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Despite a cease-and-desist order from Studio Peyo, who own the Smurfs, Websmurfer is still going. It translates web pages into Smurf language. And let’s face it, this is what the internet was invented for. Anyone remember AskJesus? Well it’s not … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →