Archive for category short ones

#95: Hiatus

Back when I was a teenager on the internet, I hung around with a community of people and who all had websites. I had one too, hosted by someone else as a favour, complete with a blog (powered by the awesome Greymatter). Nobody really read it except for a choice few, but I thought I was cool.

Back then, “hiatus” was an often-used noun. It was a simple, one-word description that could be used to explain away a bout of inactivity when it came to site updates or blogging – “oh, I was on hiatus”. Actually, it was seen as a fairly cool thing to go on hiatus for a while and then come back with a new Photoshop-styled layout and colour scheme.

Anyway, I guess what I’m leading up to is that I can still use that phrase to explain where I’ve been. I’ve been on, um… hiatus. I’ve not just been really lazy. Honest. :)

#93: Dib dib dib

The Team Fortress 2 Scout update is coming soon, and this makes me excited. New weapons, new maps, new ways to play… I’ve been slacking at TF2 lately, but hopefully this will regenerate some of my motivation to play.

If only I could do the same with Left 4 Dead as well… such a good game but so many other drains on my time…

#92: MGMT

Just a short one to say that I can’t stop listening to “Oracular Spectacular” by MGMT, it’s a fantastic album. Particular tracks you should listen out for are “Time to Pretend” and “Kids” – they’re really, really good :-)

#90: Camels

I’ve been on holiday in Egypt for the last week. The weather was brilliant, the beer was free, and it was all amazing fun. A few pictures and a bit more information to come soon (and I do mean it this time)

#89: Ahoy!

Avast, ye smarmy yellow-bellied landlubber! Today be 19th September, and ye should all be knowin’ the meanin’ of this! It be Talk Like a Pirate day…

Where be me eyepatch?! Raise yer grog, an’ sing a shanty with yer old boy Mad Dog Gus…

#86: Shocker

I should update more. I know I’m useless and terrible, I just haven’t found the time to write about things yet. Soon, I promise.

#82: Friday

I really like sun. I really like Fridays. I really like drinking Diet Pepsi.

That is all for the moment. Today is a good day. :)

#78: Win

I just bought myself a Saitek Eclipse II keyboard and Logitech G5 laser mouse as the latest equipment to add to my computer rig, and I have to say that they’re fantastic. The keyboard is smooth beyond belief and a complete pleasure to type on, and the mouse is one of the nicest peripherals I’ve ever held.

It’s amazing how a good keyboard and mouse can improve your computing experience :) Now I just need to convince work to buy them for my desk there as well…

#76: Funeral

I went to my first funeral for fifteen years yesterday. My dad’s best friend’s father died a couple of weeks ago after being in hospital for a while, and my family and I went to go and pay our respects. It was a lovely service, filled with just as much happiness about his life as sadness that he had gone, and the weather was beautiful.

He was 92 when he died, just a month short of his 93rd birthday. That’s a good, long life for anyone these days. Rest in peace, George :)

#74: FizzBuzz

Just for a chuckle, I present to you all a PHP version of the recently-famous “FizzBuzz” program in the style of Code Golf!

FizzBuzz

98 bytes of pure FizzBuzz excellence.

EDIT: I know I could have made this shorter (and have done since) but it’s just a proof of concept. Besides, if I posted all my shortest solutions, everyone would be able to answer easily when it comes round to the actual Code Golf challenge…