Uptime Top Ranking
Posted in Computers on 12th May 2004
I've just rebooted the server machine here after 115 days of unattended and painless uptime. I only did so today because I had a couple of updates which I needed to apply.Most remarkable of all is that this is the machine cobbled together from the old Duron box which was...
A N Wilson - London, A Short History
Posted in Reading on 11th May 2004
I really enjoyed 'The Victorians', Wilson's last effort. It seemed to link the dominant themes of the Victorian era effortlessly - even when they seemed at odds (grinding poverty and the pursuit of culture for example). It avoided the 'lots of important men invented big things' mentality of many recent...
Kettle Weekend - Day 2
Posted in Railways on 9th May 2004
Day Two of my steamy weekend. This time, I get to ride behind the locomotive rather than getting up early to watch it arrive and depart! Got a lift to Temple Meads for Pathfinder Railtours' "Avon Branch Explorers" to Portbury Docks and Tytherington Quarry. Traction was to be 5029 Nunney...