julian55

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   by julian55 10y ago

   Back in the 1980s when text adventure games were popular I was thinking of writing a game so I started by writing a compiler for my own game language. I never completed the game and I probably had more fun developing the language than the
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   by julian55 10y ago

   I use Orgzly http://www.orgzly.com/
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   by julian55 10y ago

   But brexit isn't going to make life any better for those areas. Most likely it will be worse as the country as a whole will be probably poorer and less able to support deprived areas. But I expect they will still put the blame for th
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   by julian55 10y ago

   I'm one of that small number in the UK who drives an automatic. I used to drive a manual but more than 10 years ago switched to an automatic and I wouldn't want to switch back. To me driving is about getting from A to B with the
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   by julian55 10y ago

   I'd probably use the FM radio in my phone more if it could receive BBC Radio 6Music but that channel is only available on DAB. I'm not aware of any phones with DAB radios.
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   by julian55 10y ago

   I'm also Britsh and find this annoying but it does seems to be on the increase here. Quite often shop assistants ask you how your day has been or what you've got planned for the rest of the day. I wonder if they've been tra
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   by julian55 10y ago

   I like gadgets as much as anyone but I'm still struggling to find a use case for a smart watch. My preferred mode of exercise is cycling and I already have a GPS bike computer & HRM. I know I could see notifications from my phone
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   by julian55 10y ago

   Exactly. I would rather not know the political opinions of many of my friends as Often we would disagree and it wouldn't be a fruitful discussion.
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   by julian55 11y ago

   This seems fairly obvious but it's good to have it confirmed as I'm 60 now. I usually cycle about 100 miles a week and I'm glad I'm not wasting my time!
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    by julian55 11y ago

    I do the same. I was finding Chrome slow and bloated for general use so I switched back to Firefox but I still use Chrome for some Google sites.
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    by julian55 11y ago

    I used to use a VT52 and TECO, later replaced by a VT100. The smooth scrolling seemed impressive at the time. Not long after that I moved into embedded software and wrote firmware to emulate these terminals, mostly in Z80 assembler.
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    by julian55 11y ago

    I've never got on with Twitter either. Most people I am interested in are on Facebook if they use any social media. Twitter is just boring stuff.
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    by julian55 11y ago

    I'm happy working as a programmer, I wouldn't have done it for the past 35 years if I didn't like it.
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    by julian55 11y ago

    I'm happy working as a programmer, I wouldn't have done if for the past 35 years if I didn't like it!
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    by julian55 11y ago

    I also agree about Tolkien. back in the 1970s I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy and I was a big fan of Moorcock. I forced myself to read Lord of the Rings but it was difficult! I've subsequently watched some of the films but my opi
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    by julian55 12y ago

    I remember playing a game very similar to paintball back in the 1970s. One of the other participants has written about it on her blog: http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2014/06/my-friends-a...
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    by julian55 12y ago

    So am I. I'm not interested in the thoughts of celebrities. There are better ways of getting general news but I do want local information which is where twitter could do a lot better.
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    by julian55 13y ago

    Exactly. If people renew there should be another peak about now. I have been happy with Newsblur so I have just renewed my subscription.
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    by julian55 13y ago

    I make cider using wild yeast. It's always worked fine so far. I think this is fairly common with small-scale cider making in the UK. I do add some sulphite to the juice (amount depends on pH) to discourage the undesirable micro-org
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    by julian55 14y ago

    I quite agree. I have some friends in Portugal who have some cork oaks on their farm. They have a page about cork: http://www.pegoferreiro.com/Cork.html
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    by julian55 14y ago

    I thought this was going to be about cheese but it's just another to do list.