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Online word-processors
A while ago I had an idea for a web site – I was trying to do a bit of creative writing and found that what I really wanted was a tool that would allow me to work on a … Continue reading
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Mini vMac
The vMac project seems to have stalled, at least as far as Mac support goes, but I just found a side project called Mini vMac. I got me a copy of System 2 and Mac Draw, a sneaky Mac system … Continue reading
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Catching the Lincolnshire Poacher
As a youth I think it’s fair to say I didn’t get out much. I used to spend Sunday mornings listening to short wave radio, mainly for short-wave pirates and English-language programmes from stations like Radio Netherlands. But occasionally I’d … Continue reading
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Fuel protesters go home
Almost exactly five years ago I wrote a rather angrier-titled piece about fuel protestors blockading refineries and depots. It’s about to happen again and it still angers me, though. I’m just waiting in the next few days to hear protestors … Continue reading
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Football and the art of typography
I’m not really interested in football at all, but I was trying to design a football-style shirt. For some strange reason I found it incredibly hard to find photos of the backs of Premier League shirts, which I wanted to … Continue reading
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