From the monthly archives: October 2008

Due to health and safety reasons

On October 29 2008 · 2 Comments · In Diary

A weird announcement this morning on the platform while waiting for the train – on Saturday November 1, trains would not be calling at Battersea Park “due to health and safety reasons”. The platform at Battersea Park is miles away from the actual park where Saturday sees the annual firework display. Nevertheless, someone in a [...]

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I love mix tapes

On October 27 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

Here’s one pour vous. Eight utterly brilliant tracks mixed on 8tracks.

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Being religious is not the default position

On October 24 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

The Atheist Bus Campaign is cruising towards £100,000 in donations, when the original target was £5,500. Donations are coming in from across the world, even from religious groups, as well as religious individuals, and from atheists. Religious people may have donated as they see this as being a healthy thing, an opportunity to open up [...]

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The Atheist Bus Campaign

On October 21 2008 · 2 Comments · In Diary

What a brilliant idea, and why did I not know about it before today? Nick told me about this campaign, raising funds to put adverts on the sides of London Buses saying
There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.

Atheists are too timid about their lack of faith, and all [...]

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Extend me baby!

On October 20 2008 · 2 Comments · In Uncategorized

One of the main reasons, if not the main reason that Firefox is the best web browser there is is the ability to add extensions to do extra things, groovy little add-ons that are free and while not exactly being life-changing things, at least make web browsing easier. Here are the ones I use: I’ve [...]

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All these things that I’ve not done

On October 20 2008 · 3 Comments · In Diary

I’m acutely paranoid that I’m turning into Charlie Brooker. I have to stop reading his articles and agreeing with everything he says (I suspect even he doesn’t agree with a lot of what he says). I don’t agree with a lot of what I say virtually as soon as I’ve said it which means I [...]

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