RefluxologyMusings of an ageing chemical engineering student2009-09-30T21:12:04ZWordPresshttp://www.ian-atkin.net/feed/atom/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/52.391.50http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifrefluxologyhttp://feedburner.google.comIanhttp://www.ian-atkin.net<![CDATA[A kitchen sink in the washer?]]>http://www.ian-atkin.net/?p=7372009-09-30T21:12:04Z2009-09-30T21:11:42Zhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/0I’m impressed with Bosch’s ability to make doom-tolerating washing machines… ours didn’t drain tonight, so I fished the washing out, swore at the burning, waited a bit, filled a pan from the drain hose, filled a pan from the drain hose, filled a pan from the drain hose (etc) then took the filter out….
I didn’t [...]
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Many people have said that the capability of the team managers, following by car, to instruct their riders on e.g. the best time to break away, how hard [...]
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Woo!
* quality alliteration not available
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On the whole I’m very happy with it. I know XP “just works” but this seems just as reliable. One thing that really annoys me about [...]
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