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Getting your news when it has become olds

When something really note worthy happens, I usually don’t go longer than a few days without knowing. But, for some reason, I just learnt about something that happened 19 March 2008. Only by reading this comic in this book did I learn of Arthur C. Clarke‘s passing. This is particularly shocking as Arthur C. Clarke [...]

Fireworks – fun or explosives for all?

[this is a bit of a random rant, excuse me whilst I ramble] Every year, the sale of fireworks seems to come earlier and earlier. In the UK, we used to use them on the 5th November (or the closest weekend). Now they seem to be in use from the 30th October to mid November. [...]