Category Archives: England

Manchester says yes to congestion and under investment

I wonder if there is any way to get people out of their cars. The argument people use against using public transport is that it needs improvements of some sort (e.g. punctuality, frequency, options). When the people of Manchester are told that … Continue reading

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Engaged!

As of two weeks ago, I am engaged to Rebecca Smith. On Saturday 17th May I asked her to marry me on a beach near West Bay in Dorset.

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Andrew meets the ‘real’ world

I am now 3.5 weeks into job at Roke Manor Research Ltd. near Romsey in Hampshire. I am living in Southampton and am going to Above Bar Church (no it’s not above that kind of bar). I will hopefully get some photos … Continue reading

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Speeded up window

Here is a video of outside my window taken over about 1hr30 and speeded up to less than a minute. It looked like it was about to snow so I set the camera running, but seams that centre of Manchester … Continue reading

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Webcam

I bought a JVC GR-DX77 off eBay primarily to use the Analogue to DV pass through to digitalise our old camcorder tapes before they get too old to play. I have hooked it up to my Mac mini and using … Continue reading

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Now we have proof

Well all the students around Manchester’s Oxford Road have know UK North (and GM Buses) to be quite dodgy. And what do you know they have been pulled off the streets following safety fears. BBC News MEN

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4th Year Project

If you want find out a bit about the project I’m working on (and at the minute its very brief) and see an awful photo of me, head over to the project website (which I am in charge of maintaining). … Continue reading

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England finally ban smoking

MPs have finally voted to ban smoking in all enclosed public places from Summer 2007. This joins N.Ireland, Wales and Scotland who all decided this agaes ago! Hopefully this can mean that the law is more clear as it will … Continue reading

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