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  • Art  (141)
    • Top Cat Dies 

      December 23, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh8T3kvXOZI Arnold Stang Dies The voice of Top Cat, the excellent cartoon series of my childhood has died at a good old…

    • Christine 

      December 3, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaKa-5wiyyc Siouxsie And The Banshees - Christine (Official Video)

    • It Was, Not There. 

      November 29, 2009

      WIRE. The 15th (from the album 154) I've always liked this tune with it's rotating chords, sequenced strangely.  It's The 15th by Wire.  The videos are a…

    • Can you picture what will be, So limitless and free. 

      November 26, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDN9y2vTdUs This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the…

    • Ah. Edward Woodward's Dead 

      November 16, 2009

      Actor Edward Woodward Dies I'm quite sad about today's news, because the show Callan formed a key part of my life, in a way, when I was growing up. The…

    • Bridgwater Kingfisher 

      November 14, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJ7DRJVrGY I've just uploaded this video using different software and process so I don't know how it'll appear yet. …

    • Literature  (13)
      • Best SF Ending? 

        November 18, 2009

        From The Dream Quest of the Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft Randolph Carter leaped shoutingly awake within his Boston room. Birds sang in hidden…

      • Should I Pay or Should I go? Hey hey hey Hey 

        April 13, 2009

        The Monk and the King by Jill

      • Out of Space and Time 

        March 15, 2009

        Books by Clark Ashton Smith It's important to realise the impact that this funny, eclectic, multi-talented, poor, skinny man has had on the world.  The…

      • The Bureau d'Exchange de Maux and Crawling Chaos 

        March 10, 2009

        A Case of One Man's Cake is Another Man's Poison I first read the short story, "The Bureau d'Exchange de Maux" by Lord Dunsany, in the late seventies in a…

      • The Man Who Ate the World - by Frederik Pohl 

        December 9, 2008

        Many moons ago I read the short story with the above title. Although not one of Pohl's best works, it has nevertheless left an obviously lasting impression…

      • The Nature of Evil, Discovering Self. 

        November 2, 2008

        In a little book called "Quotable Nichiren: Words for Daily Life", published by World Tribune Press for SGI, I found this little definition of Evil, which…

    • Music  (16)
      • Iggy at Hammersmith 

        May 31, 2010

        I've been (and still am!) busy over the last few months moving house and otherwise making a new life for…

      • Crawling Chaos Dishwasher 

        December 21, 2009

        Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…

      • Gone to Funeral 

        December 17, 2009

        Gazza's funeral in Whitley Bay is on Friday.  Very strange. See http://crawlingchaos.co.uk/special-notice/

      • I've Been Comment Spammed by Kevin Hoeffer! 

        December 1, 2009

        Yup!  It's true. Apparently, the only way that PWW et al can now made any headway is by asking inane questions on the very websites that are trying to close…

      • It Was, Not There. 

        November 29, 2009

        WIRE. The 15th (from the album 154) I've always liked this tune with it's rotating chords, sequenced strangely.  It's The 15th by Wire.  The videos are a…

      • Can you picture what will be, So limitless and free. 

        November 26, 2009

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDN9y2vTdUs This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the…

    • Music Making  (12)
      • Germanium Pre-amp 

        February 26, 2009

        Hey man, hope all is well with you and your family.  Have you checked out my website videos yet? Well the mixer is on hold indefinitely Picked up a…

      • Standard Operational Amplifier (op-amp) Circuits 

        October 24, 2008

        Paul. This scan is from my old ETI Circuits #2 from the 70's.  It's about the best op-amp info you are likely to find.  With a bit of knowledge, these…

      • Studiomaster 16-4-8 latest on 14 October 2008 

        October 14, 2008

        Gonna get on with the mixer tomorrow Im just gonna plug in one channel to stip, but do i still need to connect the monitor channel also which has a ground…

      • Studiomaster 16-4-8 latest on 13 October 2008 

        October 13, 2008

        Hey man, hope you had a great weekend did you see the weston beach race? or did you stay at home and enjoy the weather? ive taken on the job of Mixerlock…

      • Studiomaster 16-4-8 latest on 6 October 2008 

        October 6, 2008

        Hey man hope all is well Used that RTA software today to check out mixer, here are the results For each channel i used the line and then out of direct out I…

