Category: random

  1. Worry About YouTube

    20 December 2006

    I haven’t had a quote-of-the-day for a while, and I just fell across this which really made me think:

    The big media companies shouldn’t worry that people will post their copyrighted material on YouTube. They should worry that people will post their own stuff on YouTube, and audiences …
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  2. Cold Crisp Cotswolds

    18 December 2006

    At the weekend I did a bit of a trip across the country as I was going to a party in Warwickshire (complete with ballgown and tiara – photos later if anyone sends me some). I popped down to Witney in Oxfordshire to catch up with some old friends as we …

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  3. The mid-season break is in sight!

    11 December 2006

    Well its been a couple of exciting weeks in the netball world, or rather exciting weekends as that's when we usually play.

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  4. Birthdays

    06 December 2006

    It was my birthday yesterday – hurrah! – and I had a lovely day. I’m a bit too old to get very excited about presents really, but this year was pretty good!! I’m getting a Nintendo Wii when they are released in Europe in two days time, and I can …

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  5. Superleague Netball on Telly

    28 November 2006

    There's netball on TV! OK, so its on sky sports so I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to watch it, but at least its on.

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  6. Another weekend, another netball match

    07 November 2006

    Well its been a busy couple of weeks on the netball front, we've had friendly matches against a variety of teams midweek which have been fun, and since last week was half-term we have "club night" at training where everyone from all the teams plays at the same time, just taking turns playing games.

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  7. The boat is out

    07 November 2006

    Which is used in the same sense as “the jury’s out”, meaning the decision hasn’t been made yet, or the outcome is unknown.

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  8. Weak Software Teams

    31 October 2006

    The strongest indication of a weak team is the realization that if you were to quit and start your own business, you wouldn't try to poach any of your colleagues.

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  9. Sporting Update

    22 October 2006

    It struck me the other day that I hardly ever write about netball here, which is odd if you think about how much time I spend playing it! So here's an update on the season so far.

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  10. Hugs and Shakes

    17 October 2006

    I’m having an interesting etiquette issue. I’m a woman working in a male-dominated environment, and basically I don’t think like a girl. I wear flat shoes and greet people with a firm handshake and drink pints; that’s who I am and I don’t believe my …

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  11. Introverts and Extroverts

    27 September 2006

    I’ve just come across this quote on James Shore’s Website:

    For an extrovert, socializing with strangers boosts their energy. For an introvert, socializing with strangers drains their energy

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  12. Compulsive Multitasker

    22 August 2006

    Do you know someone who seems innately unable to focus on one thing? They can only complete a task when there are twenty others vying for attention and even then they’re flitting between them like a lizard.

    You know the person I mean, you call them to ask if …

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