Glasgow University graduate. I have wide-ranging interests - please see my about page either here or at roberthallam.com.
A short and easy trick, but one that is either not referred to or more complex examples given. I wanted to change a bunch of… Read More »Batch Rename or Move An Extension In Linux (Eg .JPG to .jpg)
Ah bass, king of the gamefish. At home in both fresh and saltwater, one of the most sought after fish in the US, this fish… Read More »Bass
There is a very good writeup by Paul Lamere of Music Machinery of how Anonymous subverted a major poll by Time. AKA “moot wins, Time… Read More »How Not To Run a Poll
The British Government has apologised for the treatment of Alan Turing, convicted of ‘gross indecency’ and sentenced to chemical castration under anti-homosexuality laws in 1952.… Read More »Brown Apologises For Treatment of Turing
Once again, the BBC is running a story about how if you value your mental health, you should sleep apart from your partner. Link. This… Read More »Sleep Matters
Drat! I failed my test. Did all the hard parts fine, but two silly things let me down: A failure to indicate while doing a… Read More »Mission Failed
My practical test is in a week. Eep, yikes, etc etc. I had my penultimate lesson (counting the one right before the Real Thing™) today,… Read More »Driving Test Stuff
The Scottish Executive – the government, MY government, the government representing everyone eligible to vote here – have decided to release the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset… Read More »A Contentious Matter Indeed
Back from hiatus again, really only to comment on how light it is here tonight. I went outside at half past one because I looked… Read More »Night Light
So, having just celebrated by 22nd birthday, I have come to a decision that will have profound implications for my life. Well, I say I… Read More »Spanish Adventure