Category Archives: Random Crap

Things that don’t really fit anywhere else, I guess

Less, not more: Government Part 2.

In Part 1 of what I grandly calling a “series”, I looked at how Government as it is currently run starts from a principle that necessarily reduces personal liberty. I used the silly example of bread to demonstrate how Governments … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on the NHS

Having spent a bit of time up close and personal with the NHS recently, it’s given me some time to reflect on its nature. Firstly, most people’s perceptions of it are I suspect coloured by their personal experience. Anecdote looms … Continue reading

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I was hacked…

Yes, it’s true – even I, among the world’s worst web developers, found myself susceptible to attack. I’m guessing that loads of old files have gone, and certainly I’ve deleted all my plugins (through which I believe the attack was … Continue reading

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Smokin’ Joe Frazier Dead at 65

“Down goes Frazier – down goes Frazier”  Smokin’ Joe Frazier, who died today aged just 65, will forever be associated with that excitable bit of awed commentary, staggering around the ring in confused, blurred technicolor, Foreman landing unforgiving bombs on … Continue reading

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Drums… drums… drums in the deep

UPDATE: I spent quite a bit of time writing this stuff about the Greeks last night, but the situation is moving fast. Now the EU is threatening to bankrupt Greece if they don’t agree to the terms of the bail … Continue reading

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Why I voted No to “AV”

So I arrived at my local (heavily fortified and yet vandalised) ‘community centre’ to register my vote on the AV thing last night. On my mind were the problems facing this country, which are in no particular order: Economic stagnation … Continue reading

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