Simon Cook » Photos http://simoncook.org Home Page of Simon Cook Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:41:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Some Fun with A Telephoto Lens… http://simoncook.org/blog/2010/01/some-fun-with-a-telephoto-lens/ http://simoncook.org/blog/2010/01/some-fun-with-a-telephoto-lens/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:37:17 +0000 Si http://simoncook.org/?p=349 As promised in my previous thread… I was going to upload some pictures that I took with my dads SLR with its telephoto lens on. On here are only 800px resizes, but I think you can view bigger versions on my Flickr feed, or at the very least when I get my gallery back up and running you will see some nice images.

Comments either here or on the pics ;)

I can see the Hospital from here Snow Ball Plant in front of house Close up of tree branches Zoom up on Snow Berries

]]> http://simoncook.org/blog/2010/01/some-fun-with-a-telephoto-lens/feed/ 0 The #uksnow of January 2010 http://simoncook.org/blog/2010/01/the-uksnow-of-january-2010/ http://simoncook.org/blog/2010/01/the-uksnow-of-january-2010/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:36:18 +0000 Si http://simoncook.org/?p=332 Now, living in the UK, along with a lot of people, there was a bit of snow here. Apparently, it is the most in over 40 years. I say is, I mean it’s still going on. I think it’s quite fun, how a bit of snow causes so much havoc and problems for 99% of people here. 3mm I believe is all it takes to cause mayhem, so when over a foot falls overnight, hell most certainly breaks.

However, I have a few photos to share of the snow. I will categorise them based on the date I took them. Better versions are ok Flickr, and once I port my gallery here, they will also feature there, so hopefully it works out well.

Gallery for: UKSnow – 5 Jan 2010 -> 12 Jan 2010

5 Jan '10 - Snow on Car 5 Jan '10 - Snowy Field 5 Jan '10 - Snow Bear 6 Jan '10 - Early Morning Field 6 Jan '10 - Snow Bush 6 Jan '10 - Snow Bear 6 Jan '10 - Snowy Tree 7 Jan '10 - Snowy Ball 7 Jan '10 - Snow Bear 8 Jan '10 - Snow Bear 8 Jan '10 - Snow Ball 12 Jan '10 - Snowy Field 12 Jan '10 - Snowy Road 12 Jan '10 - Panorama 7 Jan '10 - Panorama

I’ve also got some other pictures, but they are going in another post.

]]> http://simoncook.org/blog/2010/01/the-uksnow-of-january-2010/feed/ 0 Some sort of uber epic catchup thing http://simoncook.org/blog/2009/06/some-sort-of-uber-epic-catchup-thing/ http://simoncook.org/blog/2009/06/some-sort-of-uber-epic-catchup-thing/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:40:50 +0000 Si http://www.spcook.co.uk/?p=239 Well, it would appear that now my exams are all over, it would be a good time to get back to something that has been majorly ignored, and that would be my blog. I mean, when is the last time I actually wrote something in here that is of some use. Oh, so long ago that you can’t remember?! Well, thats my point proven.

Unfortunantly for some, my exams are more important than other stuff, including the failed Pic-a-Week, that unfortunantly is postponed until futher notice. Yeah, I know, I must suck and be fail or something but pah, sod it, I don’t care, you’re getting new websites soon, which should be awesome :P

So now for some content, what have I been filling my time with? Well, exams are what take the number 1 space in wasting time as I have had 8 lovely (not!) exams in 18 brilliant(-ly boring) hours. I swear thats almost more than there at the end of Sixth Form, and well, that declares the end of that. How did they go? Fine. (I hope!) Results are on next Friday (19th) so it will be one last trip back to Bristol for that before I run away going “dammit, I only got x% in this exam” (hopefully higher than the pass percentage :P ) Apart from that, Lolgasm recordings have taken up some time, even more now considering that it seems each episode, something else goes wrong in Audition so maybe it’s time to just give up on that. After all these exams some time is due to just doing sod all. My flat mate and I went to Bristol Zoo, it was quite cool. Got some nice pictures, look at the spam-a-lot-gallery if you wantto see them (oh and see the Fail video :P ) (note to self: dont write turtle or tortoise you will ALWAYS be wrong).

Exams over, I’m back at home. (barely!) Two bags that weigh OVER NINE THOUSAND grams each (well about 20 each) carrying 3 miles to BTM wasn’t the most fun in my life. All of my body aches and stuff which just makes the day go wrong. When I got home it’s starting to spend. Ordered my new laptop, my new graphics card, RMA’d (for refund ftw) my old graphics card and bought a new wireless adapter. Yeah Skillers, not quite a tx2 (more like your model) but for the price feck it I’m happy. Then hell came. <No one should know this (except DHR) so please don’t go asking>. Thus concluded Friday.

So, when does my stuff arrive? Monday for the laptop, Tuesday for the gcard pickup, friday for the gcard and wireless arrival. I will soon be back in business. But wait, I hear you cry (Dragon) how was I playing TF2. Well, for saving buying a Techious Subscription for other people, TF2 and L4D on my dads pc is in order (@Will_Anderson lol :P ). Now to not spend anything else (until Wii Sports Resort comes out of course!)

