Yearly Archives: 2006

Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship … Continue reading

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Day at Ratanga Junction Theme Park

A few… well… 14 of us headed to Ratanga Junction Theme Park just outside Cape Town today. Posted below is the photo of us going down Crocodile Gorge – most fun. My darling amy decided to learn forward to avoid … Continue reading

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Results for First Year at UCT

My marks for UCT 2006. Computer Science – Python Course: 83% (Distinction) Computer Science – Java Course: 78% (Distinction) Psychology 1: 69% Mathematics 1: 61% Applied Mathematics: 57% Statistics: 50%

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Cool Web Toy #1

This week I’d like to highlight a really funky tool coming out of Digg Labs, Swarm! It uses the Digg database to display activity in a really cool way! Click the Digg Labs link below to see it

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One Year

Years seems to be going faster and faster. This weekend signals one year of working for Umoya Networks, one year of being at UCT and one year of going out with the love of my life, amy! It’s really pretty … Continue reading

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Saddam Hussein sentenced to Death

Today is a defining day in history… BAGHDAD, Nov. 5 — Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was found guilty by a special tribunal Sunday of crimes against humanity for the torture and execution of more than 100 people from a … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s Royale Noir theme for XP

Way back when Microsoft were developing XP Media Center 2005, some hobbit at Redmond decided to create a black version of the default Royale Theme. For whatever reason this was never released… until recently. Downloading Extract files to �c:\windows\resources\themes\royale noir� … Continue reading

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Rules for Marriage

Hey I read this and thought it was quite good… It’s from the blog of the brother of the bride. Those of ya getting married take heed! Your world is getting bigger today, not smaller! More history, more friends, more … Continue reading

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Applied Maths Help!

Hey guys. For those of you at UCT with me studying the dreaded MAM1043H… May I suggest this website for background reading on Dynamical Systems, Numerical Methods and other sections covered this year. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/topics/AppliedMathematics.html I hope it helps!

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Disappearing acts, Birthdays, Bonsais and Podcasts

Hey all, phew what a semester! Totally insane in every way! I’m back, and it feels good – lets see… Right. First of all – Happy Birthday to me for 10/31. Thanks to all of ya who text’d, phone’d, and … Continue reading

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