Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
Monday, December 31st, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1508" align="alignright" width="293"] With the sides knotted up during the day[/caption]
I'm not keen on central heating but I don't like feeling cold in bed. The house we're currently renting never seems to get very warm: turning up the heating seems only to increase the bills and the 'musty old ...
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
I was surprised to see in an article at the BBC today that London has the worst air pollution in the EU. I remember working in the Square Mile in the mid 80s and having permanently black bogies and a sore throat which only abated when I went on holiday. ...
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Sunday, June 17th, 2012
Was struggling to find playgrounds around Tavistock, so started a little project here:
Tavistock playgrounds
With some pins in a Google Map:
View Tavistock playgrounds in a larger map
We're often the only ones in the playgrounds we visit, which is a bit odd. It hasn't been the best of weather recently, so I ...
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="96"] Alan Turing[/caption]
I wouldn't have the career I love without Alan Turing; you wouldn't have the Internet, and perhaps we wouldn't now enjoy a comparatively free Europe. The UK chemically castrated Turing because he was gay. We drove him to commit suicide*. Gordon Brown said "sorry!" There ...
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
I grew up on Canvey Island. I left it nearly 25 years ago but visit my parents there when I can. I like to read the Echo's headlines email and was sad to see this one: Island’s flood sirens to be scrapped for good. This is an example of the ...
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