robmiles.com
  • Journal
  • Projects
  • C# Yellow Book Begin to Code with C# Begin to Code with Python Begin to Code with JavaScript Exam Ref 70-483 Programming in C#
  • Hull Pixelbot Wrestling with Python Arduino Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Manager chords settings
  • The Little Brown Ikea Pencil of Doom Trip Hazard PI
  • RedNoseDay 2011 RedNoseDay 2015 Red Nose Day 2017 Red Nose Day 2019 Red Nose Day 2021 Three Thing Game Destruction Golf Rather Useful Seminars Crazy Archive Ye Olde Spoke Very Silly Games News Departmental Events Windows Phone App Studio LiveWriterFickrInkify
  • Tag Cloud

robmiles.com

  • Journal/
  • Projects/
  • Books/
    • C# Yellow Book
    • Begin to Code with C#
    • Begin to Code with Python
    • Begin to Code with JavaScript
    • Exam Ref 70-483 Programming in C#
  • Tech/
    • Hull Pixelbot
    • Wrestling with Python
    • Arduino
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Bluetooth Manager
    • chords
    • settings
  • Stories/
    • The Little Brown Ikea Pencil of Doom
    • Trip Hazard PI
  • Archive/
    • RedNoseDay 2011
    • RedNoseDay 2015
    • Red Nose Day 2017
    • Red Nose Day 2019
    • Red Nose Day 2021
    • Three Thing Game
    • Destruction Golf
    • Rather Useful Seminars
    • Crazy Archive
    • Ye Olde Spoke
    • Very Silly Games News
    • Departmental Events
    • Windows Phone App Studio
    • LiveWriterFickrInkify
  • Tag Cloud/

robmiles.com

Rob Miles on the web. Also available in Real Life (tm)

Journal

robmiles.com

  • Journal/
  • Projects/
  • Books/
    • C# Yellow Book
    • Begin to Code with C#
    • Begin to Code with Python
    • Begin to Code with JavaScript
    • Exam Ref 70-483 Programming in C#
  • Tech/
    • Hull Pixelbot
    • Wrestling with Python
    • Arduino
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Bluetooth Manager
    • chords
    • settings
  • Stories/
    • The Little Brown Ikea Pencil of Doom
    • Trip Hazard PI
  • Archive/
    • RedNoseDay 2011
    • RedNoseDay 2015
    • Red Nose Day 2017
    • Red Nose Day 2019
    • Red Nose Day 2021
    • Three Thing Game
    • Destruction Golf
    • Rather Useful Seminars
    • Crazy Archive
    • Ye Olde Spoke
    • Very Silly Games News
    • Departmental Events
    • Windows Phone App Studio
    • LiveWriterFickrInkify
  • Tag Cloud/
October 12, 2006

Sheepish Humour

October 12, 2006/ Rob Miles

Did you hear about the lame lamb with a gamboling problem?

October 12, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 2 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

September 18, 2006

Monday Quiz

September 18, 2006/ Rob Miles

This might not happen on any other Monday. But then again....

Old advert : "Only a fool breaks the two second rule"

But what is it?

September 18, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 4 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

September 08, 2006

Chance Question

September 08, 2006/ Rob Miles

If a person thinks something is unlikely they'll say "Fat chance". Or "Slim chance". Why?

September 08, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 4 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

August 31, 2006

Deadly Humour

August 31, 2006/ Rob Miles

I thought of this one as I was driving to the "MVP Pie and Pint" event yesterday evening in York (thanks Lorna and Akim for a great night by the way). In the end I decided not to tell it. See if you can work out why...

"My new computer crashed and all you did was send me a plastic raincoat for my rabbit!"

"Ah yes, that is because it comes with our new bunny mac guarantee"

August 31, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 2 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

July 18, 2006

New Computer Game Idea

July 18, 2006/ Rob Miles

I've just had an idea for a new video game. In it players take control of some little computer memory chips. They have to guide them through life, make sure they are properly plugged in, and manage their address and data bus connections as the chips  grow old and learn new things. I'm going to call it "The Simms".

