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Shopped

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Hi, Like the real thing, only better The other day I was reading an article on BBC News with the title Graduation photographs offer ‘digital slimming’. A bit of retouching for graduation snaps: teeth whitening, removing blemishes and, now, being digitally slimmed down. I do wonder where all of this Photoshopping – to use a modern word – will end. We all know about ‘shopped fashion shoots and the mascara *ahem* adverts. I’m waiting for a flying car to be advertised and then see the famous words: enhanced in post-production. 😛 That gripe aside, who are we kidding? Is it the people looking at the photos or ourselves? I mean, if I could tweak my photos (more on that in […]

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End of an era

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Hi, Summertime and the trick is not to be cheesy. 🙂 Yes, it’s scorchio outside and my body, being just a wee bit Scots, isn’t really liking it. I’m set up for temperatures that match the inside of the fridge and if summer is warmer than the fridge’s light bulb, it’s too warm for me. But enough grumbling, there are things to be happy about. School’s Out Wee Man had his last day at primary school this week and both the Ever Lovely Mrs J and yours truly, was lucky enough to be able to attend. We were treated to an hour or so assembly, starting with photos of when the class first came to school. I did enjoy seeing […]

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Doodle

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Another Friday, another post. Although, let’s be honest, last time I didn’t make it until Saturday. Truth be told, I’ve sat here, with my chin propped on my hand, wondering what to write about. It’s funny. Some days I have lots of ideas and when it comes to Friday night, they disappear like…umm…. things that disappear easily. 🙂 Apparently, it’s Nelson Mandela’s birthday today. How do I know? Not because I’m a card carrying liberal, but because I’m a geek and I saw a series of Google Doodles. The other day, Google featured Emmeline Pankhurst. I could make a dodgy quip about girl power, but that – I feel – would be rude and belittling of the impact she and […]

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Why not a war on red tape?

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Not much of a post this week. It’s been a bit meh in places, if I’m honest.  Work is really annoying me – or more accurately, we’re being turned into a support function, when we’re developers – which is really the crux of the problem. IT nerds may like to say root cause at this point. But, I’ve never been one to sit back and let things lie 🙂 I’ve been to see the head honcho in charge (no PHB, if you follow Dilbert) and I’m continuing with the dev work regardless. Mainly because we’ve got enough support staff; if the dev work doesn’t get done, our team will be in front of the fan as the muck spreader switches […]

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Make mine a ninety nine

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Hi, The Longest Day has now passed, so the nights are drawing in 😉 I don’t do hot weather, or more accurately, I don’t do hot weather unless I can lay around, read and dip my feet in the pool. But, hey, you can’t have it all! More importantly, the pollen will start to subside, so my eyes will no longer feel like they’ve been rolled in itching powder when I get out of the car. 🙂 But, summer has its advantages: family days out, without the half an hour by the door, dressing up in Wellington boots/scarf/coat/thermals and getting warmer by the minute. Plus, summertime, there’s always ice cream on a hot day. Not good for the waistline, but […]

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Modern Friendship

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Hi, How’s things? Yes, I realise this week’s entry is somewhat late. Not that there’s a schedule or anything. Well, other than a personal promise to try and get a post per week. Still, now is the Easter of our content, so knickers to rules and work; time to kick back, enjoy the spring weather and try to avoid snaffling too many eggs 🙂 Having been away and missed Chameleons, this made me think about friendships. Modern friendships seem, at least to me, very different to pre-Internet ones. I mean, before the web and social media, you could visit a friend, ring for a chat or – hold to your hats, kids – write to them via snail-mail. Now, things […]

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