Derren Brown’s Lottery Trick
Fans are confused, apparently by Derren Brown’s lottery trick last Wednesday. However, take a close look at what happened… Brown successfully produced the correct numbers […]
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Train à Vapeur des Cévennes
Blogging has been somewhat light this week – real life intervened. As we have guests staying, they have taken up my time. My nephew being a […]
School is Prison
Via Bishop Hill, this article explains just why children don’t like school. Ask any schoolchild why they don’t like school and they’ll tell you. “School […]
Less Prepared
When I was about fourteen or fifteen, my parents bought me a sheath knife. It was a birthday present. A six inch blade with a […]
Boris on Ramadan
Boris is on something, it seems… Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has urged non-Muslims to fast for a day during Ramadan and then to […]
Misused Word of the Day
“Progressive”. It seems to mean different things to different people these days. However, to see it used to justify the brutal mistreatment of women in […]
YouTube Royalties Agreement
Google has reached an agreement to pay royalties to performers whose work is distributed via YouTube. One of the complainants was Pete Waterman who felt […]
Sanctimonious Fuckwits
Thanks to Mr Eugenides, this little comment from a wankstain who can’t even decide on a proper name for himself: At the launch at the […]
Meddling Watermelons
I watched this story being discussed yesterday on the BBC news. Giant engineering schemes to reflect sunlight or suck carbon dioxide from the air could […]
10:10 Are You?
Well, are you going to join in with the watermelons? George Monbiot is. A bunch of useless celebs are. Am I? Silly question… Tags: 10:10, watermelons, […]