Womble's LJ

Fortune on privacy ..

2009-05-06T12:37:30Z

Sorry, couldn't resist. This one did make me smile ..

"Every Solidarity center had piles and piles of paper .... everyone was
eating paper and a policeman was at the door.  Now all you have to do is
bend a disk."
- an anonymous member of the outlawed Polish trade union, Solidarity,
  commenting on the benefits of using computers in support of their movement

I wonder about the problems of eating those paper-based blu-ray disks that people occasionally talk about. In any case, it's one hell of a lot of roughage..

A new email signature?

2009-04-09T11:54:59Z

Perhaps it is time to update my email signature..

... Any resemblance between the above views and those of my employer,
my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental.  Any
resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic.  The
question of the existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold them
is left as an exercise for the reader.  The question of the existence of
the reader is left as an exercise for the second god coefficient.  (A
discussion of non-orthogonal, non-integral polytheism is beyond the scope
of this article.)

Interesting tit-bits from fortune ..

2009-04-08T18:31:25Z

#define BITCOUNT(x)     (((BX_(x)+(BX_(x)>>4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F) % 255)
#define  BX_(x)         ((x) - (((x)>>1)&0x77777777)                    \
                             - (((x)>>2)&0x33333333)                    \
                             - (((x)>>3)&0x11111111))

                -- really weird C code to count the number of bits in a word

1984 and rocket stoves ..

2008-06-27T17:00:57Z

I saw this 1984 cover being mentioned on another journal, and I thought it was interesting. I can't remember the woman's name, but she doesn't quite look as I imagined. Cool though.

Also, I want to make a twig burning stove: Rocket stove. Maybe the mad farmer who owns the field where I live will let me.

Hey, it's just a theory!

2005-04-09T17:55:50Z

http://www.besse.at/sms/descent.html

Meme storm!

2004-07-06T11:35:44Z

Your Goth color is Dark BLUE!
You're a little less obvious Goth color. Most
people wouldn't think of you, but you make
quite a statement when people aren't expecting
you.
What Goth Color Are You?
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Jessica Rabbit

Who 's Your Inner Sexy Cartoon Chick ?
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You are a h@m$+3r g33k!

YOur reaction =.=, and you would TYPE IT OUT... HOw
long have you been stonning on the computer
screen? You only feel comforatable if you are
near something electronical. GET UP AND
STRETCH! Rest your eyes and look at something
more interesting than pixels for goodness sick!

What kind of hamster are you?(with PICTURES!)
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A meme ...

2004-07-01T17:47:43Z

Having seen the results nslm got, I find this rather amusing. Also, if you know me really well, you know this is extremely unlikely to happen.

A meme ..

2004-06-17T15:30:56Z

Who's been commenting in your journal?

1	thewomble	18 comments	23.38% of total
2	greenreaper	16 comments	20.78% of total
3	nslm	14 comments	18.18% of total
4	hennes	13 comments	16.88% of total
5	dizze	5 comments	6.49% of total
6	phelyan	2 comments	2.6% of total
7	emily_strange84	2 comments	2.6% of total
8	561	2 comments	2.6% of total
9	zootalures	2 comments	2.6% of total
10	tijntje	1 comments	1.3% of total
11	fluxen	1 comments	1.3% of total
12	hedgewytchery	1 comments	1.3% of total

These statistics were generated using the LJ Stats Web Interface by mpnolan. Original idea from scrapdog's LJ Comment Stats Wizard.

A meme ...

2004-05-11T18:52:20Z

According to this brain gender test, I have extreme S type brain!

This means my brain is rather masculine. How odd. Does this have implications with regard to the sexuality of my other half, I wonder?

EQ Score: 26
0-32 = You have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. Most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20. On average, most women score about 47 and most men about 42.

SQ Score: 69
51-80 = You have a very high ability for analyzing and exploring a system. On average women score about 24 and men about 30. Three times as many people with Asperger syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score this high.

The scores are explained a little better here.

The article about it is here.

Another meme ..

