No Elixir For Me
Despite saying earlier that I was going to give it a shot, I have yet to try the cure-all remedy suggested to me by my… Read More »No Elixir For Me
Rob Hallam
Glasgow University graduate. I have wide-ranging interests - please see my about page either here or at roberthallam.com.
Google Talk
No, not the IM / VOIP client, but a cool little tool that gets Google to complete a sentence made by Douwe Osinga. If you’ve ever played around with Markov chain text generators – and let’s face it, who hasn’t? – this will give you a bit of entertainment.Read More »Google Talk
Barbers’ Wisdom
So along with being our occasional commentor Michael’s birthday and a belated 4th of July celebration (with flags and barbeques no less) with all the family, it was also Haircut Day today. I’m making the usual small talk with Jamie, the new guy (as opposed to Alan, who has been cutting my hair ever since my Dad decided to stop inflicting that particular brand of torture), when I mention that along with my usual seasonal allergic rhinitis, I also have a belter of a sore throat.Read More »Barbers’ Wisdom
Something That Irritated Me
While on my many StumbleUpon stumbles, I came across a number of similar pages on “things to ponder”. These were pretty much a number of one-liners based on puns and technicalities. You know the kind of stuff, “What is the speed of dark” and the like. I think the people that thought these up believed themselves to be Steven Wright. Read More »Something That Irritated Me
I Should Be Done For Neglect
I am officially the best procrastinator in the world. I’ve managed to ignore not one, but several of my blogs. I would write the exact… Read More »I Should Be Done For Neglect
Don’t believe your eyes!
Just a quick post pointing out an interesting bit of optical chicanery. Blogger Whale has an image that changes depending on how close you are. Read More »Don’t believe your eyes!
This is How We Catch You Downloading
TorrentFreak are running a story about the means and methods used to track filesharers on P2P networks. The firm responsible for finding those sharing copyrighted works, Logistep AG, are using a piece of software called File Sharing Monitor. Read More »This is How We Catch You Downloading
Mailed Postings
If you are reading this post it means three things: 1. The post-by-email settings on the blog are correct. 2. The cron job I set… Read More »Mailed Postings
Faire la cuisine
I’ve created another blog dedicated to recipes and all things cooking. You can find it at the imaginative URL http://cuisine.roberthallm.org. Read More »Faire la cuisine
Trains (and Pâté)
So, having recently moved, I thought I’d share with you a phenomenon that I’ve come to live with: living beside a train line. Now, you may be thinking “aha, Robert, you poor fool! Living beside a train line must be hell!”. Well, short answer: it isn’t. Read More »Trains (and Pâté)