Well, the card I designed has come in and I’m half way through testing it. I’ve still got a bit more work in the thermal chamber to do and I’ve got signal integrity testing to complete (once the probe arrives). All seems to be well. I’ve also finally got anti-static shoes so I don’t have to wear that irritating foot-strap now.
Cycling’s still going ok. I need to buy a pair of proper cycle shoes though because my trainers take waaaay to long to dry when it rains. I’m seriously considering buying SPD cleats too for the shoes although I’ve only just got used to the toe clips and it’s guarenteed that the first time you pull up to traffic lights with SPDs you’ll slowly fall sideways when you can’t release your foot from the pedal – quite comic really. One of the other cyclists at work slipstreams busses in order to cycle faster. He’s so scared the bus it going to stop he doesn’t even look down at his speedo. I’m convinced one day I’ll see a bus with a big human shaped dent in it a-la Tom and Jerry (or any other cartoon come to think of it)
Other thing’s I’ve bought are: a dvd-writer (my DVD drive broke and since I have movies and Operating Systems solely on DVDs this became irritating after a while). a Drill (cordless, natch). I only needed to drill two holes (we’ve got a towel rail in the airing cupboard now) but I’m sure it will come in useful for Tour.
Apart from that I’m not sure a lot has happened. See many of you soon.