      • Audio Test Probe 

        October 5, 2008

        Hey man, is this one of those probe things that you were telling me about for checking circuits? http://parts.digikey.co.uk/1/1/483535-kit-logic-probe-diy-digi…

    • Photography  (39)
      • Thin Moon over Bridgwater 

        March 18, 2010

        Using my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and it's fantastic zoom and image stabilisation, and at low-ish light levels (dusk), I took the following pictures last night…

      • Lookalikes 

        January 5, 2010

        Much merriment is being made about the Spanish  presidency website being hacked and Mr Zapatero's image being replaced by that of Mr Bean.  See Mr Bean…

      • Forest Fun 

        December 19, 2009

        Final preparations for Xmas dinner involved another trip to Wallace's venison Farm  on the Blackdown Hills for some Venison and Bison roasting joints. …

      • Exceptionally Clear Air Over Somerset 

        December 11, 2009

        Following a cold, frosty night, when the early morning fog had lifted, I noticed that the air overhead was exceptionally clear, transparent, and…

      • Bridgwater Kingfisher 

        November 14, 2009

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJ7DRJVrGY I've just uploaded this video using different software and process so I don't know how it'll appear yet. …

      • Approaching Storm 

        November 2, 2009

        All photos taken on a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 - (I dropped the TZ5 on a tiled floor and it broke - note to self, be more careful)

  • Bridgwater  (34)
    • Exceptionally Clear Air Over Somerset 

      December 11, 2009

      Following a cold, frosty night, when the early morning fog had lifted, I noticed that the air overhead was exceptionally clear, transparent, and…

    • Bridgwater Kingfisher 

      November 14, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJ7DRJVrGY I've just uploaded this video using different software and process so I don't know how it'll appear yet. …

    • Beautiful Lady in Evreux 

      November 9, 2009

      Pleasant but Not Decisive Days in Evreux Full Gallery Here Evreux is an old cloth & dye town where the poor were much troubled in olden days and…

    • I'm Closer to the Golden Dawn 

      September 9, 2009

      Some may recognise this post's title - it's the opening line from David Bowie's 'Quicksand' and refers to Alistair Crowley's OTO-like organisation.  Personally…

    • Garbage Summer Science 

      July 27, 2009

      Is This the Worst Science Project Ever? The Daily Telegraph, short of stories this summer now that the expenses scandal is dead, has published a picture of…

    • Butterflies and Convolvulus 

      July 12, 2009

      Butterflies and Convolvulus (and George the Dog) Just a few shots taken today using my Panasonic Lumix TZ5 with a mix of flash, action and automatic settings. …

  • Buddhism  (131)
    • General de Gaule & Claire Chicoteau 

      June 28, 2010

      French Resistance: de Gaulle in London. (This posting originally released on 16 Dec 2007.  Reposted and edited because of the subject's death.) This…

    • Why is There No Juventus Gun Picture from Heysel? 

      May 31, 2010

      Heysel and Beyond Being justifiably upset by the events at the Heysel Stadium many years ago, the recent comments on a video I made about it ... httpv://www.yo…

    • Democracy and Freedom 

      April 13, 2010

      I've been on holiday for a while.  Today's encouragement from Sensei I thought wonderfully appropriate for us in Britain, given the imminent general election…

    • People's Happiness 

      March 26, 2010

      What's Important? Of foremost importance are the people - not celebrities, the powerful, the rich, scholars or others whom society deems great or praiseworth…

    • Notice: E.Y.E.S. 

      March 25, 2010

      No fuss. My old friend Jeff recently died. The track now playing was one of the last pieces we did together.  It's Jeff's creation  and is one of…

    • Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting 

      March 15, 2010

      Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…

  • Computing  (94)
    • How to Clean Up Outlook Contact Phone Numbers using VBA 

      August 12, 2010

      Introduction I got a new phone and when synchronised with Microsoft Outlook, the phone numbers don't dial out properly because of spaces & STD…

    • Goodbye Mr Floppy 

      April 27, 2010

      Not an advert for a male enhancement cream ...but more a statement of fact....  yes indeedy, Sony, inventors of the 3.5" floppy disc, have announced that…

    • Backup Plans 

      December 7, 2009

    • How to Convert a Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk in Windows 7 

      September 26, 2009

      Firstly, Do Not Dance with the Devil! I made the mistake (again!) of trying dynamic disks with my new Windows 7 installation.  I must have been asleep - the…

    • Watch Out for cleanup-registry.net! 

