Statto’s shorts

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Andrew Steele — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:37:38 +0000

Why does stupid 1080i exist? Can you even get an HD CRT TV?!

Short 1042

Andrew Steele — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:16:40 +0000

Save time and money by reading a summary of Blair’s book. Possibly cherry-picked, but seems comprehensive…especially on what he neglects to mention!

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Andrew Steele — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:55:13 +0000

Tuesday-coz-it-was-a-Bank-Holiday photo: contrasty contrail.

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Andrew Steele — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:08:11 +0000

The opening sentence’s self-evident point of reference is significantly more terrifying than a video of some pixelly asteroids.

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Andrew Steele — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:41:15 +0000

Hey, LaTeX nerds: any ideas?

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Andrew Steele — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:50:11 +0000

Friday photo: some drips.

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Andrew Steele — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:28:36 +0000

I didn’t realise quite how comically-if-it-weren’t-so-serious baseless the slurs of the IPCC chairman were.

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Andrew Steele — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:25:11 +0000

Our physics show Accelerate! was the highest-rated at The Big Bang Fair! Woo!

Quoting from the final evaluation:

Overall, the highest total scores were for Accelerate!, and BP which both achieved a maximum mark of 15. These were followed Brainiac Live! (14.70), Build your own jet engine (13.57), and Hydraulics for frolics (13.34). For interest, the top 5 were Accelerate!, BP, Brainiac Live!, Power to the people (each scoring 5) and Journey of a fuel rod(4.83). All scores, including busyness and engagement are given in appendix 15.

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Andrew Steele — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:51:29 +0000

Monday photo: Stanage in short-lived sunshine. (A little like last week’s pic, actually!)

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Andrew Steele — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:18:48 +0000

I just ate a packet of crisps best before 07-11-09. Shit. I am basically dead.

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Andrew Steele — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:01:57 +0000

Friday photo: onward to Noe Stool!

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Andrew Steele — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:42:49 +0000

Oxford Mail in slightly uncomfortable but funny photo caption screw-up.

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Andrew Steele — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:31:16 +0000

The moral of this evening? If you’re making a deal not to catch hepatitis, don’t sign it in blood.

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Andrew Steele — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:53:48 +0000

Monday photo: beneath Kinderlow End, in the Peak District a couple of weeks ago.

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Andrew Steele — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:53:25 +0000

Today’s job: best man at me mate’s wedding. A good Obi-Wan Kenobi impression always goes down well…so I wonder what they’ll think of mine.

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Andrew Steele — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:50:59 +0000

Late Friday photo: orange flash.

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Andrew Steele — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:59:51 +0000

Monday photo: a sunset from the States. (Pics from the Peak District last week coming soon!)

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Andrew Steele — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:47 +0000

To the Peak District, with only the thin fabric of a tent between me and nature. And also wi-fi apparently. All mod cons, no bed.

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Andrew Steele — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:40:17 +0000

Anyone noticed GMail’s spam filter getting a bit trigger-happy? Amongst other false positives, a GMail forwarding confirmation message…

Short 1017

Andrew Steele — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:22:09 +0000

Another stunning eclipse pic, and this one’s in HDR!