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My Secret War
Kim Philby died some years ago, but fortunately, his autobiography has just been republished in the States. (A quick note that I ordered this book from Amazon.com in the States some months ago before it had been published. Once it had been published, it shows up on Amazon.co.uk at a significantly cheaper price – particularly…
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Give Me Ten Seconds
John Sergeant’s autobiography is a thoroughly entertaining read, taking us on a whistlestop tour of his journalistic career, and his early start in comedy. Sergeant’s career has taken him over the place, and he tells his story with humour and honesty. You can get some idea of the internal struggles he has as he tries…
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XXX
Well I saw this last night, and I must admit that I went in knowing that it was not going to be exactly brilliant. Well I wasn’t short changed. So it was never going to be Oscar material, but I thought that it’d at least be an entertaining way of spending a couple of hours.…
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Freehand
I’m trying to work teach myself Freehand 10 so I can put together the company’s weekend away magazine. Why is it always print settings that bugger me up? If I create a 300dpi image in Photoshop and then import it into a 300dpi Freehand document, shouldn’t it look good? It doesn’t.
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3G
Interesting article in yesterday’s Guardian Online section about 3G’s slow eventual rollout now beginning. I have some serious doubts about the whole thing, and the amount of money everyone spent. On the one hand I certainly don’t want the Treasury paying any of that money back – if I go mad at a Bargain Hunt…
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Computer Woes
I didn’t realise how quickly I’d miss my computer when it broke down. Actually, let me put that another way. I didn’t realise how much I’d miss my computer. I know that I’m fortunate to have an old computer (and I do mean old) which lets me get on the net and get my email.…
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Arsenal on Top of the World
Somehow or other I’ve managed not to talk about Arsenal here! Let me right that wrong immediately. Quite simply the football is fantastic at the moment. Everyone knows they’ve broken loads of records – but here’s a link that helpfully lists them all for you!
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War on Iraq – What the Bush Team Doesn’t Want You To Know
Well I could not have timed reading this book any better than I have. Written by William Rivers Pitt and based on an interview with former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter, this short booklet is about as well timed as it could possibly be. The interview that forms the heart of the book was given…
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The Italian Job
Have you any idea how much fun it is driving around the West Midlands with three Minis? Virgin Radio Wolverhampton is an RSL for a proposed West Midlands regional licence, and we got some branded Minis for the duration of the broadcast – about four weeks. So yesterday morning, we were out shooting our own…
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Open Secret
I read Stella Rimmington’s book a couple of weeks ago, and must say that I’m a little disappointed by it. I don’t think it’s the best written book that I’ve ever read, and somehow it doesn’t really deliver. I know we were never going to get lots of operational detail, but something a little more…
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Dead Air
I’m a bit of an Iain Banks fan, although strangely, I’ve never read any of his SF stuff. I say “strangely” because I don’t mind a few science fictions books here and there. Oh well – there’ll be plenty for me to read at some point. Anyway, back to the present and Dead Air. I…
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11 September – A Year On
A bit uncomfortable this, but like a previous piece I wrote about the recent Cambridgeshire child murders, I feel this needs something to be said. Today is obviously a year on from some of the most terrible scenes that many people have ever witnessed. Thousands of people lost their life in the various attacks in…
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Yellowface/All The Lovers In The Night
Yellowface by R F Kuang I first came across R F Kuang with last year’s very enjoyable Babel, an alternate history of the British Empire told in a world where magic exists and is controlled by an elite group of individuals. Yellowface is very different, but no less enjoyable. It’s a book about books, and…
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