      September 25, 2009

      Introduction I got a ping this morning from a website called cleanup-registry.net   It arrived because I'd been referenced as a website in the network setup…

    • Five Fabulous Firefox Add-ons 

      September 1, 2009

      Firefox Add-ons: What is an Add-on? First things first.  It's now well known among the more savvy internet users, that the Firefox web browser is a fine…

  • Crawling Chaos  (166)
    • Sounds Waqqaz Review 

      July 28, 2010

      ...and following on from the previous post, here's a recently provided scan from Holly of a (now defunct) Sounds magazine (four star!) review of the vinyl…

    • Smash Hits' Sex Machine Review 

      July 26, 2010

      I've just found a website that scans all Smash Hits magazines and puts them online in their entirety! Digging through, I found this review notice of…

    • Notice: E.Y.E.S. 

      March 25, 2010

      No fuss. My old friend Jeff recently died. The track now playing was one of the last pieces we did together.  It's Jeff's creation  and is one of…

    • Crawling Chaos Dishwasher 

      December 21, 2009

      Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…

    • Back from Funeral 

      December 21, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7mI9JH3zeY After driving through blizzards to get there, I took this little video of King Edward's Bay en route to the…

    • Gone to Funeral 

      December 17, 2009

      Gazza's funeral in Whitley Bay is on Friday.  Very strange. See http://crawlingchaos.co.uk/special-notice/

  • Cycling  (29)
    • Normal Sperm in the BBC 

      June 29, 2009

      Sore Testicles "Oh dear!", I thought, when I read this article on the BBC news today.... Elite cyclists 'risk infertility' Read the article.  Apparently…

    • French prisoners Ride Tour de France 

      June 4, 2009

      A Week is a Long Time in.. Q.  In What? In prison - yes obviously In politics - yes In a relationship - well yes, especially the past week for…

    • How to Commit Murder, Legally 

      May 16, 2009

      Introduction Simple. Live in County Durham, UK Don't pass the driving test Drive a car, unsupervised, with your partner and her 6-year old child as…

    • Murderous, Stupid, Boy 

      April 25, 2009

      This is the full text of an 'article' posted on the Michigan State University (MSU) news section by 'the State News opinion writer' apparently.  Zack (for it…

    • Crap Cycle Lanes and Other Madness 

      April 25, 2009

      This is an unashamed plug for the Warrington Cycle Campaign. Their dedicated work over the years has now brought in the first real 20mph zone in their town…

    • Strangely No Fear, Perfect Balance 

      April 25, 2009

      I didn't think it was possible to cycle along the top of iron railings.  Now I know it's possible.  I love…

  • Dog  (14)
    • Thin Moon over Bridgwater 

      March 18, 2010

      Using my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and it's fantastic zoom and image stabilisation, and at low-ish light levels (dusk), I took the following pictures last night…

    • Forest Fun 

      December 19, 2009

      Final preparations for Xmas dinner involved another trip to Wallace's venison Farm  on the Blackdown Hills for some Venison and Bison roasting joints. …

    • Butterflies and Convolvulus 

      July 12, 2009

      Butterflies and Convolvulus (and George the Dog) Just a few shots taken today using my Panasonic Lumix TZ5 with a mix of flash, action and automatic settings. …

    • Site Rework - Header Photo Gallery for the Curious, 

      May 24, 2009

      Introduction I've been busy this weekend having a twiddle with the site appearance.  I got a bit fed up with dragons so now it's an anachronistic mix of…

    • What Happens to a Dog's Ears When it Runs? 

      March 29, 2009

      Watch the Ears!  Watch the Ears! Music - Faust; "J'ai Mal Aux Dents"

    • Early Morning Walk with New Camera (and dog!) 

      March 21, 2009

      These are a few pictures taken with my new Panasonic Lumix TZ5.  They show the first real flowers in the back garden, some daffodils across the canal and some…

  • Environment  (135)
    • Islands 'Defy' Sea-Level Rise 

      June 4, 2010

      Introduction This week will see some news that will be twisted and churned by the climate change sceptics... Apparently, the coral islands are responding…

    • Thin Moon over Bridgwater 

      March 18, 2010

      Using my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and it's fantastic zoom and image stabilisation, and at low-ish light levels (dusk), I took the following pictures last night…

    • Whale States the Obvious 

      February 26, 2010

      On Thursday, a young woman was killed by a whale. She'd wanted to work with whales ever since she was a little girl, and got her wish fulfilled. Now,…

    • Forest Fun 

      December 19, 2009

      Final preparations for Xmas dinner involved another trip to Wallace's venison Farm  on the Blackdown Hills for some Venison and Bison roasting joints. …

    • Exceptionally Clear Air Over Somerset 

      December 11, 2009

      Following a cold, frosty night, when the early morning fog had lifted, I noticed that the air overhead was exceptionally clear, transparent, and…

    • It's Just Like Bladerunner.  

