• Serious Business: Richard Dawkins’s Family Tree

    20 February, 2012 • 1 Comment

    Someone twittered an article from the Telegraph, regarding Richard Dawkins. My knowledge of Richard Dawkins is perfunctory at best. I haven’t read his books, nor the books arguing against him; I haven’t seen him speak, nor read many interviews with him; and I don’t really know what it is he does with his days....

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    Abject Terror

    16 February, 2012 • 10 Comments

    So, some times you get results you didn’t expect. Sunday evening I sat there panicking about the impending public shame that would result from a Monday with no post, so I hit upon the idea of making a quick and dirty one, that would be fairly easy – essentially a small list. I knew...

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    Five of a Thing: Comics

    13 February, 2012 • 1 Comment

    In its previous incarnation, this blog included a rather long list of links to various comics I read on the web. At the outset, the idea was to list all of them, but it quickly fell behind as I dropped some and added others to my daily trawl. It was too long to be...

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    I Am Not a Librarian: Damn It, Dewey!

    9 February, 2012 • 7 Comments

    As you might have noticed, I am a big fan of books – both in the abstract and as the physical object. I am also a big fan of systems and organisation. This might not be readily apparent to anyone peeking at my floors, but in my bookshelves order reigns supreme. I am also...

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    Moving House

    6 February, 2012 • 1 Comment

    In December, my flat-mates and I received the unwelcome message that we’d lose our apartment at the end of the year. Faced with the hassle of moving right before Christmas, we managed to haggle down the eviction date and were able to remain through January. Having just completed the move, I am damn glad...

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    I Am Not a Computer Guy: Technicalities

    2 February, 2012 • 0 Comments

    So far, the image of me presented here has been one of a hopeless Luddite, and I feel I should try to shake that off ever so slightly. I am actually kind of a fan of technology. I think gadgets are cool, like bow ties. Liking technology isn’t the same as knowing technology, a...

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