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- On My 13 Favourite Pieces of Classical Musicon Feb 28, 2013 in musicI felt like compiling another list of music I enjoy. I'm told that I listen to a fairly broad range of music, but I don't really. All of the music I really enjoy falls falls into the genres of metal, alternative rock and classical, and even within th...
- On Johnon Feb 21, 2013 in fictionCrouching forward, glaring at the dull grey light emanating from the screen, the man appeared deep in thought. It took a while to realise that he was dead, and probably had been so for a day or so. Even after realising this, and seeing the red of the...
- On the Seven-Year-Old Who Bought StuffSorting out some paperwork in my cupboard, I came across an invoice for a cheap keyring, dated 5 July 2009. Its not that I don't clean out my cupboard very often (I try do it at least every six months), but I kept that particular invoice for a reason...
- On Applying the Theory of Relativity to Everyday Situationson Jan 29, 2013 in time mathematicsI came across a question on Reddit the other day, in which someone asked how much time a flight attendant would "gain" over the course of an entire career. It got me wondering about applying the theory of relativity to everyday situations. For those...
- On the First Things I Do on a New Computeron Jan 22, 2013Having formatted my desktop twice earlier this month, and with a new netbook due to arrive in the next day or two, I compiled a short list of things I do while setting up a new computer. Regardless of what operating system I use (and I firmly believ...
- On... a Fourth Arbitrarily Defined Solar Cycle?on Jan 17, 2013 in land marksFor those who were wondering, the arbitrarily defined cycle this year happens to be a day longer than I've used before. This fortunately significantly reduces the birthday shift down to just over 47 minutes earlier than the 14:38 at which the first e...
- On How the Wrong People Are Reading the Right Books, and Why It Does Not MatterBlog posts have been scarce the past couple of months. My excuse is simply and unashamedly that I've been reading. Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is a book I've wanted to read for a number of years, but I've always put it off, because although I know many...
- On NaNoWriMo: Part Von Nov 8, 2012 in NaNoWriMoFor the third year running, I am taking part in National Novel Writing Month. The object of NaNoWriMo is to write an entire 50 000 word novel in just 30 days. Of course, I'm cheating a little this year by attempting to finish the novel I started las...
- On GrandparentsEarlier this week, my grandfather passed away. Looking at the way I've turned out, it's amazing how I landed up as the culmination of the collective influences of all four of my grandparents. Naturally, my parents did play a significant role, but a...
- On the construction of a Boeing 747 in Minecraft - Part IIon Oct 18, 2012 in engineering MinecraftSo, I did mention when this blog was still young that I very rarely finish things. But I did promise in my introductory post for my Minecraft Boeing 747 project that I would make the effort to finish it. And now I have. At least, I have finished the...
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