Posted by avsm
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:01:35 GMT
It only took 7 days, 10 phonecalls, and 16 hours of waiting around for engineers to show up to get my NTL cable modem installed at the new flat. The hassle always seems to be getting hold of the installation guys; once they actually arrived, the process took about 15 minutes! I see why this website was set up though...
While moving all the computer kit around, I took the opportunity to upgrade my Soekris NET4521 to the latest snapshot of OpenBSD. I use the flashdist scripts modified to include a few extra things such as ntpd and symon, as well as bring it up to date with the latest snapshots. You can grab the custom kernel config NET45x1 and the distribution set.
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Posted by avsm
Fri, 08 Oct 2004 10:56:55 GMT
While on my way to go jogging with AliB and Kieran, I passed a couple of the most curious cows ever. Every time I made cow-like noises in their direction, they would stop their grazing and stampede over to me for a nuzzle!
However, Kieran informs me that this is because he regularly moos to them while cycling into the lab - it's almost enough to make me only eat non-cute food to get my daily dose of protein...
Moo Mooo! |
Moooo, I say! Moooo! |
A mad cow from Kieran's desk |
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Posted by avsm
Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:22:20 GMT
Lady Imogen visited the lab, with daddy Rich and mummy Kate in tow.
Luckily, it happened that we had just finished a paper on the redeployed
Broadband Phones that we requested
Imogen to peer-review.
Although her response was indeterminate, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Imogen for her valuable comments and feedback.
Imogen has entered the building |
Imogen inspects our humble academic output |
Imogen delivers her verdict |
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Posted by avsm
Fri, 01 Oct 2004 16:00:00 GMT
Eva, Alex, Christian and I went to visit the accident-prone Jon Crowcroft, who managed to get hit by a bus while cycling on Madingley Road! Luckily Jon is in good spirits, but will have his leg in a cast for a while (which really was the most impressive looking contraption ever, involving Borg-like enclosures for his shin!).
We make it to Addenbrookes! |
Later, we munch bento at Teriyaki. |
The best bit was the Japanese desserts! |
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Posted by avsm
Fri, 01 Oct 2004 16:00:00 GMT
In an emotional gathering of the SN17 elite, AliB, AliT, Scotty and myself gathered at the Castle to celebrate Redundancy Day! Kieran "Mankloda" Mansley was finally given the golden handshake by AT&T Laboratories Cambridge, making him the last employee to turn out the lights. AT&T were very nice to their students when they closed in 2002, making sure they had enough funding to finish their PhDs, which Kieran has almost done now.
Kieran realises what day it is! |
We rush to the Castle! |
... and proceed to take pictures of each other |
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Posted by avsm
Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:12:00 GMT
Just passed my first year PhD viva, with very friendly advice from Prof. Andy Hopper and my supervisor Tim Harris. General criticism is that I'm too unfocused, which is an accusation that is all too true :-)
What else? Been working away, the Ubicomp 2003 paper went down pretty well, Seattle was a lot of fun, and Cambridge is even more fun right now. I bought a new 15" Titanium PowerBook, but its developed the infamous white spots - argh! Anand's wedding is rapidly approaching, so gotta sort myself out for that (a visa to get into India would be a good start). Times are busy. Fun though... can't argue with the PhD lifestyle compared to being stuck on a plane every morning at 7am (although I do miss real Italian breakfasts...)
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