I have had at least 5 bouts of tonsillitis since xmas and like you I have been trying to avoid surgery.

I have been taking antibiotics (prophylaxis) for the last six months to try and keep my infection level down. This has helped to reduce the number of bouts but I am still getting ill every 8 weeks or so.

I had my tonsils removed when I was a kid after being constantly ill. My current doctor reckons that they have either regrown or they missed... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 12:52 AM on October 25, 2005

Download some of the mixes from theta states (look in the mix archive for 'robots are people too').

You could also record a couple of hours of some of the ambient radio stations on iTunes (Limbik Frequencies is v.good).
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 1:50 PM on August 16, 2005

Don't worry about the accents - Caerleon is about 30 miles from the English Border.

You can find information about schooling on the Newport County Council webpage.

Caerleon is probably the nicest suburb of Newport, which was voted one of the crappest towns in the UK.

Caerleons Highlights:

1) Roman Amphitheater
2) At least 14 pubs in a mile walk
3) er..... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 1:20 AM on July 4, 2005

IT Jobs in Newcastle

You could upload your CV to Jobsite as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 5:50 AM on June 14, 2005

You should have a look here for information for first time contractors.

From the information you have given you have paid tax/NI on your earnings from the Uni. If you are PAYE then your basically a permie so you will not be able to claim any expenses for that work (unless you have an agreement with your employers).

For your 'other clients' you should set-up a limited company or use an umbrella company. The tax man will catch up with you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 4:54 AM on April 10, 2005

Make sure your battery is charged and open a terminal window and type

ioreg -l -w0 | grep -i IOBatteryInfo

Your capacity should be > 4000 for a newish battery. My powerbook battery gets to about 900 and then it says its full. Time for a new battery or a new powerbook ;)
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 9:21 PM on March 29, 2005

CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update and Delete).
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 11:46 PM on March 27, 2005 marked best answer

This may be a good place to start.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 9:37 AM on February 1, 2005

What everyone else said and:

1) There are two types of inheritance, interface and implementation. Interface defines the messages the object can receive. Implementation defines the default behavior.

2) Java implements multiple interface inheritance and single implementation inheritance.

3) Just because someone has implemented an interface doesn't mean the code will do what you expect. The contract only specifies the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 11:20 AM on January 14, 2005

You could have cluster flies. They try and find somewhere warm to stay over the winter and then disappear in the spring.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voon_42 at 10:47 AM on January 14, 2005