July 18, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 2 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

July 16, 2006

Complicated Problems

July 16, 2006/ Rob Miles

If a plane carrying a load of black boxes crashed, how on earth would they find out what had happened?

July 16, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

July 10, 2006

Thoughts You'd Rather Not Have

July 10, 2006/ Rob Miles

I'm going to start building models of birds out of chocolates. The first thing I'm going to make is a Malteser falcon.

If Stelios opened a safari park would it be called "Easy Tiger"?

Thank you, and good night.

July 10, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

July 03, 2006

Why do I find this funny?

July 03, 2006/ Rob Miles

Today I got my new Lego mail order catalogue though the post.  (You think this is strange for some reason? Shame on you.) Anyhoo, I found the description for set 7880 "Duplo Big Pirate Ship" to be really funny. At the end it says "Includes four pirates and a monkey." For some reason that I can't explain I just find this amusing.

July 03, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 7 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

June 23, 2006

Word Cartoons

June 23, 2006/ Rob Miles

I wish I could draw. I'd draw a picture of someone holding a glass of wine which has a harpoon stuck through it. The caption would be "You know, I think my drink has been spiked".

June 23, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 4 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

June 23, 2006

The Joys of Living with Rob

June 23, 2006/ Rob Miles

Me: Can I call you lunchtime?
Number one wife: OK
Me: See you later, lunchtime.

Oh how I laughed.

June 23, 2006/ Rob Miles/ 3 Comments
no category

Rob Miles

June 20, 2006

Profound Thought 0001 of 0001

June 20, 2006/ Rob Miles

If God played football would they show the games on "Match of the Deity"?

June 20, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

June 13, 2006

Specially for Graphics Programmers

June 13, 2006/ Rob Miles

I always wanted to make a T shirt with "Fog is nature's way of keeping the frame rate up" written on it.

June 13, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

June 09, 2006

An Apology

June 09, 2006/ Rob Miles

Sorry about this folks. No idea what made me think of it:

"We might have room for you on our hyperventilation course Mr. Miles. But I wouldn't hold your breath..."

June 09, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

June 02, 2006

Old Joke

June 02, 2006/ Rob Miles

Just found this joke in my old blog. So good that I want to share it with you all again:

Q: What does a magician say when he makes a corpse appear out of nowhere?

A: Abracadaver

June 02, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

May 28, 2006

Profound Question no 1 of 1000

May 28, 2006/ Rob Miles

If you copied someone else's outbreak of the Black Death would you get done for plagueurism?

May 28, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

May 25, 2006

Film Pitch

May 25, 2006/ Rob Miles

I've had this idea for a film about a Country and Western singer who starts out by singing on kitchen floors.

I'm going to call it "Walk the Lino".

May 25, 2006/ Rob Miles/ Comment
no category

Rob Miles

  • Previous
  • Journal
  • Journal/
  • Projects/
  • Books/
    • C# Yellow Book
    • Begin to Code with C#
    • Begin to Code with Python
    • Begin to Code with JavaScript
    • Exam Ref 70-483 Programming in C#
  • Tech/
    • Hull Pixelbot
    • Wrestling with Python
    • Arduino
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Bluetooth Manager
    • chords
    • settings
  • Stories/
    • The Little Brown Ikea Pencil of Doom
    • Trip Hazard PI
  • Archive/
    • RedNoseDay 2011
    • RedNoseDay 2015
    • Red Nose Day 2017
    • Red Nose Day 2019
    • Red Nose Day 2021
    • Three Thing Game
    • Destruction Golf
    • Rather Useful Seminars
    • Crazy Archive
    • Ye Olde Spoke
    • Very Silly Games News
    • Departmental Events
    • Windows Phone App Studio
    • LiveWriterFickrInkify
  • Tag Cloud/

robmiles.com

Rob Miles is technology author and educator who spent many years as a lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Hull. He is also a Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP. He is into technology, teaching and photography. He is the author of the World Famous C# Yellow Book and almost as handsome as he thinks he is.

 
Books

Projects

Python Shorts

Bad Jokes
Journal RSS