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I saw John Lydon on the One Show on television last night. I came in half way through, so i’m not sure what he was ranting about, but it’s nice to see he hasn’t changed much in 30 years. He was a grumpy young man when i met him in 77 or 78 and it looks like he’s a grumpy old man now. … Read more »
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I’ve just finished reading a book about the history of one of the earliest computers. That might sound deadly boring, but “A Computer Called Leo”, by Georgina Ferry, is very well written and should be of interest to people other than computer nerds.
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I had a good day yesterday, although it was hard work and i’m aching slightly from it today. We ran a hog roast stall at the Tillingham flower show.
Tillingham’s a small village, ten kilometers or so from Maldon, in the part of Essex known as the “Dengie Hundred”. The flower show’s a country show type of event, which is held in the village every year. Although my grandmother lived there when she was a little girl, i don’t think i’ve ever even been to Tillingham before – and i’ve certainly never been to the flower show.
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The 30th of June is the last day of the financial year in Australia – so everyone will be either busily trying to sort out their tax return, or busily trying to put off sorting it out. I’m pleased to say that mine’s already lodged!
I managed to do it in record time this year – thanks to the miracle of the internet. And thanks to the fact that, for the first time in a few years, i didn’t have any periods of self-employment during the last tax year – which simplifies matters a bit. This year, too, for the first time in a couple of decades, as far as i remember, i should be getting a bit of tax back – which will be nice! … Read more »
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There’s been a bit of a mini crisis in Europe this week, as a referendum in Ireland rejected a new treaty between the EU member countries.
Naturally – in the way of all things that have ever been done by bureaucrats – the treaty that created the EU in the first place was a bit of a bodge-up and it doesn’t allow the European Union to progress from the point it’s at at the moment. Among other things, the current treaty limits the number of member countries to 27 – which has already been reached. That means countries like Croatia, which is hoping to become a member by 2011, wouldn’t be able to join. … Read more »