Evil Science / January 15 2008
Computers, like cars, are entirely problematic creations.
Yes, I know that without them, the world in general, and my life specifically, would be, in many respects, a far less remarkable place. I would not be writing this blog, for instance, if it were not for my PC; and I would have to maintain very bulky and [...]
Unexpected Landscape Feature / September 14 2007
I was searching last night for some technical information regarding dynamic microphones and valve compressors, when, after being online for about seven hours, I came to the end of the internet.
There is nothing there except a blank page that bears the legend: ‘You have reached the End of the Internet. You can now either: 1/Go [...]
Numbskull Avoidance / March 30 2007
We’re moving house.
I’ve always been fascinated by people who, like me, don’t always demonstrate absolute mental stability, but at the moment, I’m having great difficulty understanding the actions of an unattractive man who lives a few doors down from Audrey and me.
For about two weeks now, his car alarm has been loudly squawking and squealing [...]
Rats / March 1 2007
Urgh! Audrey and I have been invaded.
It has been obvious for a few weeks now that some kind of tiny animal - or animals – have been coming and going from a small but ever-widening hole near the drain, outside in our back yard.
Audrey has been rather excitedly snuffling away around the edges of the [...]
