Neil Hopcroft

A digital misfit

Memories

To lose one handballer would seem careless, to lose a whole team would almost be like they never existed at all. “I am not planning to invite any more teams from Sri Lanka”

“Hi, I’ve heard of warp drive. I love strawberries.”

Welcome to Ely…we have mullets

The mission for the last couple of days has been to find somewhere to live while I’m working in Milton, just outside Cambridge. Yesterday I headed up to have a drive around the area and get some idea of good and bad places to be. How convenient they all are, how well they link up, […]

Anyone in Cambridge (area) got a Vodafone SIM with GPRS enabled?

You be Debbie Harry, I’ll be Joey Ramone …still no indication of an upcoming tour, which is a pity, but maybe I can learn to play like that and it will all be alright. Can anyone teach me guitar?

(though I suspect this refers to the legislation in the States, rather than the format itself – which I fear is now somewhat past its best)

“Oh, theres a traffic jam ahead, I better slow down” “Hmm that guy behind seems to be getting awful close” “You’ve pulled back a bit now I can see your lights on full beam” “Actually I was slowing down because there was a traffic jam ahead” “Shame you’re so close to me that you can’t […]

Everything has been a bit hectic for the last few days – I’m now sat in a college room in Oxford after edlings gathering last night. Its strange being back here again, especially given that everything looks somewhat different from inside the walls. My new job starts in Cambridge on the 20th, a contract until […]

Keeping you safe from harm… “Pikey USB Port check third person network penetration PC injustice use prevention.” (badly translated with the help of Rikai)