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As I write this, I'm sitting here waiting for someone to answer my call so that I can order tickets to an event later in the year. When I first dialled in, I was twenty-seventh in the queue. That was fifty minutes ago and I've been number sixteen for the last ten. There's something decidedly British about que… Read more »
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Okay, I admit that's a silly question. Obviously the computer virus should be considered worse, but in reality, by how much? A typical symptom of your machine having been infected by a computer virus is that it may start to slow down, or that some of the processes running on it start to take up more resource… Read more »
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It's cold. It's been cold for months. At the time of writing, we're at the end of winter, so the fact that it's been cold for months shouldn't be a big surprise. In this country, winter is several months of cold, with mild bookends. Any time the weather here does anything that isn't mediocre, it's headline ne… Read more »
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I seem to spend a significant proportion of my waking life sitting in front of a computer. Five days a week I'll spend a little over seven hours in front of the computer I use at work—a machine I've come to call Deep Thought, after the computer in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, because it takes so long… Read more »
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It had been ten years since I'd been on stage. I'd done a couple of smaller things in that time where I hadn't been the centre of attention, but this was different. I was an adult this time. The audience wasn't just a bunch of school friends (well… most of it wasn't!). I had friends from work there. I had fam… Read more »
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For the last decade, I haven't had one. I've been content to tune guitars by ear. For those uninitiated to the instrument, or to music in general, this basically means that I listen for a note that I want to tune my guitar into, then pluck the string and either tighten or loosen it until I get the same one. I… Read more »
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Time, it seems, can work both for and against us. Six months ago, free time was something I had in abundance. Now I can scarcely find it for looking. This week, for example, I have plans every single day. In fact, the only 'free time' I have worthy of note will be a handful of hours at the weekend. And even t… Read more »
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As the singer in an enthusiastic new rock band, I've been putting my voice through its paces lately and have the sore throat to prove it. The band formed in November and prior to that I hadn't sung properly for a few years. I know I can sing, because I used to do so regularly, but getting back into form has b… Read more »
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It might not be a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but seeing Rage Against the Machine take the Christmas number one spot last month put a smile on a lot of faces. Even I supported the campaign, buying copies from various stores, despite already having owned the album for many years. It's not that I ha… Read more »
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I started the year with high hopes. They were fuelled, not by evidence, but by determination. 2008 didn't end particularly well. Among other, more personal issues, the recession had started to kick in and several of my friends and colleagues had just lost their jobs. It was an uncertain time. I resolved that… Read more »