Left 4 Dead 2
So it’s official, Valve have announced Left 4 Dead 2;. I’m excited. I won’t be participating in any boycott, as I’ve gotten a lot of… Read More »Left 4 Dead 2
Rob Hallam
Glasgow University graduate. I have wide-ranging interests - please see my about page either here or at roberthallam.com.
Meet the Spy
Wow. Just wow. I laughed like hell. A “your mom” joke in an official video? These guys must be having the most fun at any… Read More »Meet the Spy
Protopic / Tacrolimus Followup
Well, since it has been two weeks since I was given the tacrolimus, I figured I should post a follow-up. The stuff is magic. Cleared… Read More »Protopic / Tacrolimus Followup
Pro-topic / Tacrolimus
(not sure where the last few months of posts have gone… there wasn’t much of importance anyway) I was at the dermatologists yesterday. I’ve had… Read More »Pro-topic / Tacrolimus
George Orwell on politics and the English language
Please take the time to read George Orwell’s 1846 essay, “Politics and the English Language”, available here. Orwell takes us through a number of the… Read More »George Orwell on politics and the English language
Installing Debian on QEMU
Since I decommissioned my home server in favour of an NSLU2 (a NAS), I’ve found myself without a Linux machine to much about with or… Read More »Installing Debian on QEMU
Installing / Replacing Flash Plugin in Firefox Portable
I was recently playing a game called Spin the Black Circle, a gravity-based game where you manoevre a ball through a series of hazards by… Read More »Installing / Replacing Flash Plugin in Firefox Portable
TF2 – ‘Lost connection to server’ Solved
Even though I have exams coming up, I still manage to squeeze in the odd round or ten of Team Fortress 2. I blame Valve… Read More »TF2 – ‘Lost connection to server’ Solved
Broadcom 4318 Working Under Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (Ndiswrapper)
In my dad’s PC is a wireless card – a Linksys WRT54GS I think. Anyway it uses the Broadcom BCM 4318 chipset, as seen by… Read More »Broadcom 4318 Working Under Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (Ndiswrapper)
Crime in Glasgow Worse Than New York City
I live in a city with a crime rate worse than the Big Apple. Of course, I already knew that. Actually, I don’t think Glasgow… Read More »Crime in Glasgow Worse Than New York City