Rumours abounding (nice example here from John Gruber) that Apple may be about to announce an updated Apple TV operating system with apps support, possibly integrated into an Apple-branded TV set rather than being available only as a separate box as at present. (How would you control it? Through a separate iOS device like an… Continue reading This could be bad news for games consoles
Category: Non-Work
SkyDrive: OK, let’s face it, it’s a bit pants
This is the second time I've been forestalled in writing a positive note about Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage and apps service, by going to the site and finding it isn't actually working at all: I hadn't asked for Hotmail. This is just where the site redirected me when I tried to log in to SkyDrive… Continue reading SkyDrive: OK, let’s face it, it’s a bit pants
A Good Time Not to Get Sick
This is our local NHS GP surgery. I've no idea what the background is here, but the notice says it's had a visit from the bailiffs and the office has been secured for non-payment of commercial rent. I know NHS practices largely have to run as independent businesses these days, but even so, it's kind… Continue reading A Good Time Not to Get Sick
Speaking of learning to code
Dialogue in Oracle vs Google, between Judge Alsup and Oracle's lead counsel David Boies: Judge: We heard the testimony of Mr. Bloch. I couldn't have told you the first thing about Java before this problem. I have done, and still do, a significant amount of programming in other languages. I've written blocks of code like… Continue reading Speaking of learning to code
Phew!
I'm delighted to be able to say I completed the first Marathon of the North in Sunderland yesterday. I hinted at this in my previous post, but midweek before the race I was feeling terrible—I'd had colds and aches; my last training run on Thursday was stereotypically awful, with bad cramps and a sore right… Continue reading Phew!
Tapering
Marathon training programmes, at least for inexpert runners, seem to follow a common pattern. You increase your distances gradually week by week, peaking with long runs of around three-quarters of marathon length. (Why not longer? I suppose it isn't considered worth draining your reserves completely and risking injury.) Then there's a "tapering" period for the… Continue reading Tapering
The Breakfast Post 