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Monthly Archives: April 2005
Tadpoles devouring the mouldering remains of their siblings
HP Lovecraft wrote that the footmen of the elder-gods were froglike beings, slime clad dwellers of dankness. When the gods withdrew from the earth, for reasons known only to themselves, the frogs remained – but only as bog-eyed shadows of … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting, Words & Pictures
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Do children that watch “The Nightmare Before Xmas” grow up gothic?
Tim Burton’s “A Nightmare before Xmas”, is a 77 minute stop-motion, all singing all dancing extravaganza. It the story of Jack Skellington, “Pumpkin King” of Haloween Town, who has grown mealoncholy with his lot as chief scarer. All this changes … Continue reading
Posted in Films, voffle
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‘Disney War’ graffito, North London
This image featuring the face of George Bush II with the ears of Mickey Mouse was found on the pavement between Belsize Park and Hampstead tube stations, not far from the Royal-Free hospital. I get the impression that the author … Continue reading
Posted in Belsize Park, Interesting, Strange
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Richard Herring: Someone Likes Yoghurt!
Not so long ago I was lucky enough to see Richard Herring’s new stand-up routine “Someone Likes Yoghurt“, performed at Downstairs at the Kings Head, Crouch End’s local comedy venue. More than any of Richard’s work this act polarized the … Continue reading
June Loves Janet
Wednesdays have allways been my favorite day of the week on Resonance FM. Great comedy such as Epistaxis Time and Hooting Yard abound, and now the powers that be at Resonance have seen fit to add a new show to … Continue reading
This year I will be mainly voting Liberal Democrat
This year I plan to vote Lib Dem. I expect that they will gain a few seats at the expense of the Conservative and Labour parties. In my own constituancy of Harringey, Lib Dem, former MEP Lynne Featherstone is battling … Continue reading
Review: Casio Exilim EX-P700
I have owned this camera for about a month, and on the whole I am delighted with it. It was an upgrade from my older Casio EX-Z40, which is still a very respectable ‘point and shoot’ super-compact. The P700 is … Continue reading
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Sony MP3 players: Still rubbish.
What on earth were they thinking? Did you know that the original Sony HD walkman products could not play MP3 files? At the time, Sony’s market-droids said that it was possible, however the process of playing an MP3 involved tediously … Continue reading
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No ‘Rails’ for Python
I’ve become curious about ‘Ruby on Rails‘ much in the same way that I might become curious about a noisy party going on next-door at 4am on a work-night. Shall I get out of bed and see whats going on? … Continue reading
Posted in General, Python, Zope
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Distribution transformer radiators as unintended art
I have allways admired these distribution transformer radiators as a form of unintended art: Who could fail to see the brutal beauty of these machines. They remind me of the egyptian pyrimids, an imposing pagan symbol – perhaps an invitation … Continue reading
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