Author Archives: adrian
And now, the news…
Y’know, I spend a lot of time backing the BBC. I’m happy to pay the license fee and I’m comfortable with the concept of a patriarchal state media corporation that dares to tell us what it thinks we ought to … Continue reading
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WordPress 2.1
Well, it’s installed. Upgrading and reinstalling WordPress is very easy, especially once you get over the initial fear of blitzing years of precious blog drivel. The backup process is very clearly documented on their site, so there’s little chance of … Continue reading
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I went to the supermarket and I bought…
… a lovely tin of whitewash! Somehow, I just wasn’t surprised by the results of the Competition Commission’s investigation into large supermarket chains and their effects on the grocery market. Where I live in suburban south London, the cushy status … Continue reading
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Burble with Key Changes
This should have appeared sooner, but an air-conditioning failure at 34sp‘s datacentre put a temporary spanner in the works. Anyway… In the continued absence of Exciting New Musical Concepts (not that I’ve tried particularly hard) I decided to spend more … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar, Music
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Slow Gilmourish Jam
Lacking any concrete musical ideas recently, I decided to try and resurrect my atrophied improvisation abilities. A recurrent trait in my playing is that, after periods of less-than-diligent practice, I tend to “burble”. The technique is there, but the mental … Continue reading
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iFawn?
In the long, speculative build-up to the announcement of the iPhone, my attitude varied between mild intrigue and real excitement. As the sort of mobile phone user for whom being able to talk to people is one of the least … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Technology
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Merry Christmas!
However you choose to celebrate/ignore/abhor this “Pagan Festival Adopted by Christians and Now Largely Used as an Excuse For Mass Consumption and Crap TV, in Both Secular and Christian Communities”, please do it nicely, okay? Back soon…
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Let me eat cake!
My combined birthday/Christmas present from Nicola was a long weekend in Vienna, perfectly complementing our summer trip to Budapest (Habsburg history, y’know). I didn’t actually know where this mystery trip was taking me until we were at Heathrow and she … Continue reading
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Won’t someone think of the PIGEONS?!
Having occasionally been known to post “Have Your Say” comments on news websites, often with tongue planted firmly in cheek, I guffawed heartily at the reader responses to this story from the Surrey Comet… Marksman called in to kill Kingston’s … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel, Local, London
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15 December
Tony Blair interviewed by police Government tactically abandons investigation into BAE corruption Airport expansion plans but profit over environment One day in British politics… the Prime Minister becomes the latest senior government figure to be questioned in the “cash for … Continue reading