There is a temptation, and we all know what Oscar Wilde said, in his native English, about temptations, or perhaps it is merely an urge, or a desire, something I want to do in any case, when faced by an extremely peculiar writing style, something way out on the boundaries of normalcy, something that...

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I learned two things from Aaron Swartz’s 2010 Review of Books.

1. The guy can read.
2. I can make use of that; five books added to my wishlist.¹

OK, so that’s barely more than 4% of the stack he got through, but I’m not competing. And I should maybe try and do some more reviews myself, as a b...

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Theodolite is one of those things that makes me wish I had a use for it. And an iPhone to use it on.

16 February 2020: I do, and I have, now. Which might prove useful.

Invited to a New Year’s Eve party, and told to bring something to eat, no hesitation: breads. Left to right, they are black pepper rye from Dan Lepard, 50% durum:manitoba sourdough, and peanut chilli, a new one from Dan Lepard.

Absolutely no hesitation in making this the first post of 2011 e...

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I used to be a fully paid-up card-carrying skeptic, eager to confront and attempt to correct scientific silliness wherever it raised its muddled head. I conferred, I debated, I pointed and counterpointed, null hypothesized and t-tested, and all to no avail. Now I generally save my breath to cool m...

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