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DRM is really demotivating

2020-05-042020-04-29 — Posted inMovies & TV, Technology — 6 min read

I just wanted to watch some TV while riding an exercise bike. That didn’t go too well. TV, DVRs and DRM.

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Doctor Who S12 Thoughts

2020-04-272020-04-20 — Posted inMovies & TV — 3 min read

I recently caught up with the latest (2020) season of Doctor Who. With a few bumps it looks like show runner Chibnall is getting into the groove.

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Convenient Banking Security

2020-04-202020-04-11 — Posted inTechnology — 6 min read

Offering some suggestions to Nationwide building society for how they could make their decent security more convenient.

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The One by Wacom Drawing Tablet

2020-04-132020-04-11 — Posted inGadgets, Technology — 6 min read

I recently got my first drawing tablet to try out, the One by Wacom. I have no previous experience with drawing tablets, so wasn’t quite sure what to expect. And […]

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Les chaines qui disparaissent

2020-03-302020-03-27 — Posted inFrench, Movies & TV — 3 min read

I ramble in french about how a TV channel changed distribution method and made my life marginally more difficult. #ProblemesDuPremierMonde

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漢字勉強する

2020-03-232020-03-27 — Posted inJapanese, Literature, Personal — 1 min read

In this blog post I talk about some of the tools and books I’ve been reading in my quest to teach myself 日本語

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“Smart” Labelling & Legislation

2020-03-182020-03-27 — Posted inPolitics, Technology — 9 min read

I think the time has come for adapting legislation and applying consumer warning labelling to smart technology. I have a go at explaining how I’d do this

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Switching with Virgin Mobile UK… It’s a saga

2020-03-092020-03-27 — Posted inTechnology — 10 min read

I spin a yarn extolling my efforts to get Virgin Media to switch my contract. Pain and misery abound.

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His Dark Materials and Adapting Stories

2020-02-172020-03-27 — Posted inGaming, Literature, Movies & TV — 7 min read

My thoughts on the latest His Dark Materials TV show, and past attempts to adapt it to other media

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First impressions of the Raspberry Pi 4

2020-02-102020-03-27 — Posted inGadgets — 4 min read

Buying a pi for the first time, my first impressions with the 4B, and the hunt for a random hex code.

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New Blogs – My Thoughts

2020-01-202020-03-27 — Posted inProductivity, Technology — 7 min read

Vivaldi recently upgraded its communities websites. This has brought a number of changes, and I
HAVE THINGS TO SAY 😎

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