Category Archives: Special

Keep Calm and Carry on Coding

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Matthew Wilcoxson

I’ve had a change of name, well the blog has. It is based on the poster which displays the text “Keep calm and Carry On”, this was originally created back in 1939 by the British Government and was intended to … Continue reading →

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What is Englishness

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Matthew Wilcoxson

The Independent had a short story on what, today, it means to be English, and if there is such a thing as “Englishness”. It mentioned the Town of Ripley in Derbyshire, just next door to my home town. Apparently this is one of the … Continue reading →

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The Olympics

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Matthew Wilcoxson

There is something rather special about the Olympics. There’s very few things I’d stop up until the early hours watching,but here I am watching at 3am, and keep on staying up till late. First there’s the fact that it’s going … Continue reading →

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South West US Road trip

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Just back from my 18 day road trip around the south west of the US. A most enjoyable adventure. We drove across six states in total: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada; on a 3000 mile circle (well … Continue reading →

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Response to Turing e-petition

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

I’m actually quite impressed by the Prime Minister’s response to the Turing e-petition. Quite often it’s just the normal government spiel. Alan Turing was one of the key men in the second world War and a great mathematician (and one … Continue reading →

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Yep, I'm still here

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Matthew Wilcoxson

So, it’s been a while since I made an blog entry – what can I say, I’ve been busy… I been working through my open university course, and relaxing at my new house. I’ve also been updating my other blog … Continue reading →

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Me Tree – The family.

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Just installed “PhpGedView” to my website. It’s a really nice genealogy package built on php. You can see it here: http://www.akademy.co.uk/gd/ Most of the information has been locked down, but if you want a log in – and I know … Continue reading →

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It's Christmas time.

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Merry Christmas to you! And for those who know me, here’s some Christmas present suggestions, in no particular order: Coffee Table / Nest of tables 32 Inch Flat screen TV Bookcase/ shelving. Desk (But not a computer one!) Sofa bed … Continue reading →

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Soon to be 30

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Yes it’s not long till I’ll have travelled around the Sun 30 times. During that time, The Sun has travelled about 227 Billion kilometres around our Milky Way Galaxy. I have walked about 10’000 miles around the Earth (mostly in … Continue reading →

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Seven wonders of the WHOLE world.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Take your pick of the wonders of the world, and pick some of the most famous landmarks in the world. To make it easier to pick, try this: does it make you think: Wow! How? Why?http://www.new7wonders.com/ This probably tells you … Continue reading →

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