      November 23, 2009

      It's Just Like Bladerunner, And Not Just the Weather! Tears in Rain Bladerunner, the movie, based on an old Philip K Dick science-fiction story, was made…

  • Freedom  (119)
    • Weird World of Secrecy and Freedom 

      December 11, 2009

      Introduction Yesterday's News The use of intercept evidence in courts in England and Wales is not "legally viable", ...the Home Office has said.  This is…

    • Christine 

      December 3, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaKa-5wiyyc Siouxsie And The Banshees - Christine (Official Video)

    • Small Justice Against Jim Beresford 

      December 2, 2009

      Solicitors who took millions from miners lose appeal Finally, after yet another year of time has passed, the crooked (they called themselves 'entrepreneurial…

    • Can you picture what will be, So limitless and free. 

      November 26, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDN9y2vTdUs This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the…

    • What is the Point of Fine Words? 

      November 15, 2009

      Obama President Obama was elected under the banner of change. Change for the overall health of his nation Change in economics and finance Change…

    • The Last Post 

      November 11, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw_x06PHPQU See the names, see the names. People with no known grave, living their lives and dying for......what? To start…

  • History  (109)
    • General de Gaule & Claire Chicoteau 

      June 28, 2010

      French Resistance: de Gaulle in London. (This posting originally released on 16 Dec 2007.  Reposted and edited because of the subject's death.) This…

    • Please Read: How Summer Camps Could Change Britain 

      March 2, 2010

      Introduction This is a follow-up to Colony Holidays and Tubby the Tuba where I talked about Colony Holidays (the CCHS), Chris Green's part as Tubby the Tuba,…

    • Ashcroft: Assurance or Promise most Likely? 

      March 1, 2010

      "Lord" Ashcroft Then It's ten years since Ashcroft "gave assurances" that he would reveal his er.. something or other, to William Hague - according to William…

    • Megrahi Innocent of Lockerbie Bomb? 

      January 6, 2010

      Introduction Last April (9 months ago), I contrasted the sling and arrows of fortune as they applied to an admitted mass-murderer and one convicted of mass…

    • Not Bad for a Practice 

      November 23, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ah7DI8AzQ No doubt hoards of guitar players were avidly checking James Williamson's fingers in this clip, just to make sure…

    • It's Just Like Bladerunner.  

      November 23, 2009

      It's Just Like Bladerunner, And Not Just the Weather! Tears in Rain Bladerunner, the movie, based on an old Philip K Dick science-fiction story, was made…

  • Humour  (76)
    • I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling 

      March 12, 2010

      Yep!  You read it correctly! I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling - said Diana Smart, a cheese-maker Apparently the annual…

    • Astronomer Royal Cock-Up on Flikr 

      March 5, 2010

      Introduction Some time ago I tried out Flickr, ultimately deciding to host my own pictures on-site.  I don't the idea of someone having MY picture resource…

    • Lookalikes 

      January 5, 2010

      Much merriment is being made about the Spanish  presidency website being hacked and Mr Zapatero's image being replaced by that of Mr Bean.  See Mr Bean…

    • Top Cat Dies 

      December 23, 2009

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh8T3kvXOZI Arnold Stang Dies The voice of Top Cat, the excellent cartoon series of my childhood has died at a good old…

    • Crawling Chaos Dishwasher 

      December 21, 2009

      Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…

    • Jobs at Just Think Media 

      December 11, 2009

      Interesting info on Jesse Willms and Just Think Media... Now that my Google Alerts' portfolio has expanded, I've seen two jobs advertised at Just Think Media.…

  • Internet  (237)

    cyber war and cyber fun

    • I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling 

      March 12, 2010

      Yep!  You read it correctly! I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling - said Diana Smart, a cheese-maker Apparently the annual…

    • Please Read: How Summer Camps Could Change Britain 

      March 2, 2010

      Introduction This is a follow-up to Colony Holidays and Tubby the Tuba where I talked about Colony Holidays (the CCHS), Chris Green's part as Tubby the Tuba,…

    • Crawling Chaos Dishwasher 

      December 21, 2009

      Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…

    • It Was a Way Out of The Crawling Chaos for Joy Division... 