2004-05-10T12:26:17Z

Your True Nature by llScorpiusll
Username
The quality that most appeals to you:	High Social Status / Wealth
In a survival situation, you:	Act crazy as a diversion
Your hidden talent is:	Seeing the best in others
Your gift is:	An iron constitution
In groups, you:	Don't fit in
Your best quality is:	Your inclusiveness
Your weakness is:	Your overbearing nature

Created with the ORIGINAL MemeGen!

A meme ...

2004-05-09T23:12:49Z

The Sonnet
Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLDf)

Romantic, hopeful, and composed. You are the Sonnet. Get it? Composed?

Sonnets want Love and have high ideals about it. They're conscientious people, caring & careful. You yourself have deep convictions, and you devote a lot of thought to romance and what it should be. This will frighten away most potential mates, but that's okay, because you're very choosy with your affections anyway. You'd absolutely refuse to date someone dumber than you, for instance. Lovers who share your idealized perspective, or who are at least willing to totally throw themselves into a relationship, will be very, very happy with you. And you with them. You're already selfless and compassionate, and with the right partner, there's no doubt you can be sensual, even adventurously so. You probably have lots of female friends, and they have a special soft spot for you. Babies do, too, at the tippy-top of their baby skulls.

Your exact opposite: Genghis Khunt (Random Brutal Sex Master)
ALWAYS AVOID: The 5-Night Stand, The False Messiah, The Hornivore, The Last Man on Earth
CONSIDER: The Loverboy

A meme ..

2004-05-08T17:00:48Z

Extroverted (E) 50% Introverted (I) 50%
Realistic (S) 52.78% Imaginative (N) 47.22%
Intellectual (T) 63.16% Emotional (F) 36.84%
Organized (J) 67.65% Easygoing (P) 32.35%

Your type is: ESTJ

You are an Administrator, possible professions include - government employee, pharmaceutical sales, auditor, computer analyst, technical trainer, project manager, officer manager, factory supervisor, credit analyst, electrical engineer, stockbroker, regulatory compliance officer, chief information officer, construction worker, general contractor, paralegal, industrial engineer, budget analyst, data base manager, funeral director, cook, security guard, dentist.

Take Free Career Inventory Personality Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

Apparently "*You tied on one or more of the scales, the current algorithm just breaks the tie randomly so refresh the page to see alternate results". So I refreshed and got this:

Extroverted (E) 50% Introverted (I) 50%
Realistic (S) 52.78% Imaginative (N) 47.22%
Intellectual (T) 63.16% Emotional (F) 36.84%
Organized (J) 67.65% Easygoing (P) 32.35%

Your type is: ISTJ

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Realistic (S) 52.78% Imaginative (N) 47.22%
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Organized (J) 67.65% Easygoing (P) 32.35%
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Apparently "*You tied on one or more of the scales, the current algorithm just breaks the tie randomly so refresh the page to see alternate results". So I refreshed and got this:

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What exactly does that mean?

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Project update ..

2004-05-06T21:33:33Z

Hypocrites!!

2004-05-06T16:48:00Z

Okay, I'm not a Christian, so maybe I'm missing something here, but after all the uproar about Dr Jeffery John, who had to step down from his nomination as the Bishop of Reading (and may face the same with regard to his new post), this newest appointment seems rather hypocritical to me:

First divorced bishop appointed

Shouldn't the Church of England be more concerned by the appointment of a bishop who has divorced than the appointment of a bishop who is gay (and celibate, I might add - how many of us could willingly do that long term?).

When someone gets married in a Christian wedding, they make vows before God. Divorcing means you are breaking these vows ("til death do us part" - remember?). But the Church of England has already said that being gay is not a choice. Someone doesn't just wake up one day and decide to have any particular sexual orientation, whereas the decision to divorce is just that - a decision. A choice.

A bishop is supposed to set an example, I've heard so many of those protesting against the appointment of Dr John argue. Surely on this basis someone who breaks a vow made before God is not fit to be a bishop?

Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins, but I've never heard of anyone being told they can't be a bishop because they are fat. Why does this latest appointment not bring widespread condemnation, as happened with Dr Jefferey John? How can people be so bigoted and hypocritical, and not see it?

