Monthly Archives: January 2006

nuclear nevada

just thought that what with all this talk about nukes in the press at the moment i’d link to the wonderful wikipedia article on the nevada test site. growing up in norfolk at the height of the cold war meant that i often went to bed at night imagining a bright flash followed by the [...]
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steve bell is ace

we live in dark times but i love steve bell’s cartoons. he understands the darkness and makes me smile. you can always view his recent guardian contributions
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fuelish?

Is flying the worst way to travel? In terms of pollution I think driving a car with no passengers is nearly twice as bad. Perhaps someone could pull me up if i’ve got these figures wrong:
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what a kunstler…

OK I wanted to be positive – but I was trying to predict what might happen in 2006 from a geo-political perspective. Fortunately James Howard Kunstler agrees with me….
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scary size

As part of the ‘amaze non techies about computery things’ campaign this week, I’m pleased to add some information that Simon B alerted me to. There is a website called istock photo which most of us have never heard of and is certainly not as big as some websites. It allows designers to buy royalty [...]
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scary security

As the local computer ‘expert’, every day i get a call or visit from someone who’s computer needs fixing. In 2006 they will all be referred to people who make it their business to fix such things. I would love to help everyone, but the ‘fixing’ can take hours and once the ‘fix’ has been [...]
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