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.. was getting issued with a Penalty Fare for the first time ever. It is quite amazing to see the difference in how passengers are expected to follow rules, even when almost impossible to do so, but the train operating … Continue reading
Some time ago, slightlyfoxed made a typically delightful post about contemplating a first edition copy of Dracula and thinking that it was now impossible to read it in the same way as the original owner: even children now know who … Continue reading
By coincidence, I was rereading one of the Flashman novels last night when the news of George MacDonald Fraser's death (I said 'his death' first time!) came on the Radio 4 news. It's not entirely unexpected, but still deeply disappointing … Continue reading
No, not act two, scene one of Satyagraha, but my reaction to reading a Court of Appeal judgement that's just appeared on bailii.org. … Continue reading
One of my email accounts had a 'bounce' yesterday – apparently, I've been sending mails saying: … Continue reading
I can see they're powerful, but… If I ask for an image to be resized, I'd expect the default to be to do it, not 'only do it if it won't make the image smaller'. That's what I'd have as … Continue reading
It's taken a while to finish this, partly because of other stuff, but mostly because I went 'argh, what crap' so often when reading it. One of the problems is that it's a bit like the situation with bisexuality – … Continue reading
Seen in a canteen today: 'plumb pudding'.
When it restarts, only about three or four teams will stand a chance of winning the English 'Premier' league. More realistically, it'll be between two. Again. At the other end of the table, another five teams will be fighting to … Continue reading