Monthly Archives: January 2009

My Macbook Pro battery died

Posted on 21 January, 2009 by Si

First it would get down to 10-20% capacity then the Mac would suddenly shut down. Then eventually it stopped charging all together. I tried resetting the SMC. After this, the battery charged once but when it discharged, would not charge … Continue reading →

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Films to look forward to in 2009

Posted on 21 January, 2009 by Si

Here’s my to-see list so far: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Required fanboy viewing. Star Trek – Simon Pegg and Zachary Quinto. Plus it looks pretty cool and Abrams has been slightly above par lately. Astro Boy – … Continue reading →

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Words are Free

Posted on 11 January, 2009 by Si

In his latest “podgram”, Stephen Fry has echoed my views on linguistic pedantry. After a lengthy (skippable, even) introduction Fry condemns the view that there are “right” and “wrong” ways to use language. Instead, he encourages us to embrace language … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Charlie

Posted on 6 January, 2009 by Si

I was shocked to hear over the Christmas break that one of the hosts of Top Gear Australia had quit and would be replaced by James Morrison. The news reports confirm that Charlie Cox has indeed left the show. “Although … Continue reading →

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