Go Back   The Giraffe Boards > Search Forums
Register Blogs GB FAQ Forum Rules Community Today's Posts Search

Showing results 1 to 25 of 74
Search took 0.01 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: si_blakely
Forum: Just the Facts 22nd April 2010, 01:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,953
Posted By si_blakely
Invisible lady gecko ;)

Invisible lady gecko ;)
Forum: General Blah Blah 15th April 2010, 11:00 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,018
Posted By si_blakely
My downfall is a Cardio Combo class. I am pretty...

My downfall is a Cardio Combo class. I am pretty much the only bloke in a room full of women (netballers, mostly, I think), and during the ab exercises, I am likely to let one go. It seems to amuse...
Forum: General Blah Blah 24th February 2010, 05:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,844
Posted By si_blakely
Nonsense. The BOFH would wait until Dennis was...

Nonsense. The BOFH would wait until Dennis was installing that new Network Switch, then deploy the EtherKillerTM. Although without a gutsy NZ 240v supply, it will probably not be sufficient. You may...
Forum: General Blah Blah 24th February 2010, 04:39 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 8,502
Posted By si_blakely
Another one here. The NHS gives me a £15-a-day...

Another one here. The NHS gives me a £15-a-day tablet to stop my liver being damaged by HBV, I shouldn't compound the problem by adding alcohol to the mix.

Discovering I had chronic Hep B as a...
Forum: General Blah Blah 24th February 2010, 01:05 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 4,443
Posted By si_blakely
When I get older, losing my hair, Many years...

When I get older, losing my hair,
Many years from now

Si
Forum: Just the Facts 24th February 2010, 12:37 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,927
Posted By si_blakely
First, Bubonic Plague is not a virus - it is a...

First, Bubonic Plague is not a virus - it is a bacterium.

Second, a disease vector can easily be 100% lethal in a population, as long as that population is not the primary reservoir. And humans...
Forum: Just the Facts 20th January 2010, 05:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By si_blakely
ClamAV running on Linux will find Windows viruses...

ClamAV running on Linux will find Windows viruses (face it, it doesn't have many linux viruses to look for) and most modern linux distros will have the ability to mount and modify NTFS partitions...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 4th January 2010, 05:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 563
Posted By si_blakely
You could look at the M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88...

You could look at the M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88 (http://www.dv247.com/keyboards-and-midi/m-audio-prokeys-sono-88-88-note-portable-digital-piano--53235) - it is only semi-weighted. There are other...
Forum: The Box 8th December 2009, 01:12 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 150,002
Posted By si_blakely
A fairly common surgical procedure (in the third...

A fairly common surgical procedure (in the third world) for women with a vesicovaginal fistula (from the vagina to the bladder) is to have the ureters rerouted into the rectum, thus providing a...
Forum: Photo Safari 8th December 2009, 12:47 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,919
Posted By si_blakely
I had two people who hadn't seen me in a while...

I had two people who hadn't seen me in a while fail to recognise me. One was apparently quite insistent that they knew what Si looked like, and the guy at the front of the church with the guitar and...
Forum: Photo Safari 7th December 2009, 12:06 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,919
Posted By si_blakely
Thanks - it took lots of hard work, but it is now...

Thanks - it took lots of hard work, but it is now paying off. If I can lose the rest I'll be really happy.

That ain't no babe, thats my wife ;)

It was a lovely outfit - we have both shrunk...
Forum: Photo Safari 7th December 2009, 05:18 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,919
Posted By si_blakely
This was me in late 2007, at about 113kg ...

This was me in late 2007, at about 113kg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Ss_NHJyCReM/SRDKe178b7I/AAAAAAAAAKI/nMQCNGEAFfE/s640/Alison%20%26%20Simon%20Blakely.jpg

This was me in August on top of Scarfel...
Forum: Photo Safari 30th November 2009, 05:23 AM
Replies: 5,401
Views: 862,546
Posted By si_blakely
Thanks, but those lines are tidemarks from the...

