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The clear out continues….

I have been clearing out much of what I have accumulated. I chucked out some old cassette tapes today, and will prob get rid of most latter. But those with printed inlays and label that were bought already are there … Continue reading

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OpenSUSE 11.3

Just upgraded my desktop computer to OpenSUSE 13.3. It was very smooth and the changes look good. But not that much seems to have changed since 11.2 which suits me. Amarok has a better look for my podcast list with … Continue reading

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Deer in Granton & other wildlife.

Yesterday I saw a small brown deer at site of some demolished flats near the National Museum storage building near site of old gasworks in Granton. It was 8.30am. The forth Quarter park still is fenced off from road at … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Tram works near start of cycle path

Work start the in last few months on tram works near start of cycle path near Roseburn. They have cut end of loop short so making it slighly more steeper. Photo of how looked before:

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Sale

In addition to giving lots of stuff away as part of my efforts to take up less space in my flat, I will try to sell some. Here is a few to start: Youth of Today 12″ Record: Break Down … Continue reading

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Some Ordnance Survey & Royal Mail data is freed

Ordnance Survey have released some data for wider freer use. Streetview (raster data) which could already see on Where is the Path? website which used OS Open Space API but would often run out of allowed hits so won’t now … Continue reading

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Spring Clean

My spring clean is later than planned this year but so has upturn in weather still being pretty cold. I hope to do a really big clear out this year and so have plenty of stuff to give away that … Continue reading

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Ordnance Survey Consultation

Last December 2009 the UK Department for the Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced proposals for the provision of free data from the Ordnance Survey. The consultation closes on the 17th March 2010. The consultation document is titled: Policy options … Continue reading

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switched from Kubuntu to OpenSuse

I have switch the GNU/Linux distro I am using after the graphics died after a update to the X server under Kunbuntu. I could have fixed it, but I used the opportunity to switch to OpenSUSE. I had intended to … Continue reading

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