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(last 6 posts shown in each topic)- 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…
- Best SF Ending?
- 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…
- Iggy at Hammersmith
- 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…
- Germanium Pre-amp
- 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)
- Thin Moon over Bridgwater
- Top Cat Dies
- 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. …
- Exceptionally Clear Air Over Somerset
- 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…
- General de Gaule & Claire Chicoteau
- 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…
- How to Clean Up Outlook Contact Phone Numbers using VBA
- 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/
- Sounds Waqqaz Review
- 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…
- Normal Sperm in the BBC
- 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…
- Thin Moon over Bridgwater
- 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…
- Islands 'Defy' Sea-Level Rise
- 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…
- Weird World of Secrecy and Freedom
- 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…
- General de Gaule & Claire Chicoteau
- 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.…
- I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling
- 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…
- Message from the Chief Protocol of Independent Corrupt Practises Commission (ICPC)
- 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…
- WordPress Now at 3 Point Oh!
- I'm shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling
- 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…
- The Return of the Wanderer
- 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…
- Philadelphia has had enough Shootings
- 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…
- Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting
- 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…
- Comment Spam Revisited
- 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
This week, I've become aware of three excellent initiatives that are focussing people's energies, creativity, and cash(!) into positive solutions to the global…
- Mandelson: Expenses Morals and Postal Flowers
October 12, 2009
As MP's expenses come to the fore again, Peter Mandelson spoke on Radio 4 this morning and did his usual self by not explaining anything and being…
- Tough Old Geordie
October 6, 2009
Like a metal mickey, old Geordie Gordon Moore (no, not him of Intel and his 'law') has astounded the medical profession with the recent discovery that a…
- UK's Sensible Energy Chief tells it Like it Is - Like Me!!!
October 1, 2009
The statements this week, by the UK government's chief energy scientist, are right up my street. See Britons creating 'more emissions' on the BBC. It's…
- Terry Fuckwits on Lindisfarne Causeway
July 23, 2009
Northumberland Northumberland is a lovely place - cold, sunny, windy, dry, overcast, damp, clear, clean and historic. But mainly brrr and wow! …
- Awful BBC, Xenophobic Road Accident Reporting
- Travel (24)
- 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…
- Terry Fuckwits on Lindisfarne Causeway
July 23, 2009
Northumberland Northumberland is a lovely place - cold, sunny, windy, dry, overcast, damp, clear, clean and historic. But mainly brrr and wow! …
- 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…
- Austrian Toilet
March 12, 2009
Not being a frequent foreign traveller, my recent stop in Eisenstadt, Austria, at a 5 star hotel open my eyes a bit. A peculiar quirk, for me, was the…
- Haydn His Head
February 8, 2009
Who Needs Friends like Rosenbaum? During my recent visit to Austria I picked up a little tit-bit from "The Rough Guide to Austria" about the composer Haydn…
- Too Much Snow, Too Much White, my eyes, my eyes.
February 6, 2009
There is a saying of the Buddhist monk Nichiren Daishonin, that Winter Always Turns to Spring Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but…
- Beautiful Lady in Evreux
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- 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…
- Future Days
November 11, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeyloPWyB3I Future Days, by Can
- Brave Italians versus Torture
November 4, 2009
CIA Guilty of Torture and Kidnap - Damages of 1.5 Million Euros Amazing news today. An Italian court has bravely taken on the leader of the Western…
- Three Good Environment Plans
November 3, 2009
This week, I've become aware of three excellent initiatives that are focussing people's energies, creativity, and cash(!) into positive solutions to the global…
- Murderous Robot Wars
August 4, 2009
Introduction Professor Noel Sharkey from Sheffield, better known as one of the judges on the BBCTV show "Robot Wars" knows a thing or two about robots and…
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