Monthly Archives: November 2006

Vinyl Rulz, OK?

I’m happy to announce the ‘soft launch’ of VinylRulz.com, which I’ve been working on in dribs and drabs for the last several months. It’s not quite finished yet, but near enough for your perusal, I reckon. I hope you like … Continue reading

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coffee machine!

We have a new Francis Francis X1 coffee machine at work. Yay! As a result, I’ve found that I can’t make latte for beans. I need to learn how to froth milk. Thank goodness, then, for the coffeegeek.com milk frothing … Continue reading

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Rollerpublogging!

Creating a new niche literally almost every time I post these days, I’m now pioneering "rollerpublogging". I’m currently sitting in the Kingston Arms, Cambridge, after skating here very gingerly from the train station (why gingerly exactly, to be revealed forthcomingly…) … Continue reading

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Visit DanaWorld

Danaworld is the new(ish) blog of my lovely sister-in-law Dana Copithorne, whose debut novel The Steam Magnate was recently published by Aio Publishing. Check it out for samples of writing and some of Dana’s own artwork. And buy the book! … Continue reading

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Lunchtime travelogue…

People often ask me – "Rik, what do you get up to at lunchtime, working right near Tower Bridge as you do?" So I thought I’d put together a little lunchtime travelogue for you all. This blog is so like … Continue reading

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Skating through a hailstorm and narrowly missing a large anchor

Mikey Lambe asks "You know I’ve always wanted to see someone video themselves rollerblading through a hailstorm and narrowly missing a large anchor. Do you think you could do that?". Glad to oblige! Tweet This

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Borough Market skatethrough

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World Usability Day

As just previously mentioned, today is World Usability Day. In order to celebrate this momentous occassion, I’ve decided to have a nice cup of coffee… Tweet This

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MySpace dreams of usability

Last night, for the entire night, my dreams had a MySpace theme, in that each dream segment segued from a MySpace page into the dream, then into another MySpace page, and so on. Kill me now. So, I would arrive … Continue reading

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Bang! The Universe According to Brian May out of Queen

Yes, in news from the department of waaaaaay-beyond parody, it seems that legendary poodle-headed PhD candidate (Interplanetary Dust…bet he’s great at parties) and histrionic rock guitar god Brian May , CBE, ARCS, FRAS, OMGWTFBBQ,  has teamed up with eccentric xylophone-bothering … Continue reading

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