Thanks, but those lines are tidemarks from the mud, not muscle definition ;)
And they really are too heavy (along with the rest of me) for quick running (that 11 miles took 2 hours) - not bad for...
Forum: Photo Safari 30th November 2009, 01:40 AM
Replies: 5,401
Views: 862,546
Posted By si_blakely
This is me having run through Hell...

This is me having run through Hell (http://www.hellrunner.co.uk) - 11-ish miles of mud, hills, sand dunes and the Bog of Doom, pursued by hell hounds and harpies. Well, maybe not.
...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 30th November 2009, 01:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,462
Posted By si_blakely
I started making vege burgers for my daughter -...

I started making vege burgers for my daughter - they are more potato-ish, and do not seek to look or taste like a meat-burger, but are darn good

1 cup green (or puy) lentils
1 cup yellow lentils...
Forum: General Blah Blah 19th October 2009, 02:35 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,110
Posted By si_blakely
My daughter is testing the waters A month in...

My daughter is testing the waters
A month in Europe, then back home.
2 months in New Zealand, then back home.

Hopefully, the third time will be the charm - her mother wants a craft room (I...
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th September 2009, 06:59 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 3,930
Posted By si_blakely
Ballsy Ikon, Me Sly Email Knob My Ankle...

Ballsy Ikon, Me
Sly Email Knob
My Ankle Boils
Nobly Skim Ale
Bi Alley Monks
Inky Male Slob
I Ball Monkeys

My Likable Son
Forum: Just the Facts 13th September 2009, 06:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 537
Posted By si_blakely
Probably not - the sorts of cpu used in a stereo...

Probably not - the sorts of cpu used in a stereo to read/play off a usb drive is simple and uses static data, so is unlikely to affected in any way that a power off/power on would not...
Forum: Just the Facts 10th September 2009, 06:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,366
Posted By si_blakely
If you have Natural Gas Combined Heat and Power...

If you have Natural Gas Combined Heat and Power (CHP) you can get much better results -
A planned project in Hamburg will deploy 100000 remotely managed units, delivering benefits to householders...
Forum: General Blah Blah 7th September 2009, 06:24 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,251
Posted By si_blakely
Near where I live is Old Winchester Hill, crossed...

Near where I live is Old Winchester Hill, crossed by a number of walking paths. There are some no-go areas on the hill sides, where there may be unexploded mortars and rockets. However, sheep graze...
Forum: Photo Safari 7th September 2009, 05:47 AM
Replies: 5,401
Views: 862,546
Posted By si_blakely
http://home.sianali.org.uk/joomla/gallery2/d/95426...

http://home.sianali.org.uk/joomla/gallery2/d/95426-2/090825_13-24-34_0248.JPG

This is me on top of Scafell Pike during our recent holiday in the Lake District. We (my 17 y.o. son and I) went up a...
Forum: Just the Facts 17th August 2009, 04:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,020
Posted By si_blakely
It depends on the printer - a HP Laserjet will be...

It depends on the printer - a HP Laserjet will be postscript or PCL, and thus pretty easy to turn into a faxable format - deskjets, not so much. Yeah - it would be nice to have a better solution, but...
Forum: Just the Facts 17th August 2009, 02:53 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,020
Posted By si_blakely
How is the printer connected to the server?...

How is the printer connected to the server? Serial, Parallel, USB or network

If it is a physical port, you need a port capture program to capture the print stream from the server to a file. If the...
Forum: Just the Facts 17th July 2009, 02:54 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,422
Posted By si_blakely
My two laptops are running Ubuntu 9.04 - it works...

My two laptops are running Ubuntu 9.04 - it works pretty well for us. My wife uses Inkscape for design and VirtualBox for XP (to run some cutter software) - I use all sorts of stuff.

My only...
Forum: Photo Safari 7th July 2009, 11:39 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,862
Posted By si_blakely
I've seen a few other effigies like that (maybe...

I've seen a few other effigies like that (maybe in York, I'll have to check). It is John, 14th Earl of Arundel. He died in 1435, but I am not sure when the effigies were carved (his leg had been...
Showing results 1 to 25 of 74

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:54 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.0.7 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Management has discontinued messages until further notice.