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The Fishbowl: August 2007

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What year is it? Who's Prime Minister/President/FBI Most Wanted? Who knows - this is just a load of codswallop about current affairs, modern life and lost souls. Tuesday, 28 August 2007. What's your favourite biscuit? Made the most of the bank holiday sun here in Blighty. I went jumping, saw family, played pool, drank Pimms. Took in some local art and had a thoroughly splendid few days. Even better, I didn't have to go into work today. Ahhhh. Pub, of course). Anyway all this wholesome ruralness. All this...

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Occasional Stirrings: Can you keep a secret?

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Monday, 8 October 2007. Can you keep a secret? So, can you still keep a secret? Well, you can, but, if you insist, you may have to be prepared to spend some time in prison for it. Part III of the Act, in force from the 1st October, gives the Government and its agents the power to demand that you hand over the keys to any encrypted data they find on your computer. Refusal to comply can result in a prison sentence of up to 5 years. The thought police have arrived. Wales, United Kingdom. My Picasa web albums.

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Occasional Stirrings: Lost in France

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Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Occasional will be even more occasional for a while. I'm off to sling my hammock between a couple of trees in a French forest; I may be some time. Contact with the outside world will be courtesy of the strangely named Boingo, a roaming WIFI hotspot provider. So we'll see how it goes. I might be more prolific on my Facebook. Page Meanwhile, from the days when racial stereotyping wasn't quite so frowned upon, this is good fun:. Wales, United Kingdom. View my complete profile.

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The Fishbowl: June 2007

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What year is it? Who's Prime Minister/President/FBI Most Wanted? Who knows - this is just a load of codswallop about current affairs, modern life and lost souls. Thursday, 28 June 2007. Invasion of the rubber duckies. I will not attempt to keep up with today's cabinet appointments - I'm sure Gordon's government will contain an eclectic. Mix of steadfast sensibles like Jack Straw and Alistair. Darling and young stars such as David Milliband. Debacle, ruining the livelihoods. Has been tracking the ducks si...

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Occasional Stirrings: Universal disasters

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Sunday, 25 November 2007. Poor old blog's been a bit neglected of late, so it's about time for some more witty and incisive posts. I've been busy converting my website to deliver its media content with Microsoft's new Silverlight. So, what's been happening while I've been away? I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me something different". Hoddle, I say. And Eileen. And how could it possibly be an expensive operation for Capgemini to service such a request? How much work can be involved in ...

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Occasional Stirrings: That's Life

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Monday, 17 September 2007. This advert is bad on so many levels. All concerned should be ashamed of themselves for assuming that "people's champion" Esther Ranzen would lend credibility to a business that is. well, let's just say questionable. Ranzen joins my Hall of Shame for people lessened, in my eyes, by taking the adman's dollar. She'll be joining, among others: Jane Fonda (see this. Dead Ringers parody of her Anti-Ageing Cream ad), Penelope Cruz (another Dead Ringers target. And, parodying himself.

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Occasional Stirrings: June 2008

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Sunday, 1 June 2008. Things fall apart, the Centrino cannot hold. Catastrophe in the forest. My laptop's frites. Well, almost. I can run it in emergency mode, with Windows operating at the very end of the autistic spectrum. Like an autistic Spectrum in fact. This is quite a problem. I know I wanted to get away from it all for a while, but I didn't intend to cut myself off completely from what passes for civilisation. That's what it feels like though, with no access to the world-wide interweb.

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Occasional Stirrings: Figures of authority

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Thursday, 9 October 2008. Perhaps the US authorities pitched their guess low to avoid reaching the dreaded trillion dollar figure. So, either these authorities are as gullible as the rest of us, and really believe in these tooth fairy economics, or they know very well that it's a scam, but conspire to keep us deluded while laughing all the way to the bank. I was going to end with another Einstein quote, but. what did he know about economics? Wales, United Kingdom. View my complete profile.