Skin of Stars

Machines, Media and Miscellanea

by Kevin Carmody

Blog Entries

os freefall

Its got to that time of the month where I have to reinstall my operating system. I can’t blame the system, it is each and every time, without fail, my fault. I can’t help but keep tinkering and playing with them till they fail on me. I remember when I first started playing with the things I would have to … Read the remaining 196 words

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End of semester 2.1

Just finished my final exam (computer networks) for this semester of my second year. That should mean I’m exactly half way through, not sure I am though. Unfortunately I feel that I did terribly this semester, including this exam, and I’m kinda woried that it will mean I’m going to have to add an extra semester onto my course. Still, … Read the remaining 194 words

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The ongoing saga of the iPlayer

Oh, what a treat… and just in time for Christmas! I am very pleased to find that the BBC has finally indulged my fetish for organic software by releasing a flash streaming version of their iPlayer. Though of course flash isn’t homespun in itself, it is cross platform compatible and so both myself and all those other ‘nix and Mac … Read the remaining 40 words

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Where has all the art gone?

Not only has Arts and Elbows not posted -in several months, but I’ve also noted that the IOTA website has been taken over by cybersquaters, with the last record I can find (thanks to the waybackmachine) is in April. Whats going on?

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BBC iPlayer

In a follow-up to my previous post regarding the incompatibility of the new BBC iPlayer I recently found an interview on backstage.bbc in which the developers of the iPlayer and representatives from the Open Source Consotium and the Open Rights Group discuss this very topic. It would seem that the general consensus is that release of the iPlayer to be … Read the remaining 99 words

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Some other neat GIMP tricks

Found a page with some neat GIMP tricks for photo manipulation. Linux Focus, GIMP Manipulation. Don’t be worried by the Linux Focus part, it’s just where the article was written and is just as relevant for Windows versions.

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Status Updates

Got last night's food from Yeti Nepalese on Cowley Road. Really really good. [skinofstars]

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"If you want to talk to kids, talk to me". Perhaps the oddest pitch line yet #ogn [skinofstars]

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Pete Drake and his talking steel guitar. Just lovely music. http://t.co/gHB6ALuc [skinofstars]

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Argh, waiting for these chip times is driving me nuts #otg2012 [skinofstars]

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RT @RnnngAcrssBrdrs: Edao Weliy, the Oxford 10km 2012 winner #otg2012 http://t.co/lEQv969o [skinofstars]

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RT @RnnngAcrssBrdrs: Edao Weliy wins #otg2012 10km in course record - 29:27 (unofficial). [skinofstars]

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Town & Gown 10k was great. New PB, about 47:20! Well done @iblamefish @alpower @josnow and all the @incuna gang! #otg2012 [skinofstars]

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