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Grommit

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/30 2015/03/27 Travel

If you’re not familiar with Aardman Animations and, in particular, Wallace and Grommit then you’re missing out. These are some of the most fun animated movies you can see. Continue reading

Tagged   Aardman, Bristol, England, England Gallery, Grommit, x-Event - England Time-Off 2013, x-Pictures - England 2013
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Telescope

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  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/26 2014/09/28 Technical

When I was younger the largest telescope in the world with the 200″ (~16.6 feet) telescope at Palomar. Each mirror for the telescope described in the link below is 1.6 times the diameter of the Palomar telescope and when fully assembled the telescope will be nearly 5 times as large.
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Tagged   Astronomy, Technology, Telescopes
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Turn of phrase…

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/25 2015/03/27 General

The British have a way with words…   Continue reading

Tagged   England, England Gallery, x-Event - England Time-Off 2013, x-Pictures - England 2013
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Sufi Teaching Story

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  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/25 2013/08/25 Systems

You think that because you understand “one” that you must therefore understand “two” because one and one make two. But you forget that you must also understand “and.”

—Sufi teaching story

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Tagged   Interrelationships, Quote
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Thematically Challenged

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/24 2013/08/24 Technical

I didn’t realize this when I took this on, but it looks like I’m on a quest for an acceptable WordPress theme. Continue reading

Tagged   Theme, WordPress
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Foodie Festival

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/24 2015/03/27 Travel

I went to the Foodie Festival at Oxford South Park this afternoon. It seems to be mostly about alcohol and cheese; not that there’s anything wrong with that. Continue reading

Tagged   England, England Gallery, Festival, Food, Oxford, Report, x-Event - England Time-Off 2013, x-Pictures - England 2013
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Complexity

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  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/24 2013/08/24 Systems

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when looked at in the right way, did not become still more complicated.

– Poul Anderson.

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Tagged   Quote, Systems
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Oxford Friday 2013.08.23

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/24 2015/03/27 Travel

My original intention for the day was to do less sightseeing and a bit more reading. It didn’t completely work that way, but it was a bit slower nonetheless. Continue reading

Tagged   Books, England, England Gallery, Oxford, Pictures, Systems, x-Event - England Time-Off 2013, x-Pictures - England 2013
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Adult Shop

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/23 2015/03/27 Travel

There’s an Adult Shop (aka Porn Store) on the way to the coffee shop that I go to every morning. The back door is always open so of course you just have to look. This is what you see… Continue reading

Tagged   England, England Gallery, Oxford, Story, x-Event - England Time-Off 2013
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Sidewalks

  By Lonnie Mandigo 2013/08/23 2013/09/11 Travel

In the U.S. we have a bias toward passing on-coming sidewalk pedestrians on the right. I’ve always attributed this to our decision to drive on the right side of the road. Naturally in the U.K. I assumed that since they drive on the left, they must generally pass each other … Continue reading

Tagged   Aside, Behavior, Sidewalks, x-Event - England Time-Off 2013
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