My model now gives Brazil odds of >1/3 that they will win the World Cup. Continue reading
World Cup 2018 Round of 16 Update
With the end of the group stage of the World Cup we’ve lost half of the teams and it’s time to update our predictions. Continue reading
Enabling TeamViewer on TalkTalk routers
By default the TalkTalk router blocks access to the TeamViewer website/app. Fortunately it is easy to stop it. Continue reading
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World Cup 2018 Group Stage Round 2 Update
Quick update on the World Cup model following the 2nd round of group fixtures. Continue reading
Installing TIE-GCM on Ubuntu using gfortran
This is a very specific post, most people will want to skip over it entirely. It is about how to install the ionosphere/thermosphere model TIE-GCM on Ubuntu computers using gfortran. Continue reading
World Cup 2018 Predictions Update
Following the end of the first round of the World Cup group stage let’s see how the model is doing and how the predictions have changed. Continue reading
World Cup 2018 Predictions
The World Cup is almost upon us and so it’s time to make some predictions…
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Number of Days Between Easter’s
My three year old asked me a pretty interesting question this morning, “how many sleeps is it until next Easter?”
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Was there room on the door for two?
Could Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) from the motion picture ‘Titanic’ both have survived by both floating on the door? (Clearly there are a load of spoilers in this article – but the film did come out over 20 years ago so I’m not going to worry too much about it).
[Note: This is a copy of an article I wrote in 2011, which is no longer available online so I’ve repeated it here for prosperity]
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Unblock IP address from connecting via SSH
I manage a small cluster at work and occasionally students get their IP address banned by entering the wrong password when logging into the cluster. I don’t fix the problem often enough to remember how to do it, so I thought I’d jot it down here for future reference. Continue reading