Author Archives: james

Temporary halt on Deep Sky Stacker port to Linux

Posted on February 21, 2024 by james

I think I’ve reached the point where I can’t do much more with this for the moment, unfortunately. Unless I fancy creating a BITMAP-type library for Linux so I don’t have to port all of the code that uses Windows … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 21st Feb 2024: Biblical rain

Posted on February 21, 2024 by james

Yesterday I chipped some tree branches that had been pruned off a few trees, leaving the woodchip in the trailer. Today I realised that I was going to need the trailer for something else, so I needed it empty. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 22 June 2022: Putting the box joints to use

Posted on February 21, 2024 by james

Now my new table saw blade has arrived I can get on with testing it out for making box joints. First, a test run using the jig I posted about a few days ago. Confident that it would do the … Continue reading →

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Hmmmm: Google

Posted on February 20, 2024 by james

I’ve been redirected to a Google form this morning, meaning I had to log in to Google. I don’t use Google that much, so I was expecting the usual “click on all the photos with a fire hydrant” stuff. After … Continue reading →

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Driving licence renewal redux

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

Or “driving licence redux redux”, perhaps 🙂 I posted a few days back out renewing my driving licence and how I can’t do it online because I allowed my passport to expire. I can renew it at a Post Office, … Continue reading →

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I am job-hunting

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

Officially now. I have just submitted my first application. And a very strange thing it is to do. I’ve not actually had to look for work for something like twenty years. In fact I think the last job I applied … Continue reading →

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Wot no swimming?

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

Well, no 🙁 My local swimming pool is having a huge amount of work done to make the building more efficient in terms of energy use. I believe that includes entirely replacing the roof. Whilst some of the smaller spaces … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 19th June 2022: My first ever box joint

Posted on February 19, 2024 by james

I must post about my table saw at some point… Anyhow, I want to start making more of my own beekeeping kit — ideally as much as possible, and whilst box joints aren’t required they’re a neat way to join … Continue reading →

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I’ll just leave this here…

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

Written as part of a discussion online this evening about cats not catching mice… Our cats are really quite good at catching mice. Then bringing them into the house and releasing them. Literally five minutes ago I heard a cat … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 19th June 2022: Peas and broad beans

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

Straight out of the plot and ready for the pan, podded broad beans and sugar snap peas. Couldn’t get fresher 🙂

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