- My Name is Tom, or Errant. I write about geeky things, politics, and life in general and politic. My current day job is in computer security but I have been known to program in my spare time.
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I cannot believe it is ten years…
since Douglas Adams died, on 11 May 2001. A lot of people ask me “why” I am an Atheist, and pretty much the reason can be summed up in the two words “Douglas Adams”. A uniquely comic and thoughtful technology … Continue reading
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A very expensive flower pot
I was thinking about luck and wealth, and their connection, tonight, which reminded me of my favourite Antiques Roadshow clip (sadly I don’t have a link). Basically a woman brought along this flower pot for appraisal, it had been bought … Continue reading
Why I want an Eco-House
When people ask me (admittedly not very often) what sort of house I want in the future I usually say “a low impact, grass roof eco-home“. This follow up is usually something along the lines of: “huh, no way you … Continue reading
How many words have you actually written?
Here’s an interesting thought. Im working myself up to write a book of about 70,000 words. Right now that seems a silly amount get through and I find myself procrastinating rather a lot. So as a motivational tool I figured … Continue reading
FaceBook Friends Map
This little app really impressed me today: http://friendthing.trigse.cx/ It’s basically a mapper that lays out your FaceBook friends in a “who is related to who” way. So you get clusters of people who are all freinds together – and so … Continue reading
My Degree
Apparently I passed: which is a shock because I fully expected not to (long story). For those who are remotely interested I got a 2:2, Beng (hons) in Electronic and Embedded Systems Engineering. I’m SO glad it’s out of the … Continue reading
Why you should spill Tea on your keyboard…
.. and not coffee I just had one of those *argh* moments whilst clearing off my desk. A cup of cold tea spilt every where and started dripping onto my new £60 keyboard (it has blue lights!). To cap it … Continue reading
Secrets!
I was thinking today… is it breaking the official secrets act to talk about signing the official secrets act. Anyone remember fight club? This isn’t just a random thought; I did have to sign it today for my new job … Continue reading