Current mood:

cheerful

Hard disks...
Ever wondered how a hard disk works? I did. See under cut for a couple of nice videos of hard disks in action.

Not had a brilliant bank holiday weekend so far in some respects. I went in to Uni on Saturday to re-calibrate our rapid prototyping machine and ended up confusing it somewhat. This is going to probably lead to a fair amound of faffing on Tuesday as I try and get it working again *sigh*.

Then, in preperation for formatting and re-installing my main PC (I'm typing this on my old PC whilst the operating system on the new one works through setup) I took the PC apart and gave it a cleanout of dust etc. Whilst cutting through a cable tie, I also managed to cut through one of the cables leading to the auzillary 12V connector to the motherboard. Great. A hour or so of swearing and some fairly amateur electronics later I had stripped the wires and re-inserted them into the plug, and here's hoping it lasts; it seems to be working for the moment *touch wood*.

Angela and I did go to Ikea yesterday for random bits and bobs, which is always fun. If I ever had any money and got a house, I think I'd basically go to Ikea and buy it. :-P Tomorrow we're off to the newly re-opened Motor Heritage Museum, which should be good. You can go on "rides" in a 4x4, but actually up and down mud banks etc - not you driving admittedly, but sounds fun nonetheless!