Plans for the summer, well theres three projects on the go, spage, SiBot and AdminBot. Yes, the server is self-aware (well will be when I’m done :P ) MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I HAS BUILT SINET </bs>. Then comes the TECHIOUS LAN 09! Bring it on bitches I PWN J00. Folding will hit a full going over here (at 2500ppd atm 24/7 (and thats just on one pc)). Finally (of course) will be trying to see all my friends alot this summer (unless this bs fude bs starts again :@). Oh yes, I am also planning a special new mp3 release, my voice artist show Morally Objectional?)

There has never been a better time for anything in life to happen. The interwebs will be our friends (and other technorubbish). I hope this small reply is good enough for you, and I will be writing alot more from now on (I promise!)

Arrivederci!

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1 Trazillion by this definition equates to 162.

But hey, it was amazing, though we left at about half an hour before closing because we felt we had enjoyed alot, and yeah we had, it was flipping amazing.

I’m tired and well cba to write too much more, I can’t just word it properly, but here we go, the gallery picture thingymabobby:

Fresher's Ball 2008

Ooh, magic link.

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Firstly heres the motherboard in my cleaned case with the CPU and cooler attached.

Motherboard in the case

Here is the finished result:

The finished result

Not exactly the tidiest result, but at least its all there. Also you might see my USB bluetooth adapter thats now stuck inside attached to my PCI USB2 card. I probabily don’t need it, but the more USB ports the merrier.

Oh but wait, it gets worse, 350W generic POS power supply, that won’t power that. Oops noob mistake, should have checked that. Quick rush for a new 600W modular power supply, fitted it in and heres the actual final result:

The finished result (with new PSU)

I think that result is tidier. Air can actually flow, and it runs quite well.
Hope those pics are good enough for you Skillers ;)

]]> http://simoncook.org/blog/2008/08/finished-computer-photos/feed/ 6 My Lol Tariff http://simoncook.org/blog/2008/08/my-lol-tariff/ http://simoncook.org/blog/2008/08/my-lol-tariff/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:29:00 +0000 Si http://www.spcook.co.uk/?p=27 Well, this post is really just a bit of a lol at what can only be called a mistake on my mobile phone providors part. What has happened is over the past 2 and a half years I have changed my tariff a couple of times and with that, the extra things that I get for topping up have changed, I guess to make sure that I stay with them.

Originally I was on a tariff that meant if I topped up £10 I got 600 minutes of calls, now I really never used this, so I switched to a different one so I would get 300 texts instead, something that I would more likely use. Last month I switched to a different one again so I could get cheaper phone calls when I use my phone. This also had 300 texts as part of the deal when I top up £10.

Yesterday I needed to top up money onto my mobile so I could carry on using it, so I put £10 on. To my suprise, instead of getting my 300 texts, I now have 300 texts, plus 300 texts from the previous deal and 600 minutes from the deal before that. Not to complain, but really I shouldn’t have all that. They told me they’d remove all the rest from my package when I switched, but instead I have it all. Not bad I reckon.

Let me work this out:
600 texts at 10p each: £60
600 minutes at 20 a minute: £120
Overall extra stuff: £180.

Really, I think this is not a bad outcome, even if it is a cockup on their part, let’s just hope it stays!

In other news related to this, I have a new phone now, a Samsung G600, and I took some pictures with it’s camera, not too bad for a camera phone I reckon! (I’m still gonna use my proper one for everything though)

A moving picture from the M5

Costa Tea :D

I Can Has White Hot Chocolate?

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Firstly, the parts that I ordered:

  • Corsair Memory 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM XMS2-6400 CL5 Corsair Memory 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM XMS2-6400 CL5 – £29.84
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53GHz – £75.18
  • Gigabyte S775 Intel P31 DDR2 ATX Audio Lan Gigabyte S775 Intel P31 DDR2 ATX Audio Lan – £41.46
  • Gigabyte Radeon 4850 512MB PCIE 2xDVI 625MHz/1.9GHz – £115.13
  • Grand Total: £261.61

Now, firstly my parts had arrived in a box that surely was too big for what it needed?!

A big box

And the parts inside the box:

The CPU:

The box for a processor

45nm, “You are so small, it’s funny to me!” I believe would be the heavys reaction.

Top of Processor Box

Surely such a big box for this small processor?

Back of Processor Box

Ooh it spins… hopefully enough to cool it down so I don’t melt my new processor.

The Motherboard:

Motherboard box

Well, the processor fits on there, thats about as much as I know lol

Graphics Card:

Motherboard Box

Shiny box… let’s hope the graphics are as shiny :)

Graphics Card

And the shiny graphics card, not as shiny as it’s box, but defnetly better than the nVIDIA 5200 that it replaces.

RAM:

RAM

2GB should be enough to let me actually use this thing lol

Ooh, maps copied :) I’m gonna now test this system and put more pics later :)

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