9 December 2015
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Jane and I had a lovely suprise yesterday morning when we spotted a small flock of long-tailed tits in our front garden. They stuck around long enough for me to get my camera out and capture some evidence – not … Continue reading
8 December 2015
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Just over 30 years ago (November 1985) Microsoft released Windows 1.0, providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on top of its Disk Operating System (DOS). I hadn’t realised, until I saw a short visual history on the Telegraph site today … Continue reading
7 December 2015
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I read a long article recently recommending that musicians should tune to A=432Hz rather than the established standard of A=440Hz. It is quite interesting and I did like the sound of 432 tuning in some of the videos included. On … Continue reading
6 December 2015
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I’ve spent a fair amount of the past three days wood wrangling. On Friday Jane and I chopped down quite a few smaller pieces (up to about 3cm across) and then I sawed up and split some large chunks too. … Continue reading
5 December 2015
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I was happier with last night’s recording – extra practise and knowing the tracks in question much better paid off. In the end, we mainly worked on one song, Maybe Epic Soon. We did several complete takes and then section … Continue reading
4 December 2015
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Time to hit the studio tonight to lay down a couple of tracks with The String Project. Hopefully they will work out better than the bit of recording I tried with Ben on Tuesday where the fact I’d not done … Continue reading
3 December 2015
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So they went ahead and said “drop the bombs”. At least my local MP, Andrew Smith (Labour, Oxford East) was one of those who voted against. I haven’t got much more to say but I thought this animated GIF, found … Continue reading
2 December 2015
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Today the UK Parliament will vote on whether to bomb IS targets in Syria, a story which is the headline on domestic news sources such as the BBC. Not surprisingly, this is creating numerous comment on the blogosphere and a … Continue reading
1 December 2015
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In September last year there was a major flood in my area; it didnt’ quite reach our house but many people at the other end of the street had to leave their homes for a couple of months or more. … Continue reading