Bonfire Night
I’m drunk, damp and deafened. I’ve had a very good time.
Life in General
Eunoia
Eat your heart out, Adrian Mole.
New Blog: Dufftown 009
What’s this? Another one? In just under three weeks Dufftown, a model narrow gauge railway 4mm scale will be exhibited in Brighton. It’s a layout I’ve designed and help build, […]
New Blog: HCI
As part of one of my courses I will be assessed on a personal journal. “I recommend you set up a blog” said the lecturer “for your reflections (and rants)”. […]
Last of The Dog’s Dinner
The final episode of Dave Shelton’s current Bergman and McBoo today, alas. Surely there has to be an anthology published soon?
Times Changing
When I did my first degree, a few of my lecturers pushed their own textbooks; it makes sense, no doubt, since it would be a work whose authority (one hopes) […]
Seals
The thing about the iPhone, right, is that it’s got no zoom. And the thing about seals is they’re rather well camouflaged. So this is not a great pic, but […]
Sailing
After an unbelievably wet August, two September weekends in a row have provided absolutely stunning Autumn sunshine. Last weekend the conditions would have been perfect for sailing, if there had […]
Humph
Humph made life better. I first became aware of him on I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue in the early ’90s, going to several recordings and enjoying his extraordinary dead […]
AGV
After a cross-channel train journey I can’t resist switching into nerd mode. Whilst in France I saw an article in a paper about the next generation TGV, called the AGV […]
Vélib’
In the last year rows of electronic bike racks have sprung up around Paris where you can use your Oyster like Navigo card to hire bicycles. Judging by the numbers […]