Author Archives: adrian
Money available
From the Guardian blog… it seems a Londoner, trying to make an online donation to the Tsunami Appeal, found that his use of a “non-standard browser” was construed as a hacking attempt and led to his arrest. Great. I can’t … Continue reading
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Rediscovering the “off” switch
I’m not much of an opera fan, I like “shows” even less and l don’t think I’ve ever seen more than a few minutes of Jerry Springer (or any other confessional TV shows) so I didn’t bother watching the Jerry … Continue reading
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History to cherish and history to be ashamed of
It’s 110 years since the Lumière brothers first demonstrated their “moving pictures” to audiences in Paris… that’s a decent-sized period for which film has been available as a method of recording and interpreting social history. Of course, the medium was … Continue reading
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So, 2005…
New Year Resolutions are not really me. When you have a flitting attention span, terrible time management and a tendency to attempt too many simultaneous tasks, the whole resolution process is doomed to failure. I made a couple last year … Continue reading
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Happy new commute!
Another new year, another rail price hike. Price rises at twice the rate of inflation are bad enough, but the BBC table doesn’t give the full story. I bought a one-day Travelcard today (for non-London readers, a ticket giving unlimited … Continue reading
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Last dregs of 2004
Another year, another Christmas, eh? Hope you enjoyed the break, with whatever holy or secular pastimes float your boat. Nothing particularly interesting to write at the moment, so let’s all sit and plot some serious mischief for 2005 while we … Continue reading
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When Tony chooses to listen…
Having already rushed into an unpopular war based on extremely shaky evidence, the government is likely to completely ban smoking in all enclosed public places within four years. It’s for your own good, so stop complaining and let them get … Continue reading
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Taking a breath
Seem to be quite busy in the run up to Christmas, so no solid content right now. For all the wrong reasons, I was introduced, earlier this week, to the writings of William Grim, specifically ‘Aesthetics of Hate’, an article … Continue reading
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The things you find in Croydon
Regular readers of this drivel will know about my fondness for Belgian beer and, equally importantly, the attention the Belgians pay to the environment in which they drink their beer. Well… a few weeks ago, I saw a flyer for … Continue reading
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Chris Morris and the Pay-as-you-go Internet
As a somewhat obsessive Chris Morris fanboy, I was interested to read (or rather, read *of*) an article in The Independent announcing that his latest work is to be a sitcom, scheduled for screening on Channel 4 in January. It … Continue reading
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