Another video for you all. Over the last 4 weeks at Wild Times in London, we’ve been learning the Dean Collins Shim Sham. On Monday, we performed it in public for the first time. So, with thanks to our teachers, Paul and Natasha, the London Swing Dance Society and a bunch of Swing Dancers of [...]
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Tagged: Dean Collins Shim Sham, Lindy hop, Shim Sham, Swing Dance
Forget "God" and the like, I believe in both Murphy’s Law and the Law of Averages. For the uninitiated, Murphy’s Law basically states that where something can go wrong, it will go wrong. The law of averages basically states that the probability of the occurence of something will tend towards the average. For me, combining [...]
Tagged: averages, glass half full, Law of Averages, Murphy's Law, optimism, probability, religion
I hadn’t realised it was that popular, so I hadn’t planned to do a new spreadsheet this year, but since someone has asked, I have done it. So if you like to have a 2008 version of the Rugby Six Nations spreadsheet, you can find it here.
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Tagged: 2008, Rugby, Six Nations, spreadsheet
Apple yesterday launched its new laptop, the MacBook Air. The thinnest, lightest laptop they say. And isn’t it beautiful? Graced in brushed aluminium, it certainly deserves the ultra-portable tag. Personally, I’ve not touched one yet, but I did read the coverage of the laptop on various sites over the past day. Are Apple afficionados gushing? [...]
Tagged: Apple, MacBook Air, Porsche