Daily Archives: Sunday, 21st October 2007, 11:42pm

Robin Hood – Childhood

It seems that the children of Nottingham and its surroundings have been inspired by the exploits of Robin and his gang. So much so that a group of young boys are playing at being outlaws when they probably should be … Continue reading

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It’s feeding time

It seems the feed problems are not going away. As far as I can tell, Feedburner is deciding that the feeds being served by this site are far too slow, and so it gives up trying to update. Now the … Continue reading

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.2

Since I got the Canon 30D, my image processing software has been Adobe Photoshop – initially CS2, and more recently CS3. Now Photoshop is a superb package, with enormous power and flexibility. For images that need cloning, fancy processing and … Continue reading

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Terry Pratchett – Making Money

Yes, it’s the latest Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett. This one sees the return of Moist van Lipwig from Going Postal. Things are going well at the Ankh-Morpork Post Office under Moist’s leadership. In fact things are going so well, … Continue reading

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Fancy a drink?

This is a close-up detail of the drinking fountain in the Bigg Market, Newcastle. I hadn’t previously noticed how fierce the lions looked – enough to put people off drinking the water and send them into the nearest pub. I … Continue reading

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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens

After attempting a few close-up pictures of plants and various bits and bobs, I came to the conclusion that I wanted a proper macro lens – one that could actually produce an image on the sensor that’s the same size … Continue reading

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That’s a big one

Weight: 222.6 pounds (15 stone 12.6 pounds, 101.0kg)A bigger variation in my weight today, that is. Probably due to eddies in the space-time continuum[1], or last night’s dinner, or something. [1] Is he?[2] [2] HHGTTG reference

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