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PPLPRS, a rant: fine concept, useless execution.

I'm very happy with the idea that people need to pay for a licence to use music commercially; it adds to a business, and the musicians creating it deserve to get a payback for it. Mrs H uses music to create...

Juneathon '18 day 6 - yoga

... again, yoga. It's been one of those days which has only really included preparation, work and home. This evening, thankfully, I was booked on to another yoga class with Ellie. Another hour of yoga ensued, which I enjoyed greatly. It's been pretty strong this week, with quite a few balances and so on. Fun!

There's been a bit of...

Juneathon '18 day 5 - yoga and a walk (oh, and Tesco)

What with it being dry and everything, a bit of a walk around Rickmansworth seemed just the ticket for this lunchtime. So out I headed, for a brisk circuit touching the river and town. A great way to clear my head of work! Adding in the walk to and from work, I'm standing at about 12,000 steps right now.

This...

Juneathon '18 day 4 - weights

I felt pretty good after yesterday's triathlon, all things considered. However, I realised my legs are still sore, so thought I'd better give them a break! The obvious answer: some upper body weights.

So this evening I worked my way through a weights session to try to get things moving again: bench presses,...

Juneathon '18 day 3 - Blenheim Triathlon

My friend Sarah and I did a sprint triathlon at Blenheim today, with some family and friends there to support us. Sitting here now in the cool writing this post, the main word in my mind is "hot". It was absolutely scorching!

I haven't checked the detailed timings yet, but the text message from the organisers said I completed it...

Juneathon '18 day 2 - tapering

Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration. Sunday is my triathlon at Blenheim, and I thought it would be daft to try to do too much. So instead I've been rushing around getting ready, managing about 10K steps. I did, however, have a quick outing on the bike: my 10yo was DESPERATE to have a ride, and it would have...

Juneathon '18 day 1 - walk and swim

Gosh, is it June already? Wow, in that case - let's DO THIS!

Day 1 of Juneathon: tick. I had the day off work, and we had a family outing into London before the kids go back to school. My FitBit claims I've taken about 18,000 steps (just over 8 miles), and that sounds about right.

Then, this evening, as...

Finally! Oracle SQL Developer working on HiDPI linux

Not my usual subject on this blog, but I'm just SO EXCITED! For the last year or more I've been relying on a nasty hack to make SQL Developer bearable on a linux HiDPI display. With a few simple updates, I can now get something genuinely usable!!

I'm using Ubuntu Artful...

Shameless plug #2 - rebranding of Ellie Denman Yoga

In my capacity as part-time CIO of the HSL (Hodson Support Line), I occasionally involve myself in the running of websites around the family. One such website is that of Mrs H previously aka Yoga By Ellie, now known as Ellie Denman Yoga! We've bought her a new domain name (https://elliedenman.yoga), and have moved the site over. The content is...

Janathon '17 day 10 - yoga

My plans to do some weights failed due to lack of time. However an hour of yoga went down very well: back bends. Oh yeah. 

I must have managed a fair few steps as well, but can't actually come up with a number as my FitBit ran out of batteries. Oh no. I'm going to guess about 9,000.