      November 11, 2009

      Golden Syrup Years ago, when I was a lad, my mum used to make us all porridge for breakfast in winter.  On the top, I'd spiral a big dollop of Lyle's…

    • Weird Pravda 

      November 4, 2009

      What IS Going On? I've just come across an old post of mine in which I referred, briefly, to the Russian Pravda website, presumably a modern-day version…

    • Pathetic Fried Tweets 

      October 31, 2009

      Twitter Today's news that actor Stephen Fry, famous for his uptake of all new gadgets and one-man publicist for Twitter, is "thinking about giving up on…

    • Bad Web  (75)
      • Message from the Chief Protocol of Independent Corrupt Practises Commission (ICPC)  

        August 9, 2010

        I got a phishing spam this morning from Nigeria! Typical 419 that I usually see: Nothing unusual in that, you say - the Nigerian 419 scam has been going on…

      • Google and GMail use LSO Super Cookies 

        August 5, 2010

        LSO Super Cookies?  Well It was News to Me! I this article in "Windows Secrets" by Woody Leonhard, Eliminate Flash-spawned 'zombie' cookies, he describes how…

      • Pacific Webworks, Lawyers and Social Networking 

        June 30, 2010

        Introduction The last thing we need is more scummy scammers and following on from Google's legal action against Pacific Webworks (PWW) one would naively have…

      • What is the Cost of Utah Scammers? 

        June 3, 2010

        Criminal Cost? A week may be a long time in politics, but it takes several years for anti-crime agencies to crack down on scammers...  This is my…

      • Comment Spam Revisited 

        March 8, 2010

        For no reason ...other than a try-out and also the current anti-spam plugins miss the odd bit of comment spam, I've now switched off TanTanNoodles' Spam…

      • Less Spam Today 

        February 26, 2010

        I had about half the usual quantity of spam this morning. Maybe this is a consequence of Microsoft's action against a huge list of domains which have been…

    • Website  (121)
      • WordPress Now at 3 Point Oh! 

        June 18, 2010

        WordPress Upgraded Following the internal  prompts, I've now upgraded all my WordPress installations to version 3. Only one site didn't want to…

      • What a Super, Super Cache 

        June 16, 2010

        I've just upgraded WP Super Cache. I use WordPress to generate and manage the webpages on this website.  Useful features are that it is flexible with plugins…

      • Psychic Search mucks up Search!  

        June 3, 2010

        Problem As a follow up to this post, Disabled my blogtrafficexchange.com Plugin, I trawled through some likely plugin candidates for the symptoms…

      • Disabled my blogtrafficexchange.com Plugin 

        June 1, 2010

        blogtrafficexchange.com I've recently had a few web-outages, slow loading pages (especially the admin pages) and a very recent drop in hits to this website. …

      • Comment Spam Revisited 

        March 8, 2010

        For no reason ...other than a try-out and also the current anti-spam plugins miss the odd bit of comment spam, I've now switched off TanTanNoodles' Spam…

      • Astronomer Royal Cock-Up on Flikr 

        March 5, 2010

        Introduction Some time ago I tried out Flickr, ultimately deciding to host my own pictures on-site.  I don't the idea of someone having MY picture resource…

  • Life  (166)
    • The Return of the Wanderer 

      July 25, 2010

      Okay. I'm back from a foreign holiday followed immediately by a Buddhist course during which I've had absolutely no internet access... It was lovely! T…

    • Almost Perfect 

      July 7, 2010

      Spec wearers 'fail to wear sunnies' Over half of spectacle wearing Brits do not wear prescription sunglasses. 52% of people surveyed confessed to not…

    • Almost Perfect 

      June 24, 2010

      "Who's eyes?" "My eyes?" "What can you see?" "Little - not good for me!" I have my memory to rely on That helps - can you? Serious concerns about…

    • Just Had to Get More Shiroi Neko T-Shirts 

      June 22, 2010

      I just love the design, so I've ordered a few more before the budget!  They are by Shiroi Neko. "L.A. DINK" is what I like but I may try some others....

