h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi there Coelecanth.
I've finaly got round to walking up the hill to the observatory at Greenwich. You're right the view is very very good Didn't go into the observatory though, some other time I think. Then it was time to check the dolphin sundial at the bottom of the hill (about 3 mins fast ).

Oh yes and thanks for the mention on your page - go on make it into a link.

Phil

I'm so glad you did the climb and enjoyed the view. A good day for it I think. At night in the summer it was stunning.
I see that there will be car park charges soon
The observatory can wait, although the Harrison chronometers are worth a special visit just for themselves.
Make your name into a link! If only I knew how!

I think you're right at night in the summer the view would be rather stunning. I've now done the views from Parliment Hill and Greenwich Park, any others I should get to see as the weather gets better?

I'm not sure how you've done your page, but if it's in guideML then you can just put in Phil and it'll add a link to my home page.
There is a lot of stuff on guideML that Bruce has written at http://www.h2g2.com/A187229 It's usefull to know if you plan on writing articles.

Of course the park closes at dusk, but the view I had was when it opened for the Lords and Ladies performance.
I used to live by Richmond Park, and it was surprising how much of the city could be seen.
Now made horrible **** up by trying to change my page! Added you as a link in GuideML but have lost the link to dinofish. Much prefer WYSISWG type stuff, but hey, I like a steep learning curve

To add breaks and things, you need to put in paragraph tags and this will then add line spacing rather than trying to put it all on one line. To het the dinofish link back use Link name to be visible.
Yep I just looked at your page and it was different

If you prefer WYSI(N)WYG and use a wintel PC, then you can check out Guide Dog, written by the prolific ffmike to help people use guideML.
the H2G2 page on Gide Dog is http://www.h2g2.com/A207596 I haven't used it (I don't normally use MS software) but it's supposed to be OK to use.

I'm still playing about with it, so thanks for the help. You do have your link though
All I've ever done of this kind of thing is a couple of hours on Front Page Express (although I fibbed and said I knew what to do because I love Power Point, and thought it would be easy to bluff!)

Looks like you're getting the hang of it. It's not really difficult - especially as the online page editor shouts if you try and preview a page with errors (as it sees) in it.

Oh yes, I've been "shouted" at a few times, but I am learning . But also watching programme about Picasso and have to read subtitles because French is useless, so I'm doing well really!

Wow, you can concentrate on all these things at once

I just sit here listenning to CD's (the computer mucks up the radio reception) while I wait for the swell to build to the point where I can get some surfing done - High bandwidth to the home, surf'll be up then

Can indeed multitask with ease, since we are also discussing Romans elsewhere
Thats what comes of being 400 million years old!

Of course the wetware inside can do some impressive tricks like that

The page is now looking like it's old self. I'll now have to go and add a link to your page from mine...

Thank you very much
What is the CD you are listening to?

The CD currently playing is Shaking The Tree, Peter Gabriel.
This evening I have mostly been listening to;
Jah Wobble (Visions of You), Primitive Radio Gods (Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand) and The Best Of Lou Read and The Velvet Underground.

I should go and chnage my music page, but I can't be bothered going through my CDs to see how much closer to an A-Z I can get this time

Today I finally watched the South Bank Show about the Peter Gabriel composed Millenium Show in the Dome. I meant to watch it before I went, but was too busy.
I have a new(ish) car following a nasty theft on New Year's Eve, but it has a CD player! (flash eh). Would you recommend any of these for in car entertaiment? (NB I like to sing along)

Oh yes he did do that didn't he. I'd forgotten about it.
Sorry to hear of the car trouble you had I can't understand the mentality that does things like that.

For singalong stuff, the Beatles and Abba can even get me singing
The stuff I have been listenning to this evening is quite nice and mellow - great after a hectic weekend as a friend came over and we went out last night.

The CD is now playing the U2 covers of Unchained Melody and Everlasting Love.

And I meant to also add, you now are linked to from my page. It's only polite as I'm linked to from your page (and well it's quite a novel idea being linked to from another user page ) and what sort of music do you like? was the other thing I wanted to say.

Many thanks for the wave pool extension to your house
My page all seems to work too
Car theft was indeed a terrible thing, as I was in the city for the Millenium, and saw Big Ben at midnight n all. Parked by the Imperial War Museum. I was the first crime of the century!
Music - hmmm. Anything and everything! Well, I like to sing along. Beatles and Abba is a good idea.
I have 'old fashioned' tastes too, such as Billie Holliday and I love Janis Joplin. Yesterday I was lent the George Michael songs from the Century, and I would like to get Bryan Ferry's 30's collection. But I have no real preferences, and I like Purcell as well!

I thought a wave pool would be appropriate as we're suppsed to `surf' the web (or swim H2G2 in some cases )
I kept well out of the way of London for the zero hour. It seems from what I've heard about the numbers who were down by the river a good thing. I was at a campsite on Canock Chase getting very drunk in front of a real fire with some friends.

An other singalong bands would be The Beach Boys.
As for your old fashioned tastes, you should be able to find some quite cheap collections with the likes of Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Armstrong et al. If you wanted to go a bit more up to date there is a compilation I have, Music To Watch Girls By, with singers such as Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Dean Martin and Mel Torme.

I have a very eclectic taste in music (I'm now listening to Massive Attack's Blue Lines album) and a friend has once suggested to me that I should open a second hand record shop!

*sings to the Beach Boys*
"all summer long I've been with you..."
Would not have wanted to be anywhere else for the zero hour!
Tony Bennett I do like, but if you do open that second hand record store, I'll be there. Anything and everything. Also, because I have more contact with teenagers than most, I hear about all sorts of music. Got anything by the orb?
Going off line now because I want to 'read' Kasper Hauser and this does take full concentration, not multitasking.

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