Archive for the ‘ Reviews ’ Category
Okay, I’m not much for video games, and even less for first person shooters but I’m one of those people who remembers the awesomeness that was Duke Nukem 3D. Back in the day I spent far to much of my time running around kickin’ alien butt, watching block graphics whizz by and generally becoming a [ READ MORE ]
Okay, this one I listened to in audiobook form, partly because I enjoy Derren Brown’s presentation. I think that the author of a memoir (it’s difficult to strictly classify this book) brings an additional dimension to the material when it is read. This books is rather an odd fish. Part autobiography, part thesis on human [ READ MORE ]
Time is limited and reading, although pleasurable, is a time consuming activity. I have of late taken to listening to audiobooks while in the car. Time that would otherwise consist of nothing more than moving from A to B is now spent constructively catching up on a backlog of intended reading (well, listening). My criteria [ READ MORE ]
When I start or end a contract I buy myself a ‘treat’. This time I bought something I’ve been hanging my nose over for a couple of years. I did not buy it when I first saw it because the Mac software was missing some features that I considered essential. Then being out of contract [ READ MORE ]
I preface this post with a caveat: I am not entirely sure about this site. It’s definitely questionable but so far no tragedy has befallen me (I just feel a little foolish for falling into this situation after all these years online). Here’s the story. I was informed, by someone I trust but who shall [ READ MORE ]
Let me preface this review by saying that I enjoyed Avatar. It is a pleasant enough way to pass 162 minutes. This film has everything. Natives presumed by the human invaders to be primitives. The arrogant humans exploiting a worlds natural resources, with careless disregard. Gung-ho marines. The dedicated marine who sees the light and [ READ MORE ]
Once upon a time a small boy lived in army housing in a small village, well not even a village really, called Longcross in Surrey. He wiled away his summer vacation playing with friends in the woods that surrounded the street on which he lived. All the usual pastimes of a pre-teen boys were theirs [ READ MORE ]
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