-- --

My other half made an interesting comment or two, which go as follows:

1. Separation is okay according to the Bible, but re-marriage after separation is not.

2. The new bishop's divorce, etc are in the past. He can repent and move on, so it doesn't matter. Dr John can't change. His sexuality is "an ongoing problem", even though he is celibate. Nothing he can do will ever change that, so he can't just "repent and move on".

I probably ought to point out that I don't actually care if the C of E appoint a divorced bishop, or a gay bishop for that matter. I just think that they are being rather bigoted.

Another thing I didn't know about previously is that the new bishop is not only openly divorced, but has remarried too. There are many conflicting views and biblical passages on divorce and remarriage, so I'm not sure whose view is right here. Mostly it seems to be saying that divorce is only okay if the other person has committed adultery, and remarriage is wrong.

Then again, the Bible isn't too clear on homosexuality either.
--

Procrastination ...

2004-05-05T11:24:22Z

Quiz created by Polly Snodgrass.

WATER OF WATER. Pretty lady! Fair and gentle, your empathy attracts others to you. Possibly psychic, you are pure emotion and are more likely to act on feeling rather than practical thought or logic. You think that's just fine because imagination is important. You are the Whore of Babylon with her cup of abominable things, the Medium of Endor and in the mundane world you usually make a good wife and mother. You shine when you are able to give emotional support to others.

A meme, just because.

2004-05-04T17:20:48Z

GREEN Dragon Lies Beneath

My inner dragon is the embodiment of Nature and the Earth. I'm also the Earth Elemental dragon; the defender of all living things. You've heard of forest spirits? Well, I'm as big and tough as they get.

Click the image to try the Inner Dragon Online Quiz for yourself.

Pretty

2004-05-04T14:47:18Z

I am hoping to go see the lunar eclipse tonight. There should be a good view from twerton roundhill, assuming it isn't cloudy. I think I shall bring tea and biscuits with me, make it a sort of picnic-type job.

Project progress report ...

2004-05-02T17:00:42Z

thewomble's meeting with her project supervisor goes well ..

And another one ..

2004-04-29T16:25:42Z

I am Nothing!

Which Enemy of the Christian Church Are You?

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I think that this is a little inaccurate (probably because I'm not (in my opinion) an enemy of the Christian church), though amusing for a work avoidance activity.

A meme ...

2004-04-29T16:19:16Z

I am European

Which America Hating Minority Are You?

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My battle cry! (Another meme)

2004-04-25T17:16:08Z

Okay, I was bored and nslm provided the distraction .. It is kind of amusing too, though the result changes depending on the capitalization.

Another meme ...

2004-04-24T17:03:17Z

Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.
"I don't care. If it doesn't rhyme, it isn't a poem."
You are a type A personality. You like bright things, you don't call in sick to work, and you have devastating opinions about art.

Which Weird Latin Phrase Are You?
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Yes, another meme ..

2004-04-17T13:51:12Z

Your future occupation by meteoric
Your name
Your future occupation	Prostitute
Yearly income	$733,557
Hours per week you work	90
Education	Local college graduate

Created with quill18's MemeGen 3.0!

At least I'm earning more than nslm.

thewomble @ 2004-04-16T19:51:00

2004-04-16T18:55:40Z

You are an angel of the forest. You love to have a good time and to get in trouble. For you, it's all fun and games. You like to have friends, preferably not human, and can converse with all animals. You love to party, and like to be alone. You are a deep person, but most people miss it. Thinking that you are just childish and young. Which you are not. You are old, and wise, even if nobody can see it. You know what the real world is like, better that your peers. You have a naturally beatiful singing voice, and are a natural with most instruments.
You can often loose your self. But will always find yourself again. For that is just who you are.

Be happy. Never change. Because you are beautiful.
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Don't think that sounds much like me, to be honest.

Cool ..

2004-04-10T16:56:28Z

Your SF superpower is: The Mage-Gift

People would do well to stay on your good side, as you wield magicks great and terrible. Beware
of the Dark Side, for if once you succumb,
forever will it dominate your destiny.

Beings who share your superpower: Vanyel Ashkevron (The Last Herald-Mage), King Kelson (Deryni series), Willow Rosenberg (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
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Your LJ Date
LJ Username
Your Date is	justinep
You will go to	A local park
And afterwards you will	Feel shame

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