Author Archives: jb

>Eye, eye, captain…

Posted on 18 February, 2010 by jb

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>I think I shall become a potter

Posted on 17 February, 2010 by jb

> Getting my hands mucky and living on the poverty line has never appealed to me that much, but with these newfangled 3D printers, it’s dead easy. If I’ve understood this right, all you do is to get someone to … Continue reading →

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>Not that I can do much about it, but…..

Posted on 15 February, 2010 by jb

> ..I’m not too happy with my ISP. It’s not that I actually CHOSE them, either. I was with Tiscali for ages and a day, before they went toes up and I found myself a Freenet customer. I even switched … Continue reading →

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>Sounds about right….

Posted on 12 February, 2010 by jb

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>Look what I found

Posted on 11 February, 2010 by jb

> First of all, here’s Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris from 1987 with “To Know Him Is To Love Him” (“Teddybears”, written by Phil Spector) backed by the Crème de la crème of the West Coast session scene … Continue reading →

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>Those strange Australians

Posted on 11 February, 2010 by jb

> Bureaucrats are funny bunch no matter where you go, but for sheer dimness, I think Australian Immigration takes the cake. Mrs jb is applying for an eVisitor permit. All very slick, efficient and online. Except when you come to … Continue reading →

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>Rick Danko, Levon Helm & Paul Butterfield – Live at The Getaway, West Saugerties, NY 17 July 1985

Posted on 8 February, 2010 by jb

> The Getaway no longer exists. West Saugerties is only JUST there, with a pretty patchy historical documentation “There is evidence in West Saugerties of what appears to be an early 20th century logging industry”(!) What is well-documented, though, is … Continue reading →

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>Bad Ad

Posted on 7 February, 2010 by jb

> Which bright spark came up with this one…?

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>The case for copyright

Posted on 6 February, 2010 by jb

> I’m not talking about the way Big Media sees it i.e. lock everything down tight and don’t even let people use a song to illustrate a story. I reckon that an artist’s copyright should extend to their being able … Continue reading →

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>I’ve been talking to DAVE.

Posted on 6 February, 2010 by jb

> Or maybe it was HAL I think that it’s most likely Rajiv in Bangalore I’m looking save some money (€50 isn’t to be sneezed at these days….) by buying one of these thingies in America instead of here. I … Continue reading →

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