Apple seem to have got this one wrong. People have been reporting problems with: Audio WiFi USB mounting My annoyance has been my PVR-500r video recorder not mounting. I can bear the once that WiFi stopped working.
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CentOS
Having been used for little but mass storage and updating my Road Angel via VMWare, my Workstation was in need of TLC. I consolidated my Windows programs onto Parallels on the Mac, disposing of VMWare and Beth’s old Celeron (!) sloth. Impressively, both the Road Angel and Garmin GPS just […]
Read MoreKTM vs Marlborough Downs
Woke at 04:30; left for a ride on my KTM 950 Supermoto at 05:30. Lambourne Downs, M4, Marlborough, Marlborough Downs, Wroughton, Barbury Castle. First day of summer?
Read MoreWhy people loathe new housing developments
This week’s Economist includes an article discussing the tension between people wanting to live in large houses with gardens, agreeing that more should be built, and people’s desire that these should be built far away. The housing at what was Royal Air Force Wroughton illustrates this tension and the unpleasant […]
Read MoreStarting to feel like Mad Max
I took a look at the flooding in the Thames valley north of Faringdon. Here’s a short clip taken at Radcot. The good news is that the KTM deals brilliantly with both wading and gravel on the road. Not such great news is that another peak is expected tonight.
Read MoreThe water has receded, but there’s still chaos
With the A420 closed, people are trying to get through Shrivenham. There was quite a significant flood on this route too this morning.
Read MoreBritish commando landing
Oops.
Read More“To change one’s life,”
Start immediately, do it flamboyantly and allow no exceptions. The psychologist and philosopher William James, quoted in the BMJ.
Read MoreGoodbye to my “No Fear” posters!
Beth is disposing of my beloved “No Fear” posters (that have all sat in a tube for years). Ought to capture the taglines: Precious few are born with it … even fewer know what to do with it. Beaten paths are for beaten men. The best glimpse of heaven is […]
Read MoreOn the bright side of the recent torrents
Torrential rain held off the concert in the park at Shrivenham. Highlights included a parachute display from 2 Para Royal Horse Artillery, the associated helicopter flypast, the fireworks, supper and of course the company and music. The skydivers jumped twice, using plenty of glowsticks in the twilight so that we […]
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