{"id":165,"date":"2004-05-04T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-04T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.tola.me.uk\/blog\/2004\/05\/04\/white-wash\/"},"modified":"2004-05-04T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2004-05-04T20:31:00","slug":"white-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tola.me.uk\/blog\/2004\/05\/04\/white-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"white wash"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a moment of madness I gave my desktop a white wash – a change from the normal dark gloomy theming and matrix and anime wallpapers (screenshot<\/a>). I am developing the art of wasting time to a yet unseen level. Oh how I miss fluxbox, only 2 months to go and I can re-liberate my desktop with Debian.<\/p>\n

Friday night was oh so cool with djkoa<\/a>, lauperr<\/a> and kes with pizza and videos and a house to ourselves. We had a good laugh at the Windows XP action and the “latest technology” web cams in the film, Three Blind Mice. Not really a great film but good for a laugh (possibly worrying as one of the core themes is murder).<\/p>\n

The rest of the weekend was spent with lauperr<\/a> housesitting. Much fun had, some music making, photography, coursework, dodgy food and another film, Cypher. Again an average film. Funksome weekend.<\/p>\n

After my 48 hour coursework stint to get my DT coursework finished by the “final final final” deadline I found out today it hasn’t even been sent off yet! [insert obscene cursing here]<\/p>\n

Computing coursework is the stress of the week. I had a “constructive conversation” (:P) with Mr M and Mr C after school about Normalisation. Mr M started the conversation which went roughly (:P) as follows…<\/p>\n

Mr M: Ben, your normalisation is wrong.
\nMe: It is? I went by what it says in the text book.
\nMr M: In that case, the text book is wrong too.
\nMe: Right.
\n[some skim reading]
\nMr C: Well that’s what it says in the other text book too…
\nMr M: Yes, it’s written by the same person. They’re both wrong.
\nMe: *grumble*
\nMr C: What about this one? This one says the same as the other two.
\nMr M: Oh. Well that one must be wrong too. There’s no hope.
\nMe: *grumble*
\nMr M: OK?
\nMe: Not really.<\/p>\n

After a long and drawn out discussion we decided I didn’t really have it majorly wrong at all and with some minor adjustments it would be fine. Although it did pose the question: Do I do what my teacher (who marks it) thinks is right, or what the text book (recommended by the examining board with moderates it) thinks is right? Personally I think they’re both wrong and normalisation should be banned. Someone please remind me to avoid Database modules when I do my CS degree. It’s my fault really for choosing a vaguely interesting project which hasn’t been done a million times before.<\/p>\n

Anyway, things are coming along slowly and I’m wishing July would hurry up so I can have a nervous break down in peace.<\/p>\n

lauperr<\/a>: myello my loverrrr…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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