31 March 2016
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By the time you read this it might be April 1 in the Antipodes but, when I read TechCrunch last night, it wasn’t Fool’s Day anywhere round the globe. Apparently later this year it will be possible to use one … Continue reading
30 March 2016
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Here are the labels I mentioned on Saturday, shown in context: I reckon that the myrtle gin ones wouldn’t look out of place in a National Trust gift shop although, given my small volumes of production you wouldn’t be able … Continue reading
29 March 2016
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Last night I was watching The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) except, to my eyes, it was just the Not as Good as the Other Movie Spiderman. It got me pondering about the subject of film reboots, especially short term ones. I … Continue reading
28 March 2016
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I stumbled on a neat bit of kitchen science this morning, which you can see illustrated here: Both the murky grey puddle on the left and the cerise splash on the right are essentially the same liquid; a harvest of … Continue reading
27 March 2016
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It is a bit too late to offer a public service announcement and inform you that not only is today Easter Day but it is also when the clocks spring forward. I had wondered how this would play out at … Continue reading
26 March 2016
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I am not convinced there is much merit in labelling people. Sometimes it serves as a necessary shorthand but never manages to capture the full nuances of each individual person. However, there is a lot to be said for labelling … Continue reading
25 March 2016
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I didn’t get round to baking hot cross buns this morning because, after a busy week and with the annual walk of witness down Cowley Road at 10:30, I couldn’t fit them in without having to get up extra early. … Continue reading
24 March 2016
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Following on from yesterday, I want to muse not on what I love to do when I’m not playing music but on what I love about music outside of the excitement and the waiting of the gigging environment. Practise on … Continue reading
23 March 2016
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For a musician, gigging is where you take the songs you have been working on and perform them in front of other people. For a fair number of musicians, it seems to be the primary focus of their craft and … Continue reading
22 March 2016
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I was searching for a picture of a brain today for an information poster I was working on and came across this: It wasn’t quite what I originally had in mind but, since I wanted to encourage people to think … Continue reading