Coffee Equipment Porn: Vacuum/Siphon Coffee
So, I picked up a V/S coffee maker for 25 quid from Amazon (I have a beverage habit). It arrived shortly before I wandered up to Glasgow for last weekend, so I didn’t...
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Wot I Think: Horace’s Endless Christmas
With the popularity of the character Horace only eclipsed by The Hobbit for exposure this year, it was inevitable that a studio would sign up to do some kind of cheap cash-in game this holiday...
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HDNL Are Not Useful To Me
Part of a Continuing Series. ’tis the season for waiting for home delivery companies. There are a couple of presents this year which I would rather not lug home on the bus, so...
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The Hobbit: The first bit: The review
or “The reason it shouldn’t be called The Hobbit“ Today, I went on an adventure. A mysterious source told me that a treasure trove of golden cinema moments awaited me, and also that...
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Interesting Links – Hounds bound, boats, bombers, maths & mines
Oru Kayak – “The Oru Kayak is an incredible, high-performance boat that folds out of a compact case. Inspired by origami, this innovative kayak transform quickly, easily— and almost magically.” Basset Hounds Running...
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Windows 8
I installed the Release Candidate for Windows 8. We are not friends. There are three parts to Windows 8 that I’m going to cover. The first is the install and general behavior, the...
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Dear Virgin Media
(5th Nov. Updated with the copy I actully sent) NCLC PO Box 333 Virgin Media Ltd Matrix Court Swansea SA7 9BB Account Reference: XXXXXXXXX Area XX Dear Virgin Media, Mostly, I’m a happy...
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Jolly Roger
This morning, I am supposed to be going to the final Maelstrom event, but instead I have an ear infection, so I am at home. So I asked my local friendly IRC bot...
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Making Up The News
Daily Mail, Today: The Advertising Standards Authority, Today: Yet another story in national news today, including quote from ASA, saying we’re getting complaints about Christmas ads. Completely untrue. — ASA (@ASA_UK) September 6,...
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Fit to Print – The Newsroom Season 1
The first television series I actually cared about was The West Wing. I enjoyed it enough to watch all of Sports Night, and one day I will wade though the dirty-laundry of Studio...
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