    • Grief 

      November 18, 2009

      It's grief innit? Consider this. You care for someone dearly and they get ill and go on a life support machine. Now you are not a doctor and don't know how…

    • Ah. Edward Woodward's Dead 

      November 16, 2009

      Actor Edward Woodward Dies I'm quite sad about today's news, because the show Callan formed a key part of my life, in a way, when I was growing up. The…

  • Politics  (252)
    • Philadelphia has had enough Shootings 

      June 21, 2010

      Not much to say, really, but in Cumbria recently a man went berserk with a gun and killed a dozen people.  The nation beat it's collective chest in anguish. …

    • The Real Troubles are not in Northern Ireland 

      June 16, 2010

      Bloody Sunday The Saville Report, probably the longest and certainly the most expensive enquiry in the UK ever, is now out.  The ramifications are continuing,…

    • All Healthcare is Temporary in America 

      April 28, 2010

      Healthcare Woes Lying sick in bed this morning listening to a Radio 5 phone-in about the "state" of our Accident & Emergency (A&E) healthcare system…

    • Democracy and Freedom 

      April 13, 2010

      I've been on holiday for a while.  Today's encouragement from Sensei I thought wonderfully appropriate for us in Britain, given the imminent general election…

    • Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting 

      March 15, 2010

      Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…

    • Ashcroft: Assurance or Promise most Likely? 

      March 1, 2010

      "Lord" Ashcroft Then It's ten years since Ashcroft "gave assurances" that he would reveal his er.. something or other, to William Hague - according to William…

  • Science  (65)
    • Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting 

      March 15, 2010

      Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…

    • Astronomer Royal Cock-Up on Flikr 

      March 5, 2010

      Introduction Some time ago I tried out Flickr, ultimately deciding to host my own pictures on-site.  I don't the idea of someone having MY picture resource…

    • Awake but not Aware 

      February 3, 2010

      I was staggered to read the contents of this news article today; Vegetative state patients can respond to questions Apparently, new research shows that…

    • Crawling Chaos Dishwasher 

      December 21, 2009

      Via some Google Alerts I've got set up, I came across the weirdest definition of "Crawling Chaos" that I've seen for quite some time. This is the…

    • To Be Human? 

      November 21, 2009

      What it Means The key thing that separates us as humans from other creatures is our creativity based on our natural inquisitiveness tied in with our sense…

    • Utah - Calmer or Karma? 

      November 19, 2009

      Meteor Last night, a washing-machine-sized  lump of rock plummeted from the depths of space right across the face of Utah, USA, and right across the news…

  • Software  (91)
    • Comment Spam Revisited 

      March 8, 2010

      For no reason ...other than a try-out and also the current anti-spam plugins miss the odd bit of comment spam, I've now switched off TanTanNoodles' Spam…

    • How to Convert a Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk in Windows 7 

      September 26, 2009

      Firstly, Do Not Dance with the Devil! I made the mistake (again!) of trying dynamic disks with my new Windows 7 installation.  I must have been asleep - the…

    • Five Fabulous Firefox Add-ons 

      September 1, 2009

      Firefox Add-ons: What is an Add-on? First things first.  It's now well known among the more savvy internet users, that the Firefox web browser is a fine…

    • Windows 7 Impressive First Experience 

      August 21, 2009

      Windows 7 Ultimate Install To say that I'm seriously impressed is an understatement! Having an MSDN subscription confers certain benefits, but for most…

    • Microsoft Performance in the Browser and Search Engine Wars 

      August 10, 2009

      Introduction & History Recently, Microsoft has reworked it's search engine (MSN Live Search) and renamed it Bing.  This was followed even more recently,…

    • WordPress 2.8.2 Upgrade - Out of Memory, Apollo 11? 

      July 20, 2009

      WordPress Upgrade Error I had messages from one of my managed sites that it went invisible and chucked out weird messages....  Well  that's certainly up…

  • Transport  (67)
    • Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting 

      March 15, 2010

      Students die in India as bus plunges into river The above headline is awful enough for the people involved, but in reality, it's subject, a road crash, is…

    • Three Good Environment Plans 

      November 3, 2009

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      July 23, 2009

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      May 24, 2009

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      March 12, 2009

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      February 8, 2009

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      November 15, 2009

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      November 11, 2009

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