Archive for October, 2004

rising british star!

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Beth Tweddle, she got a bronze today, in glasgow meet. In the floor exercise. Unsure how the pretty german moonwalker didn’t get higher marks…maybe it was the Prodigy tune. I think I’m gonna start writing exciting soundtrack sequences for gymnastic events, could be a niche outlet for my typically rousing melodies.
I even got a few […]

attention: UHB*

Friday, October 29th, 2004

never read this interview with Whit Stillman before, and for more on the droll film-maker here is a mp3 of someone banging on about WS.
Hey, he has a nice set of influences too - Howards End and That Sinking Feeling!
WHIT STILLMAN | FAVOURITE FILMS
The Gay Divorcee Mark Sandrich
Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock
It’s a […]

Que Know

Monday, October 25th, 2004

« quelle satisfaction peut-on bien éprouver à ne pas comprendre quelque chose? »

Spent a pleasant evening last night reading Odile, par R Queneau (interview). It was his second novel and is one of the most refreshing things I have read for a while. It is a semi-autobiographical tale of a young flaneur cum mathematician, […]

series 60 notez

Friday, October 22nd, 2004

MEgaaaaa time-saver for selecting:
tip: when browsing a list with your 6600, whether it be SMSes, the Gallery, email messages, whatever, to select multiple items just hold down the little pencil key and move the joystick down (or up!). This selects multiple items you can delete, send via Bluetooth or anything else the options menu allows […]

czech visit

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

Mega ! Czech president speaking in city chambers just now and very witty he is too

wow

Monday, October 18th, 2004

..so Kramnik retains his title after Leko seems to have missed a draw in the final game of the WCC (see middlegame …h5 move, not …N x B). (final score 7 - 7).

what a line up!

Friday, October 15th, 2004

I find myself in the uncharacteristic wish to be in Birmingham tonight

mobile apps

Wednesday, October 13th, 2004

Series 60 - beginning dev article
I’m wondering what’s happened to Amaretto - Python on Series 60 - I know Nokia forum has it for Pro developers, but not Joe publique.
This intro to J2ME article is superb, and in relation to 6600.
Update, imminent RSS reader for series 60

The Wonderful EggClock!

Wednesday, October 13th, 2004

EggClock, possibly as simple and elegant as Torch.
Simplicity is un oeuf.

mac old style record player

Tuesday, October 12th, 2004

Useless little app to play mp3s as if they were scratchy old records, for macs.