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Recruiters Again

2009-12-14T14:10:28Z

I've been approached about the same job at JP Morgan about five times now. It's not one I can do given the requirement for 'solid banking experience' (I work in publishing, it's not the same dammit). OK I know I can do the job because the one high...

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(Some) recruiters

2009-08-06T20:15:30Z

So... I just got a linked-in invite from a recruiter who shall remain nameless. It says... SOME RECRUITER* has indicated you are a person they've done business with at A RECRUITMENT AGENCY* Hello, I’ve seen your details on linked in and would...

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I just wanted to say that

2009-04-02T20:43:08Z

Homeopathy is compete bullshit - but the placebo effect is powerful magic Intelligent design is creationism, creationism is pernicious bullshit Detox is bullshit for money - have a glass of water and go for a walk instead Liberty is too importan...

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First Class Hypocrisy

2008-12-23T11:36:36Z

I usually travel to work first class - we live on a branch line so the upgrade isn't too pricey and it means I can get some work done in peace and quiet. Now, going home again the train is very busy between London Bridge and East Croydon. The ot...

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CCTV vs the world

2008-12-01T12:47:30Z

I've been thinking (far too much about CCTV) recently. A couple of articles on the register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/28/police_photography_guidance/ and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/23/camera_analysis/) come to mind. Even the ...

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Imaginary Friends

2008-08-04T13:19:50Z

Many children have imaginary friends. Owen has an imaginary police force. He talks about 'my police' a fair amount. He explained to his great-grandfather recently that he had cooked a whole salmon for his police. The other day he told me that, whe...

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ADE/OPS/Sony Reader, vol 1

2008-07-28T10:06:35Z

There's a difference in behaviour between ADE and the Sony Reader. ADE displays the first file in the element as the first file in the output. The Sony Reader appears, in the presence of a page map file, to display the first file in the pa...

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The Loch Ness Misunderstanding

2008-07-21T18:11:29Z

Last week we took Owen (and Pete but he wasn't really paying attention) to Loch Ness. As we drove along the lakeside Em was trying to explain about the lake and the monster. It went something like this: Em: It's a deep and spooky lake and some pe...

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The Sayings of Chairman Owen

2008-07-08T08:35:29Z

"Spiderman killed all the dinosaurs because they were too stompy" "Spiderman has a manager, he tells him what to wear"

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And today's thought is...

2008-06-30T07:26:39Z

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. -Patrick Henry, revolutionary (1736-1799) That's one of the reasons that I read A.Word.A.Day (wordsmith)

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