July 2010
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Sherlock
I watched Sherlock this evening. It was very good, maybe excellent. Fast paced, funny, clever, dramatic, everything a good drama should be. It has some clever modern touches, such as the floating text messages (pioneered by Hollyoaks), and the use of computers and mobiles to drive the plot along.
I’ve got one or two reservations though. As a detective drama, it may feel completely...
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Nerd Overload
After work today, instead of playing Xbox or flopping in front of the telly as I am wont to do, I installed a new operating system on my netbook.
No! Come back!
Acer’s much vaunted Aspire One netbooks come pre-installed with Linux, which for those who don’t know, is like Windows but much, much more terrifying and counter intuitive. Imagine driving a car, and every time you want to...
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The 3rd Best World Cup...Ever!
In my lifetime, anyway. I was too young to appreciate Spain 82 and Mexico 86. My first experience of World Cups was Italia 90, where I watched in open mouthed amazement as all of these wonderful, exotic players lit up the screen; Scillachi, Gascoigne, Careca, Skuhravy, Higuita, Milla, Baggio, Maradona, Klinsmann amongst many others.
It was a glimpse into the sheer wonder of football, the...
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