zooomr.com/zipline/widget/USERNAME?acat=1″>
</script>

Chat Only

<script
type=”text/javascript”
src=”http://www.zooomr.com/zipline/widget/USERNAME?acat=18″>
</script>

If you’re using this in the K2 theme you probably need so reset the <h2> declaration using some custom css styling (you can do this from the K2 options page). Mine looks like this:


.secondary h2 {
font-size: 1.5em;
margin: .75em 0;
}

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YAY DUCKLINGS!!

Published
by
jonh
on Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Ducklings! from bluemonki on Vimeo.

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