The problem with Tweeted Wisdom....
Like many of us on Twitter, I follow a number of Twitter users who post aphorisms, quotes, sayings, etc. A sort of electronic review of the 'Wisdom Literature' of the last 2000 years. This can be pr…
Tagged: personal-stuff
The end of 6 Music
So, the BBC are going to close down 6 Music- which will be a great shame as it's one of the few stations around that play a good mix of contemporary and past music, AND also has presenters that are kn…
Time for a memorial to Bomber Command crews.
From a very early age I was always interested in the history of the Second World War - part of this almost certainly came from that fact that I had Uncles who'd been in the Army and Merchant Navy who …
Gender Disappointment - psychological condition or just spoilt?
When I was a kid, out strolling with my mum, we would often meet a lady of similar age to my mum who'd had a child that suffered from Down's Syndrome. Back then in the 1960s / 70s, it was a rare sigh…
24 hours of techno-hell!
For better or worse I'm a tad dependent upon the technology around me working to support me in my work, entertainment, staying in touch with friends - the usual. So, I have to say now that Friday 26t…
The wee small hours....
Even when I have something worth worrying about, I have to say that it takes a lot of worry to stop me sleeping; having said that, I doubt there's a night goes by without me waking up at some point. …
The To Do List!
With thanks to Rachel G. who gave me the idea of writing this up! Over the years I must have tried any number of Time Management techniques - I have to say that whilst I'm much better these days at fi…
They STILL shoot horses, don't they?
One of the things that has surprised me over the last few months has been the resurgence of dance in various forms as a staple of the TV entertainment schedules. Not that I've actually bothered to wa…
The Last Temptation of Mankind?
One of my professional interests is in Artificial Intelligence - AI. I think I've had an interest in the simulation of human personality by software for as long as I've been interested in programming…
Web 2.0 - User Generated Content or garbage?
Some months ago, an Internet Form that I belonged to was taken offline after an internal dispute....and it never came back. The upshot of it was that the content of the forum was no longer available …