Monthly Archives: October 2008

The global village, it’s not shit

31 October 2008 – 10:23 am

No, not related to  Mike Whitby’s awful meaningless slogan, but the very real sense that — in online parody at least — we’re all pretty similar. At BiNS I got an incoming link from a blog site in Wellington, New Zealand, called “the Wellingtonista“. It seems to be doing similar things to what I do on […]

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I can see our house from here

27 October 2008 – 11:33 am

I can see our house from here Originally uploaded by bounder Google Earth for the iPhone is a stunning application – new photos of Birmingham too, as we hadn’t moved into our current house on the previous pics and there’s my car on the drive.

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Momus on Tea

23 October 2008 – 1:00 pm

It's worth reading what Momus has to say on most subjects, and this includes lots of PG Tips Chimps videos too. [link]

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What I did on my holidays – Birmingham Post – Lifestyle Blog

21 October 2008 – 7:01 pm

Stupidly long blog post about what I did when I went to Pisa last week. It's difficult to write about another country without decending into 'mad foriegners' mode. [link]

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tiny music machine lost in Birmingham

20 October 2008 – 9:21 pm

Dunkirk on Vimeo

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Duff Man Parties Bella

20 October 2008 – 3:10 pm

Recently spotted in Italy, I was shocked to discover that Duff Beer is real.

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Push or pull?

19 October 2008 – 1:40 pm

I’ve just come back from a few days in Tuscany, we stayed in Pisa where there isn’t a whole lot going on (nice — we went to not do much) apart from visiting the leaning tower. Once you’re there, it’s obligatory to pose as if you’re interacting with the round leany thing. The odd person […]

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Mark Steel – Video Lectures Online

14 October 2008 – 12:05 pm

Free downloads of some of Mark’s TV lecture series. The man may only really do one joke (“see this thing of historical or political importance, it’s a bit like when you lose your shoes isn’t it?”), but he does it with panache and is possibly the only person who I find myself never disagreeing with. […]

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Ctrl, Alt, Del Tea Set

13 October 2008 – 3:54 pm

swissmiss: Alt, Ctrl, Del Tea Set

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The Top 51 Episodes of Red Dwarf

12 October 2008 – 1:01 pm

Propper Red Dwarf geekery. [link]

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