Teenage Kicks
Posted in SHOFT on 26th October 2004
Today I have a button on my radio I won't need to press any more. Many years ago, I had a book. I used to write down the names of records, the obscure labels and just about every detail I could glean about the records John Peel played. Later, when...
Farewell Fedora
Posted in Computers on 24th October 2004
Yesterday evening I finally decided it was time to move my main machine to Ubuntu. I've hung on to an old Fedora Core 1 installation on this machine for far too long, wondering if my hardware would work with a 2.6 kernel. Things were beginning to get a bit flaky,...
Valley Tractors
Posted in Railways on 23rd October 2004
A damp, dark morning. Since my itinerary for last week had not included Wales at all, I decided to repeat my trip of almost a year ago, and head for Rhymney. I could, at least, be assured of some Class 37 haulage up the valley and the chance to wander...