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Damn those bus drivers

Stagecoach OJ09BZH Originally uploaded by KK70088Don't you just hate it when you try to get on the bus and the driver shuts the door just as you arrive. You knock on the door assuming that he'll see...

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So what is it I'm doing now exactly?

I'd been wanting to start some kind of company for a while, particularly something involving Internet technology, but that idea was limited by my lack of programming skillz. My day job had given me...

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TechCrunch50 Rejection

[Update: We actually got asked to pitch!]I started writing this post as a response to another person's blog post in which he talked about his rejection from TechCrunch50. It was turning in to a bit of...

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The 51st Company

In my previous blog post I was lamenting our failiure to get in to the TechCrunch 50.Well this week, in an unexpected twist to the story, I got an email from TechCrunch CEO Heather Harde asking for us...

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AffectLabs (FestBuzz) at TechCrunch London

BitchBuzz at TechCrunch LondonOriginally uploaded by BitchBuzzYesterday I pitched Affect Labs (aka FestBuzz - for more on that see below) at TechCrunch London.Update: See also TechCrunch Europe's Event...

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Engrish: Green Grass is Afraid of your Trample

Green Grass is Afraid of your Trample Originally uploaded by major_groovesA week last Thursday W got back from a month long trip to China where she had been travelling the silk road. Amongst the 403...

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LipDub videos and stupid record companies

I made a Barenaked Ladies LipDub movie with some friends in Dundee over Christmas as a wedding present for a friend. It was inspired by a fantastic LipDub movie of the Black Eyed Peas' song "I Gotta...

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Post Office Oxford

Post Office Oxford Originally uploaded by major_groovesWhen i arrived at the Post Office with the queue below there was onlytwo people serving. I wonder how busy it has to get for them toconsider...

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Time to ride California again

On Tuesday I'll be flying out to San Francisco and on the following Tuesday I'll be picking up a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide and riding for four days around California. I did this 6 years ago and...

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Freezing in Asilomar; TomTom California map?

We arrived in Asilomar yesterday after a 2.5h bumpy bus ride from San Francisco. This conference place is a little odd - kind of like a cross between a scout camp (Douglas Wood anyone?) and something...

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Spot the Seal

I hired a bicycle yesterday and took a ride down to Monterey, where I hired a kayak for a few hours. It was not particularly sunny, but of course I still managed to get burnt. I had a wetsuit on, so I...

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Spot the Seal

I hired a bicycle yesterday and took a ride down to Monterey, where I hired a kayak for a few hours. It was not particularly sunny, but of course I still managed to get burnt. I had a wetsuit on, so I...

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Penguins and pancakes

Went to Monterey Bay Aquarium. Saw more sea otters. Penguins will rule the world one dayNow in San Francisco. Exited BART as Gay Pride March went past with ticker tape falling from the sky. A suitable...

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Escape from San Francisco

The riding is good!Posted via email from Steven's posterous

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Pacific Coast Highway 1 to Cambria

Yesterday got off to a good start when the 'limo' that was arranged to take us from the hotel to the bike rental place turned out to be a proper white stretch limo.Got to EagleRider and there was a...

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Carmel Valley Road

We're about to ride to Salinas via Lake Nacimiento and Carmel Valley Road. See and download the full gallery on posterousPosted via email from Steven's posterous

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Frenchman on Kwak

We saw this guy stopped at the side of the road crossing Lake Nacimiento dam. We didn't see the 'No Parking Any Time' signs till after we had stopped and got off. He was immediately amazed that we were...

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Lake Nacimiento and Carmel Valley Road

Yesterday's roads were great - Lake Nacimiento, then Carmel Valley Road. I wasn't going to try Carmel Valley Road as I though it might be a bit to twisty, but I was persuaded by Norm - a biker we met...

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some video riding towards Carnel Valley

Download now or watch on posterousP1020974.MOV(21776 KB)We've got a better video in Carmel Valley but I can't post it yet because it's too big. Will do later.Posted via email from Steven's posterous

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All done and dusted

The biking is done for this year. Today we rode North up Pacific Coast Highway 1 back to San Francisco. It was really cold on the coast but warmer as we moved inland again. We decided that we wanted to...

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Pacific Coast Highway 1 Video

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Cycling home along the Thames in Oxford

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NatWest MBA loan

So, I'm going back to university in a couple of weeks to start an MBA. In true social media geek style I have started new blog specifically to cover the MBA and any business issues I feel capable of...

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Ghana fun

Rambling notes from my first few days in Ghana:Took a trip along the coast to Elimna for a couple of days before the MEST activities get started.Took the STC Bus (State Transport Company). The bus was...

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Thoughts on Scottish Independence

I’m a proud Scot, living outwith* Scotland, and it’s got to the stage now that when people realise you are Scottish, they will just look you in the eye and ask, “Yes or No?” (and whether I am eligible...

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