Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> On 07/06/2011 02:38 PM, Darren New wrote:
>
> > I must say, for a country with that many green fields about, you folks
> > sure don't eat many vegetables.
>
> PHAAHAHAHA!
>
> This is from a guy who comes from America, regarded as the most
> unhealthy nation on Earth?
>
> United Kingdom: You have been 0wned.

Funny thing is that I'm all into Sherlock Holmes ebooks these days and I caught
Watson describing a breakfast:  eggs and... milk? No!  Whisky and soda FTW! lol

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On 6/7/2011 6:55, Bill Pragnell wrote:
> However, the more 'restaurant'y pubs should have provided a better balance.

We did some fancy restaurants.  (I can *highly* recommend Castle Hotel in 
Conwy.)  I still didn't see more than token vegetables. :-)

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Coding without comments is like
    driving without turn signals."

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Le 07/06/2011 16:31, nemesis a écrit :
> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> This is from a guy who comes from America, regarded as the most
>> unhealthy nation on Earth?
>>
>> United Kingdom: You have been 0wned.
> 
> Funny thing is that I'm all into Sherlock Holmes ebooks these days and I caught
> Watson describing a breakfast:  eggs and... milk? No!  Whisky and soda FTW! lol
> 
Let's face it: milk in town is unhealthy (by the time it reaches the
table, the bacteria are all over).
On the other side, whisky is sterile (water+high alcohol), and to have
it safe for the breakfast, you cut it with water (carbonated water: soda).

Flat water could be unhealthy too, but soda with high % of carbon
dioxide just get away with most germs. (at least the ones which like oxygen)

So where the victorian's age.

Try to go to Egypt nowadays, and you better avoid tap water and ice
cubes. Bottled-Sealed water and Cocacola (also sealed!) are your best
friends. (unless you like to be ill, very ill)

-- 
Software is like dirt - it costs time and money to change it and move it
around.

Just because you can't see it, it doesn't weigh anything,
and you can't drill a hole in it and stick a rivet into it doesn't mean
it's free.

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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> On 6/7/2011 6:55, Bill Pragnell wrote:
> > However, the more 'restaurant'y pubs should have provided a better balance.
>
> We did some fancy restaurants.  (I can *highly* recommend Castle Hotel in
> Conwy.)  I still didn't see more than token vegetables. :-)

Oh well. At least they weren't skimping on the expensive bits. :)

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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> On 6/6/2011 14:08, nemesis wrote:
> > Darren New escreveu:
> >> Oh, and if you hadn't noticed, I'm back from the UK. It was lots of fun.
> >
> > have you been to the bard's tomb or Baker Street? :)
>
> We did see Shakespeare's grave, if that's what you mean.

That's the bard, yes.

I've had Shakespeare's grave fixed in mind after having read this most amazing
transcription of a talk gave at GDC:

http://www.ludix.com/moriarty/psalm46.html

the author is Brian Moriarty, designer of Infocom's seminal work of interactive
fiction, Trinity.  Somehow, he's still into the game industry, even though
perhaps as just consultant or invited talker.  Thing is, his talks are as
mindblowing and puzzling as his old stuff.  A recommended read, as well as his
other talks.

> Actually, I think
> we missed Baker Street, now that I think about it. I had planned/wanted to
> see that, but I don't think we had time.
>
> --

Pity.

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On 6/6/2011 10:03, Darren New wrote:
> Oh, and if you hadn't noticed, I'm back from the UK. It was lots of fun.

BTW, this is apparently one of my wife's new goals.  We have to take the 
picture that's in the guide book.

She was so mad when we spent a couple hours hiking around, climbing over 
city walls, slogging thru scruff, finally getting a really good photo of the 
castle on the cliff. Then we came home and the new version of the guide book 
for all of Europe had it on the cover. She was soooo mad. :-)

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Coding without comments is like
    driving without turn signals."

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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> On 6/6/2011 10:03, Darren New wrote:
> > Oh, and if you hadn't noticed, I'm back from the UK. It was lots of fun.
>
> BTW, this is apparently one of my wife's new goals.  We have to take the
> picture that's in the guide book.
>
> She was so mad when we spent a couple hours hiking around, climbing over
> city walls, slogging thru scruff, finally getting a really good photo of the
> castle on the cliff. Then we came home and the new version of the guide book
> for all of Europe had it on the cover. She was soooo mad. :-)

and what a lovely looking spot...

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