Summer's just around the corner
Actually, it's Right Here, Right Now; for anyone not in the UK, or in the future, it's fantastically hot and sunny this week. This is because the bank holiday and half term have been moved to next...
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Remembering Childhood Nightmares
Of course, when you're busy, there's lots of things to write about and little time to do it. So this is a very quick update. We were driving back from Chippenham last night when the beacons were lit,...
View ArticleAlmost at the end of the beginning
I have a lot more to write about learning, and the luxury of having a year (or so) to study. But meanwhile, the MITx final creeps ever closer. I have, essentially, finished studying for it; I have...
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Very very quickly
Very quick update -- I finished MITx 6.002x and have an awesome certificate to prove it. Some of the course members are intending to press on with 6.003 (Signals and Systems) on Open CourseWare over...
View ArticleSome things to watch and a study update
Two TED talks for today. The first came from a discussion in the 6.002x pages -- Why is x the unknown?. I was surprised I didn't know this. And Luis van Ahn on ReCaptcha and Duolingo -- this was a link...
View ArticleA new Matt Dancing Video
I think this is worth an entire inspirational video post of its own really. One of my all time favourite things on the internet, now in new mass participation mode. See it before everyone else does!
View ArticleBut Where Did The Time Go
Three quick links before I zip off to spend the weekend camping. In the rain. Again. I certainly learnt a lot from Portal, mostly about not trusting psychotic artificial intelligences. So I was cheered...
View ArticleThe Shape of the Summer
Udacity has launched its new hexamester. I am enrolled in four courses. One is ST101 introduction to statistics, which I do not expect to trouble me unduly, and one is the CS262 programming languages...
View ArticlePizza Toasts
I'm explaining to the kids that they'll need to be able to cook for themselves one day. Plus I'm only feeding two of us tonight. Pizza Toasts are a gift under these circumstances. This is a classic...
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30 Minutes of Exercise
A month, or so, ago, I said I'd like to re-structure my days so they included 30 minutes of exercise. It took me a bit longer than that to get properly started, and buy some relevant toys, but it feels...
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Mostly Notes
Exercise: Lots of the regular exercisers like the Free Step on Wii Fit Plus, which provides a pulse on the Wii remote so that you can step while watching tv. I watched QI, and this worked pretty well;...
View ArticleOlympics so Far
So far, the Olympics has been not particularly disruptive and rather good fun. We're going for a mix of glued-to-the-telly and actual London experience. The only tickets we won in the ballot were for...
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A Day out in Walthamstow
We went to visit the newly re-opened and refurbished William Morris Gallery on Saturday. Like most commentators, I thought that the redesign is a great improvement. The house is lighter and airier...
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The Automatic Journaller
For some time now I've wanted an automatic journaller. Not to write blog posts particularly, but because I write stuff, all over t'internet, every day, and have done since about 1993. And if you...
View ArticleDuck Soup
We fancied a ready meal and Sainsbury's offered us a whole crispy aromatic duck with pancakes and hoisin sauce for £9, which is only slightly more than they sell a duck for. It proved to be a bit of a...
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