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Back, again
A quick update on the back situation: the neurosurgeon reckons a microdiscectomy is the way to solve my (worsening) back problems, so I’ll have my buttocks hanging out the back of a hospital gown in 3-4 weeks time.
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The book meme
I’m not a fan of “forward this” questionnaires – for several years my email address was printed in various national magazines and as a result, I seem to be on every email forwarding list in Britain – but I’ll make an exception for this one, partly because Squander Two asked me to do it, and…
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Hold your breath
Hold your breath is a site about Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel (it takes its name from the popular kids’ game of trying to hold your breath from the beginning to the end of the tunnel). As the tunnel begins a year’s worth of refitting, the site is asking people for their ideas on transforming one of…
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Things I love about Scotland
Prompted by Ms Mac’s Things I Love about Switzerland, I thought I’d do the same thing about Scotland. 1. Space. We’ve got lots of leg room in Scotland: we’ve around half the population of London, and an entire country to spread out in. As a result we tend to have fairly roomy towns and streets,…
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Let’s bomb Germany
From today’s press release pile: German club meisters ‘Bass Bumpers’ have taken the Jamster Crazy Frog ringtone and merged it seamlessly with Axel F – the tune that uniquely represents 80s movies, the Hollywood dream and Eddie Murphy. Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer’s theme tune from Beverley Hills Cop, provides the perfect foil for the ‘annoying…
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MGM vs Grokster
The US Supreme Court is currently pondering the MGM vs Grokster case, where Hollywood is going after one of the file sharing firms (there’s an ongoing case against Kazaa’s parent company in Australia, too). If MGM is successful, the court might reverse the Sony judgement, which held that video recorders shouldn’t be banned just because…
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Lack of updates
Sorry. I’ve been dealing with, y’know, stuff. Back shortly. On a completely different note: Eels are on tour this spring! With strings! Woo-hoo!
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Every doctor dreads the word “internet”
The advent of the internet has been a disaster for doctors, whose waiting rooms are packed with people who’ve read incomplete, inaccurate or flat-out nuts medical information on the Internet. However, there are some useful resources out there that can make you better informed without filling your head with nonsense. One of the best I’ve…
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Modern life is rubbish
Zachary at Something Awful lambasts internet messageboard geeks in typically unsafe-for-work style: The Internet has nothing to do with spreading knowledge or learning new things in order to better our lives. More often than not it’s a dick waving contest to see who can be the most insane about video games, movies, or television shows.…
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It’s nice to be nice
Someone called “Friendly Chap” posted this on a music messageboard that’s famous for its negativity. I like his style. I really do hope everyone is having a nice day. Sincerely. I am, apart from being skint – and it’s a little hot in this room I’m in – but other than that I’ve no complaints.…