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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Windows NT

Finally got my own computer and (small) desk at work, and to my delight the computer had Windows 2000 on it, the next version up from Win NT 4.0. However, someone needs to notify the Department of Redundancy Department at Microsoft. The logon screen comes up saying "Windows

Guy Fawkes

Children's nursery rhyme in BritainRemember, remember, The fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! In November of 1605 there was a plot against the British government. The plan was to blow up King James the First as

Enough

Would the person who is leaving junk scribbles in my comments kindly stop, or I'll find a way to IP ban you. I've turned on IP logging in the comment script. Everyone else is welcome to stay.

Vogon bureaucracy

Quote from "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams Here is what to do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon: forget it. They are one of the most unpleasant races in the Galaxy- not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic,

Grey

First ice on the car on Saturday morning. Today has been grey and rainy all day. Anyone would think it was autumn or something.

Friday Five

The Friday Five, for once. This one's interesting. 1. Were you raised in a particular religious faith? Big sister and I were shuttled to and from church until I decided I was old enough to object to church and stay home, and that wasn't met with

Hands off my stuff!

It really ticks me off when someone swipes something from one of my sites and publishes it on their site without even asking, or giving credit. I don't care if you say you're Christians, I don't care where you're from, get MY

And as if by magic, a print job appeared

If anyone gets the Mr Ben reference I'll be impressed. Mr Ben was a children's TV show, each week, Mr Ben went to the costume shop and tried on a different costume, which magically transported him to where the costume came from. A Pharaoh's

Rhinos found in UK

OK, so they're a long time dead, but they're woolly rhinos! BBC News story: The remains of four woolly rhinos have been unearthed in an English quarry. Scientists describe the group find at Whitemoor Haye in Staffordshire as "extraordinary" and one of the best

Pet therapy

Spent a couple of hours this weekend talking to a friend who is doing a college project about clinical depression and pet therapy. It seems such a beneficial thing that I'm surprised it hasn't been studied more. We have two cats, and they're a

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