Podcats

I love a good podcast as I’ve previously alluded too. But even more I’m a big fan of pod cats and these are some of my favourite feline podded wonders.

Suburban Pod

Here Tiddles is modelling a modern stylish lightweight pod. Sleek, sophisticated, urban with a discrete pouch for the current murdered rodent du jour.

Travel Pod

A portable, practical self assembly pod for the busy feline about town. Scratch resistant with a wipe clean surface for those little kitty accidents.



Hygienic Pod
Felix is modelling the latest in robust, white porcelain pods with a kitty lid. Securely fixed to the floor of the littlest room in the house with a white plastic rim to facilitate easy entry and exit. We are please to announce that these model come with a handle activated Jacuzzi swimming pool. Just what your cat needs after a busy day at the office.

World War 2 Fighter Pod

Baron von Feline, scourge of the airways, models the latest in WW2 fighter pods. Features include three-blade constant-speed propeller, triple ejector exhaust manifolds and X80 HP Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine. Lethal in the wrong paws. Achtung Tiddles!!

The Long Day's of Christmas

I once worked in an office where the boss didn’t understand the concept of Christmas. He wasn’t scrooge like – because scrooge acknowledged the existence of Christmas. My boss didn’t even go that far – he just wasn’t aware of it at all. The Christmas season would run like this -

On the First Day of Christmas my PM gave to me
A new spec for a shiny app

On the Second Day of Christmas my PM gave to me
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Third Day of Christmas my PM gave to me
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Fourth Day of Christmas my PM gave to me
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Fifth Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Sixth Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Seventh Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – seven clients complaining
Six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Eighth Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – smoke tests a smoking
Seven clients complaining
Six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Ninth Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – nine weekends working
Smoke tests a smoking
Seven clients complaining
Six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Ten Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – ten releases cancelled
Nine weekends working
Smoke tests a smoking
Seven clients complaining
Six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Eleven Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – eleven coders weeping
Ten releases cancelled
Nine weekends working
Smoke tests a smoking
Seven clients complaining
Six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my PM gave to me – a twelve week extension
Eleven coders weeping
Ten releases cancelled
Nine weekends working
Smoke tests a smoking
Seven clients complaining
Six bugs a breaking
Five change requests
Four tight deadlines
Three pep talks
Two day’s training
And a new spec for a shiny app

Merry Christmas!!

There are 10 types of people

It’s that rarest of all things – a joke about number bases

There are 10 types of people – those that understand binary and those that don’t.

Hahahahaha – brilliant. Tell you friends, write it on all your Christmas cards, put it on your e-mail signature – spread that joy. Sadly it doesn’t work quite as well in hexadecimal

There are 1A types of people – 1 that understands hexadecimal and 25 that don’t

However I’m convinced it can be made to work in other bases. I’m going to apply for an EU grant to study the application of this joke to other mathematical systems. If they’ll fund the Large Hadron Collider I’m sure they’ll fund this similarly important work.

Thank you, Mountain View

I’ve been (obsessively) tracking hits on techsplurge with blogtracker and after a mere 5 weeks I am now the proud owner of my very first hit. So thank you the guy or girl in Mountain View, California who is my very first viewer.

But that’s not all. It appears that Mountain View is where the headquarters of Google is located. I feel certain that it’s Larry Page and/or Sergey Brin themselves who have been browsing techsplurge particularly after my in depth technical assessment of boogle.com. Moreover, I would say it’s highly likely that I’m being hand picked by the Google founders to head up the Boogle Phase 2 taskforce. Well I have some good news for Larry and Sergey. I ACCEPT THE JOB. I’m already packed, I’ve cancelled the milk and my wife is looking forward to some California sunshine. So as soon as the contract comes through – I’m off. Thanks guys.

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