Skin of Stars

Machines, Media and Miscellanea

by Kevin Carmody

Blog Entries

Webcameron

Oh my god! Webcameron, you have got to be kidding. The latest propaganda tool from the conservatives is the ‘personal’ video blog of their illustrious leader. Extra homely realism is provided with him washing up and background screaming children. I’m sure there was always an unspoken rule of not using your kids as political tools, but this man is really … Read the remaining 127 words

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Slow Hallnet

I’ve been having problems with the painfully slow internet service we have here in halls. I’ve been trying to download a personal copy of delphi from the manufacturers (free for educational), but my download speed is the sort of rate I haven’t seen since 28k dial-up! The main problem with this is that it has a tendancy to pause for … Read the remaining 165 words

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Thanet Under Fire

Thanet Life seems to be under threat. If you are a Thanetian and want to have your own say in a well read local site on local matters, then please go there with an open mind and volunteer your services. ThanksKevin

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First Steps

Today has pretty much been my first lecture. I had one yesterday in human communication, but frankly that was a condesending insult, so I will just count this one. Today I learnt my first bit of the pascal coding language and wrote my first program. To be honest, i didn’t really feel like I had learnt it as it was … Read the remaining 124 words

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Missing Bits

This week has been damn crazy. I seem to be missing loads of messages by leaving the msnm on, so if I’ve missed you, I’m sorry. I’m having to follow two programmes doing the combined, so when I see the guys from the comp soc, I don’t know as I’m mainly based in Harcourt. I’ll have to just leave notes … Read the remaining 54 words

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New Halls

Thought I’d give my blog the overhaul since my life is experiencing the same. I’m now staying at Harcourt Halls at the Westminster Institute at Oxford Brookes. Its still freshers week at the moment so not a lot of studying is going on. On the other hand, a hell of a lot of drinking is going on. I’ve only discovered … Read the remaining 151 words

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Status Updates

Preparing myself for the #uksnow deluge. [skinofstars]

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Inbound weather may scupper weekend run plans. Fingers crossed for freak warm snap. [skinofstars]

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RT @andrewjskatz: Why is that the same people who argue "if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear" so anti #wikileaks? [skinofstars]

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RT @ThePoke: Chris Huhne's wife appears in court to explain the misunderstanding. #Huhne http://t.co/o1NscUF4 [skinofstars]

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RT @Iananities: Headington Quarry people - largish black cat, red collar, hanging around St Leonard's Rd for past week. Seems lost. Plea ... [skinofstars]

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RT @4foot30: Your site says "Did you know we have an app?", my brain thinks "Skip Intro". [skinofstars]

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RT @MarianaMota: . @johnwards didn't allow us to tweet the amazing banners that arrived today for the @jquk http://t.co/xDNc9sEF [skinofstars]

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RT @oneltd: Anyone know a #SouthOxon trainee photographer that would like to get some experience working on a magazine? Get in touch. [skinofstars]

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RT @freedimensional: To achieve YouTube fame, pull up to the microphone & serenade the drive-thru girl with your order - Giorgio Loves S ... [skinofstars]

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RT @freedimensional: A hack from Midem Music Hack Day that creates tour routes for artists based on IP data from torrenting - Tourrent P ... [skinofstars]

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RT @lewisnyman: A eureka moment from @elliotjaystocks - mock up responsive designs using 1000px instead of 960px http://t.co/e9KC4dRN [skinofstars]

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