Fixed my Gwibber
Since I got back from UDS, Gwibber has been broken on my main machine. I knew it was something to do with WebKit, but I just didn’t get around to looking any further into it until today.
…and I didn’t have to look far - there’s a question and bug for exactly this problem, with a simple 2-step fix:
libwebkit package is version 1.0.1-2 (the default version in 8.10), not 1.0.1-4 (the WebKit Team version)That’s it - restart Gwibber, and it should be working again.
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction…
Just ran 4.64 miles in 49 minutes, 18 seconds (according to my X300 - I’ve managed to mess up the calibration on my Forerunner 50 
) at a pace of 10:37.
Very happy with that.
The Art Of Running Slowly
Well, I’m complete wuss. After my previous post I didn’t run for the rest of the week due to bad weather, low temperatures and complete I-can’t-be-bothered-ness. So, as the next week rolled around I decided to do something about and go to the gym.
Running With Dogs
…and ice.
(or why we invented treadmills.)
I got up early (before 7AM!) this morning and went for a run. In the dark.
The first problem was that it was cold. Very cold. So I had about two extra layers on top of my usual running gear.
The second problem was that it was cold. Very cold. This, combined with a warmish day yesterday, results in ice - both the traditional and black variety. Imaginary traction control light kept going off in my head!
The third problem was that I took my (neurotic) dog Leo with me. I thought I’d learnt my lesson about taking him, especially on a lead (essential), but I thought the situation would be improved with the fancy extending lead we’d bought over Christmas. I was wrong. You see the dogs like to run, but they also like to stop. A lot. This means my pace gets shot. I thought the extending lead would improve things, but in fact it just delays the inevitable. Combine this with the black ice, and the adrenaline was sure pumping by the time I got home!
Lessons learnt: don’t take the dog - it’s just a bad idea.
Now traditionally I dive in at the deep end, push myself too hard, injure or strain myself in some way and end up giving up running for a while, so this morning - seeing as it’s the first time I’ve run seriously since last September - I deliberately took it easy: 1.41 miles in 14m 39s. Very slow compared to my normal pace, but I’ll blame that on the dog. And the ice. And I was taking it easy. 
I’ll repeat the same sort of distance for the next week then start ramping it up again.
In the meantime, I’ve got a real hankering for a heart rate monitor…
Brave New (Digital) World
My brother-in-law John (on the right on the album cover) plays bass in a band - Monkeytin - who released their new album Brave
Before I bought the album I decided to check out Amazon, and I was pleased to see that it’s also availble through their MP3 download service from both the UK
Since I’ve never tried Amazon’s download service (and I’m a cheapskate!) I decided to go with them. A brief download/install of their helper application, the purchase of the album and subsequent download later and all was good. Very impressed, both with the price and the service. I’ll be using them again.
Album review coming soon.
New Year, New Me…
…yeah, right.
New Year resolutions and I have a chequered history, so my plan for this year is to “just do it” (and probably get sued for trademark infringement while I’m at it!).
One of the things I struggle with is procrastinating, and social networks are a great way to waste time. On the other hand, there’s very few people I want to catch up with from school and I prefer the “old fashioned” tools of e-mail and RSS for keeping abreast of what my friends are up to, so without any further ado I have kissed goobye to:
Note that I have actually deleted the account, not just stopped using them.
identi.ca is on its way as well out as soon as I can figure out how to delete the account. You never know - dumping these might give me more time/inspiration for updating this site!
Happy New Year!
look good