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Blintsday

Today is the 17th of November. It’s my eldest son’s birthday. But also his class mate Molly’s birthday, and the birthday of Hugh, who he plays rugby with. They were all born on the same day, but Hugh is as … Continue reading

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Game on!

game on! Originally uploaded by gilesbooth. We went to the Game On exhibition at the London Science Museum this weekend. It was pretty good – a bit busy on a half term Saturday, though! Pictured are Daisy and William playing … Continue reading

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Great un-taken photographs – No.2 in an occasional series

On the train this morning. Tanned, clean-cut young businessman (looked a bit like Alan Hansen/Captain Scarlet), wearing expensive-looking suit and watch, reading a thriller. Slogan on back: JACK REACHER. MEN WANT TO BE HIM. WOMEN WANT TO BE WITH HIM. Sign … Continue reading

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How long are you prepared to spend trying to find a quick way of doing something?

In my case, well over an hour. I had about 20 or so .htm files I needed renaming as .php and I couldn’t be bothered to change them all by hand. I have a computer, right? I know a bit … Continue reading

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Do the iPod Shuffle

So Steven Levy has written an article – nay a book – about how the random shuffle play on iPods doesn’t seem very random. I was a little peeved reading this, as I wrote an entry in this blog over … Continue reading

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