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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.

  • The Man Who – Travis

    Fucking. It’s all I could see through all the smoke. Fucking. A mound of flesh and limbs writhing and surging with ecstasy. It was the smell that burnt my nostrils. Out of the haze I could make out a huge rock of hash, maybe a few meters high. Once in a while a scrawny ginger… Read more

  • Why a ‘Bloggers Code of Conduct’ is a bad idea

    Paul Walch of Segala, asks ‘Do we want a code for blogs?’ This question has arisen due to the Kathy Sierra controversy, the case of the online harassment of an O’Reily writer by an anonymous group of commenters, at a blog created specifically for uncensored criticism. Very quickly the ‘blogosphere’ divided into two camps, those… Read more

  • The Future of E-Books

    An article by Mike Elgan in Computer World Magazine, laying the boot into e-books, has sparked a surprisingly intelligent discussion on Digg. According to Elgan, e-books are bound to fail because.. They aren’t cheaper – both the hardware and content are more expensive Content is available on other platforms (e.g.: PC) People love paper books… Read more

  • The Curious Incident – Mark Haddon

    ’I miss him.’ Maybe it’s not that I miss him. I guess I just miss sleeping next to someone. You know, it’s not even that.. I just sort of miss having somebody thinking about me. Somebody to cuddle. Someone I could give a damn about. Maybe I just miss saying I love you. He wasn’t… Read more

  • Bill Murray

    The tall man in a green polo neck climbed down the fire escape ladder and ran to the car. His shiny brown leather shoes rang on the concrete pavement. As he reached the car he gasped two long hard breaths as his grabbed at the neck of the jumper. His other hand fumbled for his… Read more

  • The Tibetan Independence Movement

    She walks with tiny steps, which are designed to make her look as if she is floating. This only works if she wears long flowing skirts, but she only has rags now, the stained and ripped remnants of once fine garments. So her gait looks stumbling, as if her feet are tied together. Perhaps she’ll… Read more