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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Hiatus
I’m off on a journey tomorrow, and, while I may be blogging from it, it’s just as likely that I won’t be. I certainly hope to pass much of the time right off line. So expect no postings. I may … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Housekeeping
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USB drives: a handy trick
I bought a freecom USB hard drive, on sale at Morgan Computer for £70 to have backups of everything while I was away (and most of my music collection, for later transfer to the Zen micro). It would not work … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in nördig
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The long war
I know I keep linking to the Telegraph but it is much the best source for the way that the British Army is thinking — and, in other parts, for the rather different ways that the neocons used to think. … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in War
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A restless caterpillar
Also preparing for a journey; even if his will require utter stillness for three weeks. Continue reading
Posted in Pictures
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“Once upon a Time” in Japanese
An unexpected heavy parcel today contained five copies of the Worm book translated into Japanese. I had entirely forgotten this was going to happen. Here. in celebration, is some of the opening sentence. I have long been proud of writing … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Worms
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Don’t mention the War (Telegraph Edition)
It really is remarkable how thoroughly the Telegraph has abandoned its support for the war. This must reflect a deeper disillusion within the British Army. There are two small items today which are very telling. One if the readers’ poll … Continue reading Continue reading
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Multicultural Melanie
Reading Melanie Phillips denouncing multiculturalism in the LA Times, an irony occurs to me. Her stuff falls into a very familiar category of bad foreign correspondence: it sounds perfectly credible unless you actually live in the country concerned or speak … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
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Consciousness nearly explained
Anyone interested in the scientific study of consciousness should read Nick Humphrey’s most recent lectures, Seeing Red, and perhaps the piece he had in a fairly recent JCS Solving the Mind Body Problem. I’m not sure that he’s right in … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Science without worms
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work, travel
Sorry that there have been so few entries on here recently. I am off to Sweden for six weeks in a week’s time, and falling behind with work, In particular, I had to do an interview/profile of Nick Humphrey over … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
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A proof that Californians hustle too much
Sometimes I think that the only two places I want to live in the world are Lapland and San Francisco. Then I remember Vienna. The odd thing about Vienna and San Francisco is that they both have excellent wine and … Continue reading Continue reading
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