David Goodwin’s blog

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23

    Hot. Lots of women wearing pink. #raceforife #bromsgrove # At last. Summer is back. We'll soon be moaning it's too hot. # Love pacman at http://google.co.uk. Wonder how much this has cost the country in wasted work time ? 😉 # Grr. 4sq Is vaguely intelligent. To think I might have to go inside the…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16

    I've never walked a dog which can't make it up a small hill without collapsing in a panting heap. # The neighbours are walking a young cat on a lead. Guess they're trying to keep up with the girl who walks a ferrett in town #bromsgrove # RT @GeneHunt A prisoner escaped last night, she's…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09

    Just found Prey – remote tracking of laptop etc incase of theft … http://preyproject.com/ #osx #linux #windows # Stripping done, holes filled; now to get the gun out and do some kinky latex^h^h silicone sealant stuff … Then lawn mowing. # Roast lamb after 17 mile run seems good. (2.5 hours; worship me) # 10k…

  • Trac and Git on Debian Lenny

    Random Brain dump – Trac 0.11 with Git on Debian Lenny; this worked for me … We’ll use /var/git/ as the location where our git repositories live – e.g. /var/git/repository1, /var/git/repository2 etc. So, assuming you have git-core installed, create the Git repository: mkdir -p /var/git/repository cd /var/git/repository git init –bare Next, install the trac-git extension…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02

    Good luck with the #dyfienduro mtb'ers. #enduro #mountainbiking #Machynlleth # Time to say goodbye to "cd /pub; more beer" (t-shirt). You've lasted at least 10 years but now look a bit too old. # I tried to get some non-dull coloured clothes. http://twitpic.com/1k046l # Chewing my £15 (new) running hat is not smart or clever…

  • phing / unit tests and global variables

    Yesterday I thought I’d move one project over to using phing (with the end goal of hopefully getting some sort of Continuous Integration setup in place, with graphs and stuff to show the customer). All went reasonably well – svn update, php documentation generation, php code sniffer tasks etc were all in place. Unfortunately when…

  • My First Marathon

    But will it be my last? To detail it here – hopefully instead of telling everyone the same thing – and to remind myself next year… here’s how it went. We arrived in Stratford for the Shakespeare marathon at about 8:45am, changed, herded toddlers and children towards the start and did the toilet ritual. The…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25

    Stratford marathon done – 3hrs 35m. Did first 12 miles in 1hr 30. Failed to pace myself. Legs enjoyed cramping for 30 mins after. Good fun # Podrunner's PowerTools mix – 174bpm; I wonder if this will help me run or not…. http://bit.ly/vXbcS # Hmmm. Not long now. Best pull finger out and move it.…

  • Post #1 on the UK Election…. (Bromsgrove)

    So the Lib Dems might finally shake things up – I’ve not supported them before, and still dislike many of their policies – but I do feel that were they to get in, there would be an adequate shake up of the establishment in Westminster (PR or something similar would be a good move for…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18

    Sanders park is busy. Lovely day # Hmm. Lidl almond ice cream things. # Hockey match done. Lovely day. # The coffee which has been keeping me alert/awake at work turns out to be decaf. A definite #wtf moment. # I love chilli. # RT @carolinegoodwin they're a rough lot in Bromsgrove http://bit.ly/dg8Tzt (woman banned…

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