I wrote in a previous post that I have a gut feeling about the EU referendum. In fact I have a gut feeling about most things, which is all the more reason I like to subject…
Rant
On Empathy, and the Referendum to Leave the EU
Many months ago and early on in the unfolding story of the British referendum to leave the EU, it was common to hear the electorate – at least presented by the media – decrying “we feel…
From Russia With Cash – barking up the wrong tree
I have no links with estate agents in my life. I don’t like them, I don’t dislike them. As a portrait photographer or in any other capacity, I’ve never had one as a client myself.…
How Kerning Could Save Your Life
As someone who buys electronic goods from China on a regular basis, I am used to looking closely at the CE logo to check how close together the letters are. For my buying habits it…
An open letter to my Facebook friends
Facebook, it seems, has become a front-end for cheap, baiting, advert-laden websites like Buzzfeed and apparently my Facebook friends are falling for it by the droves by posting links to “Top ten tatoo fails”, “8…
Surely nobody thought “Fiscal Union” was really a good idea?
Far from being an Orwellian nightmare, I love the idea of greater fiscal and political union with our neighbours. Maybe it could even work… in 100-500 years? But right now, as long as different countries…
How to configure your NTL 250 to work with wireless
If you are merely browsing this blog, don’t read the below. It’s dull as dogs. This is for incoming google searches. (Hint. If you actually want to configure wireless for your NTL 250 cable modem, skip…
Top Ten Grammar Peeves
I recently read one of those annoying graphics that are being shared on Facebook. What makes them annoying is not that they are faddy, inert, and positively dull, but that they are low resolution JPGs…
The Pluralist Paradox
Deep down inside of me, there is a swing voter waiting to get out. A true British I-don’t-really-know-what-I-think voter, someone who could go both ways. Hell, I could go three or four ways. I know,…
eBay – the final straw
This will be a short post, in point form. Because the subject of eBay is a damned boring one. The history of eBay as per Mat: 2003 – eBay seems cool, amazing way of getting…