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Wed Nov 17 23:34:35 2010 GMT: Romeo et Juliette
Sat Nov 13 23:15:54 2010 GMT: Mozart's Great Mass in C minor and Requiem
Sun Nov 07 11:47:35 2010 GMT: Danny Knows Best
As I mentioned earlier, you probably shouldn't pay too much attention to the plot in an opera. In an attempt to attract younger people to the opera, the Royal Opera House tried to put some of their current productions into a reality TV chat show format on Danny Knows Best. There Rigoletto becomes "I'm sleeping with my father's boss, behind his back". If you are bored, watch the clip and have a laugh, or head over to the ROH blog for some background information.
Sat Nov 06 19:05:55 2010 GMT: ACCU/Bletchley Autumn Lectures 2010
I have just been at the ACCU/Bletchley Autumn Lectures 2010. While the list of speakers looked very impressive - including Bruce Schneier and Whitfield Diffie - I have to say that I was a bit underwhelmed as I had hoped for a bit more technical details.
I was also a bit surprised that it had already started when I arrived at 9.25 (as my train was running late) in the morning as the information that had been emailed (earlier this week) mentioned a start time of 9.30 - apparently, this was moved forward to 9.15. Anyway, it was still a nice day, particularly as I had never been to Bletchley Park before - some pictures are available in my photo album.
Thu Nov 04 23:35:26 2010 GMT: Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House
Have just been at a Rigoletto performance at the Royal Opera House.
Sat Oct 30 22:58:30 2010 GMT: Ballet at the Royal Opera House
I have just been at La Valse / Invitus Invitam / Winter Dreams / Theme and Variations at the Royal Opera House. I have to admit that I didn't like (or just didn't get it) the "Winter Dreams" (which happened to be the longest part), but "Invitus Invitam" and "Theme and Variations" were definitely worth seeing (and good value at just £4 for the ticket).
Sat Oct 16 13:14:03 2010 GMT: Updated to Ubuntu 10.10
I have just updated my laptop to Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) which turned out to be very straightforward and painless.
Tue Oct 05 18:40:36 2010 GMT: Proper IPv6 Support in Opera
Sun Oct 03 19:15:31 2010 GMT: Niobe, regina di Tebe
Tue Sep 28 19:41:03 2010 GMT: VMWare Server to KVM Migration
Sat Sep 25 22:11:39 2010 GMT: Faust @ The ENO
Mon Sep 20 19:19:54 2010 GMT: Bizarre MTU Issue
