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X-RATED – Xmas Shopping
What would you think about someone who had a 70s porn film poster up on their wall? A bit tacky, maybe just a bit shallow, perhaps they just don’t think very much about what things mean? But then there’s no … Continue reading
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New Boots and… well, new boots.
I’ve been looking for some new boots for months. My brother’s partner gave me my old ones several years ago. She was the wardrobe mistress on 28 Days Later and had a couple of pairs of Jim’s boots left over … Continue reading
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Tilley Endurables
When I volunteered to go on a trip for work to cover the end of the war in Yugoslavia back in 1995 my employers sent me on a very comprehensive Battlefield First-Aid course. A BBC journalist, John Schofield, had just … Continue reading
Internet Cameras Direct: A Warning
I usually register with sites using a unique email address based on the site’s name. It seems a bit paranoid but it means that if a spammer gets hold of the mail database from that site I can easily find … Continue reading
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Builders’ Tea
My dad is an architect so I used to read the RIBA journal, Building Design, a lot when I was a youth. I am still very interested in the more technical aspects of building, despite having a pretty low opinion … Continue reading
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UK music fans can copy own tracks
See, the British Phonographic Industry isn’t so behind the times as everyone thought. They have very generously announced that we are now allowed to listen to tracks from our own CDs on MP3 players. I predict that this unprecedented and … Continue reading
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Come back Pirate Bay
I have a friend who has never pirated any software. He’s not an imaginary friend, he genuinely doesn’t have anything on his computers that he didn’t pay for. He regularly tells me about the latest way in which he’s been … Continue reading
Those theiving b***ards
So, let’s get this straight. Europe’s mobile phone operators were charging extortionate fees for calls made and received while people were abroad. The European Commission asked them to reduce their outrageous prices and they argued that people should be grateful … Continue reading
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I Love Germany
A post from Giles on Other Machines about an apparent lack of German interest in the World Cup has reminded me of how frequently I favour Germany over my own corner of the UK. It is amazing how the English … Continue reading
Easter
The children of food Puritans like me are usually only allowed to eat sweets and chocolate on special occasions, and even then only in moderation. So today when we gave our daughters colossal chocolate eggs with the inevitable accompanying gigantic … Continue reading
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