Category Archives: nostalgia

Two (3!) new old bitmap fonts

Posted on April 10, 2017 by blogmywiki

I’m a huge fan of Susan Kare’s work – she designed the beautiful fonts and icons on the original 1984 Macintosh computer, a real work of art. I am always telling my students about this. They probably think I am … Continue reading →

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My life in the Bush of ghosts

Posted on April 11, 2015 by blogmywiki

Yesterday, thanks to the kindness of Wanda Petrusewicz in remembering me, I was able to look inside Bush House, straddling Aldwych and the Strand in London. It was the home of the BBC World Service from 1941 until 2012, and … Continue reading →

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A different kind of phone hacking

Posted on January 18, 2015 by blogmywiki

I previously mentioned this awesome project to rip out the innards of an old rotary dial phone, and stuffing a Raspberry Pi inside which plays a different MP3 file out of the earpiece each time you dial a different number. … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Parker in Reverse

Posted on April 6, 2013 by blogmywiki

An unsuccessful attempt to get a book club to pick The Collected Works of Dorothy Parker as their next book reminded me that I once rewrote her short story ‘A Telephone Call’, swapping the genders to see if it still … Continue reading →

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Prof Unwin talks about the Type B Desk

Posted on August 10, 2012 by blogmywiki

I probably should have uploaded this (and a load of other ancient Bush House audio treasure I forgot I had) when all the Bush nostalgia was in full flow a few weeks ago. But I didn’t. This is Stanley Unwin, … Continue reading →

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