Archive for April, 2008
The gas men cometh … and cometh again … and again
April 15th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
OK – so now we have our gas supply back on. But we still have two big holes that have to be filled.
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The gas men cometh … and cometh again
April 15th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
In the middle of last week, we smelt gas outside the front door so we called National Grid Gas. In no time, a guy was here and confirmed that there was a leak. Very soon, three other guys were at the house and digging up the pavement outside our front garden. Next day, we were […]
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The American presidential election (26)
April 14th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As this analysis makes clear, on every measure Barack Obama is way ahead of Hillary Clinton in terms of the impact of the candidate’s campaign on the Internet.
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Is Tibet really Chinese?
April 14th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As the protests continue with the passage of the Olympic torch from one city to another, people around the world are wondering anew about the status of Tibet. It is currently a province in China, but this situation is hugely controversial. The Government of Tibet in exile contends that Tibet was a distinct and independent […]
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Knowledge and counterknowledge
April 13th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just finished reading an excellent book called “Counterknowledge” [my review here]. The term is defined by the author Damian Thompson as follows “The essence of counterknowledge is that it purports to be knowledge but is not knowledge.” Thompson’s targets include Creationism, pseudohistory and complementary medicine. I identify completely with his trenchant analysis which is […]
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Making the most of my iPhone
April 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve had an iPhone since a few days after the mobile was launched in the UK and I’ve blogged about how much I love it. But one of the few problems with the iPhone is that the guidebook is on-line and I don’t find that a very user-friendly format. So I’ve just bought “iPhone UK: […]
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Photos of Cuba
April 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As regular visitors will know, a few weeks ago I had a holiday in Cuba and I’ve been writing up a narrative of the trip for my web site. I’ve now added 56 photographs. You can check out the text and the pictures here
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Another explanation for “Lost”?
April 11th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
A year ago, I blogged about a possible explanation for the television series “Lost”. We were promised that the current series – the fourth – would give us some answers – and I suppose that we are now obtaining some clearer hints. I haven’t watched the series since before I went to Cuba a month […]
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London premiere of “Fool’s Gold”
April 10th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I had some time to fill today between my afternoon meeting and my dinner engagement, so I went along to the West End Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square and saw the film “Vantage Point”. As I was leaving the cinema, I found that the British premiere of the new rom-com “Fool’s Gold” was about […]
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Happy birthday Big Ben
April 10th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The iconic figure of Big Ben – actually the name refers to the bell not the tower – is 150 years old today. It is one of the most famous sights in the world and I pass it virtually every week. But have you ever heard of Little Ben? I kid you not – you’ll […]
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