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My first novel
This is the National Novel Writing Month site which encourages buffoons like myself (and some talented people too) to write a 50,000 word novel in the space of a month. Quality is not the aim, but the more noble and artistic pursuit of sheer quantity. It is all explained on the site and I challenge…
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the road goes ever on…
I just checked the site usage statistics for the first time in nearly a year(!). October was an interesting month. I thought that no one was actually looking but I was proved wrong. There were more visitors than just me. More incentive to crack on with improvements. It goes on, the upgrading goes on. Why…
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can openers and inspiration
Pilchards on toast for lunch… hmmmm. Day three of the Liver Cleansing Diet. Have broken the rules every day so far but I am eating a little better than usual. Must buy a can opener. And for inspiration: Emulate3 . That is fantastic. For me it’s back to the old drawing board as they say….…
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Upgrade Blues
So they upgraded the server today and I have noticed some funny stuff on the site. Some things are not working as they should be. I will get it all fixed very soon though.
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it’s ALIVE
Sinice I have posted the site I guess that I should treat it as such and include some proper material. I noticed that HDU (one of the finest Dunedin bands) have a web site . I wish I had taken some pics of them in ’95 (or was it ’94?). I can still remember the…
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Tube Strike
As tube workers strike London is thrown into chaos. It took young Natasha 25 minutes to get down Edgeware Road on a bus this morning – it would usually take 5. I don’t know where everyone is going to park when they finally get their cars into the city….
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Notes Domino 6
this quote from Big Al is interesting – it has been about three years since Lotus released R5. “Lotus’ goal going forward will be to release major Lotus/Domino upgrades every 18 to 24 months.” The full article is here
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Vanishing Point
When will the 1971 film Vanishing Point be released on DVD? The shite remake is freely available but the classic is not. It is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The soundtrack is also fantastic. “in honor of the last american hero, to whom speed means freedom of the soul”