http://www.ianwild.com The explosion will put out the fire Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:14:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At my disposal in my role at WANdisco is the profound knowledge of my colleague and cultural sage, Rob. Asking about the point of the All-Star game in Baseball, he explained about mid-season breaks, and the rest of his answer was worth republishing: Anyway, back to the All-Star game.  Until the 90's the ... http://www.ianwild.com/2010/07/09/all-star-explanation-for-brits/ I've wanted a projector forever but always thought a decent one (as I would want) is out of my price range. A new passion for baseball, plus cheap Sky+ HD, plus the impending world cup had me looking again though and to my surprise I find they are now MUCH ... http://www.ianwild.com/2010/04/28/my-poor-projector/ My favourite week of the year is the one I spend without electricity, heat or petrol anywhere to be found. I've been sailing on the Norfolk Broads pretty much every year now for 20-odd years. We first took the plunge and hired a Percy Hunter boat about 5 years ago, having previously ... http://www.ianwild.com/2010/04/10/hunters-yard-sailing-links/ Went to the launch party this evening. The beer selection really is exceptional and I hope to god they can keep it in the same condition as it was tonight past the first few weeks. We work in the Electric Works opposite and the immediate area is so desperate for a ... http://www.ianwild.com/2009/12/09/sheffield-tap/ Banksy classicness http://www.ianwild.com/2009/07/28/about-this/ I love how basic tools can be used to such great effect as this. I'm off to Sudbury in Massachusetts next week. Googling I found their police log. Nothing too unusual, you can read a paper here for a similar thing (a bit more depressing in Sheffield than in New England mind you). But ... http://www.ianwild.com/2009/06/29/comments-done-right/ Over the years I've had loads of ideas for projects and it's no big deal that I haven't acted on any of them yet. When people do such a good job without me, I really don't mind. The reality is whatever I do build I'll be wanting all the building ... http://www.ianwild.com/2009/06/14/nice-looking-product/ While researching Picante de cuy (Guinea Pig with spices), which I'm determined to cook and eat sometime, I came across a recipe for Braised Cat. Unfortunately, this breaks one of my rules about eating meat, as I know what I feed my cat on, but it's all useful information in a ... http://www.ianwild.com/2009/05/26/i-think-id-like-cat/ I'm flying to California on Monday to meet the WANdisco team. I'd rather not fly. I'd like to sail over and maintain my green credentials. But it would take too long so flying it is. I'm going from Heathrow. The flights are the cheapest and direct, but that means I have ... http://www.ianwild.com/2009/05/11/totally-outragious-thats-what-it-is/ For the last six weeks I've been working for a company called WANdisco; a Silicon Valley based business with a product that the more I learn about, the more it fascinates me. In development since 2001, the current WANdisco product range is actually a two stage affair. First, a common replication ... http://www.ianwild.com/2009/05/11/how-to-use-subversion-at-two-sites/