Author Archives: jb

>I’m very sorry about this…

Posted on 5 July, 2007 by jb

>…but my puerile sense of humour got away on me for a moment.

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>This I need – #3

Posted on 4 July, 2007 by jb

>(Actually, I have it.) This is so cool. And useful. And free. This is FlyGesture. It’s a mini-app that you call by hitting F1. Draw a pattern – “gesture” – and it opens an app. Runs a script. Whatever. Use … Continue reading →

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>The Midweek Mixtape – 4 July 2007

Posted on 4 July, 2007 by jb

>Mix and Match #11 [Disclaimer #1: The mixes and the majority of the tracks from all of these mixtapes are the original C90s from the late 70’s/early mid 80’s. Vinyl to tape. Play a couple of hundred times. Tape to … Continue reading →

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>This I need – #2

Posted on 28 June, 2007 by jb

> An AK-47 guitar. Birthday’s next month. Thank you very kindly.

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>Don’t ask me (about Psychedelic Spaghetti) #16

Posted on 28 June, 2007 by jb

> Clement Freud. Writer, broadcaster, and politician. That doesn’t even start to describe him He used to have a food column in the Observer magazine (I think) in the early 1970s and one stuck out. It was an instruction manual … Continue reading →

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>The fridge on wheels

Posted on 26 June, 2007 by jb

>Saw today that my mate and ex-boss, Gunter, has a flash new Mercedes as his company car. And good on him, too.If you’re one of the head honchos of a big company, you certainly deserve it. I’ve never really placed … Continue reading →

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>I forecast…#1

Posted on 22 June, 2007 by jb

> …..intense local sunspot activity in California for Monday. A nice Sunny Afternoon [Listen], the Kinks would say…I’d recommend SPF 200. At least.

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>Poles apart

Posted on 21 June, 2007 by jb

>Don’t misconstrue this as political incorrectness (hidden meaning: this is going to be very un-PC), but I’m having considerable difficulty staying on an even keel at the moment. It’s the EU summit, the Brits are playing their usual game of … Continue reading →

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>This I need – #1

Posted on 21 June, 2007 by jb

>A USB doorbell I think I’ll use this. Something nice and gentle Or this (although it did put the wind up most people when I had it as a ring-tone.) Or perhaps this Yes, I think that’s the one…

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>Don’t ask me about (Freakonomics) – #15

Posted on 20 June, 2007 by jb

> This a good one. Stephen Dubner, one of the authors of “Freakonomics” (great book, although I prefer Tim Harford’s “The Underground Economist“) was on a domestic Northwest flight in Business. . Didn’t want the meal for a variety of … Continue reading →

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