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Die TryingKevin Smith's Green Hornet Volume 1 HCEmpire of GoldThe Sacred Vault42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and EverythingOn the Edge

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Categories

SAAS still suck – but call them for free/cheap

How SAAS make the money to pay your course fees

For those who’ve tried to call SAAS recently, I’m guessing you likely had a nightmare getting through to them on the phone. I tried last week, and it took me about 20 attempts not to get a busy tone. I was then placed [...]

Do as I say…

Don’t you love how we tell kids to do things (or not do them) and then undermine the whole concept with our own actions and decision?

Over the last week I’ve gone over the concept of Internet Safety with three classes.  A key concept in the lessons is “Don’t give out your personal details to [...]

The stress!

No real updates right now as I’m utterly buried in work. Back at school and, though I’m still enjoying it, it’s really hitting home how much effort this course is.

By mid-December I have a total of 11 smallish essays and 20 lesson plans to be ready for perusal. I must have one crit (assessed [...]

Kickabout

Kick this – not my shins!

After many false starts and things not being organised, I met up with some of my fellow students for a kickabout in the park after lectures this afternoon. In all, there was a whacking four of us. And the other three were girls.

I will no longer [...]

#toolongfortwitter

Just a couple of things that are a little too long to be posted in the 140 characters that Twitter allows. The silly bird-based website has become my outlet for a lot recently.

Eldster

You can tell you’re getting old when your film references fall flat. Being near an ill person, I held out a [...]