Category Archives: Cheerful stuff

Sci-fi fans like Douglas Adams because he wrote good sci-fi

Posted on 11/03/2013 by

Today would have been Douglas Adams’ 61st birthday, if he hadn’t gone and left the world a smaller, darker place by carelessly dying in 2001. Google have a celebratory Hitchhiker’s doodle (currently on their search homepage, after today it will … Continue reading →

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From dawn to daylight

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

Here’s a folk expression you might know: “The darkest hour comes just before the dawn”. And here’s a common criticism of it that you might also know: “Actually, it starts to get light before the dawn, actually, so that statement’s … Continue reading →

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Aethelread’s traditional Christmas message. This year with added Pet Shop Boys!

Posted on 25/12/2012 by

Well, it’s December 25th, which means it must be time for my traditional actually-written-and-posted-on-Christmas-day post. (Can I get away with calling it traditional, do you think, given that I did it in each of the last two years?) I am … Continue reading →

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It’s easier to enjoy irony when it’s not bludgeoning you awake at 4am

Posted on 30/04/2012 by

Picture the scene.

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More spammy goodness

Posted on 12/04/2012 by

Ok, so I’m essentially repeating myself here, but today’s bumper crop of spam threw up a couple of things that amused me, and I thought might amuse you, too.  Viz.:

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Behold! I am the King of BOGOF!

Posted on 29/02/2012 by

When I was a teenager, I used to – well, mock is too strong a word – gently rib my dad for the fact that he was, as I saw it, obsessed with Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offers … Continue reading →

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(Don’t) Be My Valentine

Posted on 14/02/2012 by

Another year, another increasingly desperate attempt to find something light-hearted and not too serious to write about the orgy of capitalistic pseudo-romance that is Valentine’s Day.  As ever, I should stress that I’m not actually suffering from heartsick lonesomeness, I … Continue reading →

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Google thinks I’m really old

Posted on 06/02/2012 by

A few days ago, Kapitano revealed that Google’s demographic algorithm had him pegged as an 18-24 year old male who was interested in martial arts, shopping and painting.  He suggested that other people might like to find out what inaccurate … Continue reading →

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Christmas post

Posted on 25/12/2011 by

Yes, this is a blogpost.  Yes, it’s Christmas day.  No, it isn’t a scheduled blogpost – I’m actually writing and posting it today.  Yes, today as in Christmas day.  No, posting to my blog on Christmas day doesn’t mean I’m … Continue reading →

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Sock-puppetry: a classic gotcha

Posted on 21/12/2011 by

Nelson Jones wrote a blog entry at the New Statesman yesterday evening, in which he discussed an essay in the print edition of the magazine by the philosopher (and noted atheist) Daniel Dennett.  At about lunchtime today, the following pair … Continue reading →

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