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2016 was my first full calendar year of cycling. Most weeks just have the short ~20 minute round daily commute to the train station. Once the days are longer though and on some weekends I’ve taken the chance to cycle further. In March I bought a new bike – another hybrid, a Giant Roam 2. […] Keep reading →
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First full year commuting by public transport, which is where I’ve done the vast majority of my reading, well on public transport or hanging around empty platforms… I thought 52 books sounded very achievable this year. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (reread) What If? by Randall Munroe – Enjoyable, though I’d read most of […] Keep reading →
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I was very busy playing Destiny so didn’t read much this year until Terry Pratchett’s death in March kickstarted me on a Discworld city watch re-read. Commuting via the train rather than driving also meant I read more after August. Too many re-reads though. We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver – I’d […] Keep reading →
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During 2013 I have read 50 novels, as compared to 57 last year. A big part of the reduction was that in 2012 I spent a lot of time reading while feeding Hugo. Here’s what I’ve read in 2013, in a rough chronological order: Foundation by Asimov – for the umpteenth time Foundation and Empire by […] Keep reading →
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David Egger’s The Circle is a fast paced and addictive read, it’s a blunt satire of the pervasiveness of social networking and people’s need to share. The Circle is an internet company that has replaced Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, Justin.tv and more. As such it knows a lot about a lot of people. The novel […] Keep reading →
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I have just found out that some people refuse to cook with wine if they have children. It has never occurred to me that a glass of wine in a risotto or stew might be a problem, and I’ve been happily serving it up to my son (there’s a stew in the oven now). Being […] Keep reading →
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I’m not sure that given all of the attention and scholarly works about the Iliad, what I can really add, but it has made me think and I’ve really enjoyed it. The below does contain “spoilers” (the story is nearly 3000 years old!). I assume not much of an introduction is needed, it’s a testament […] Keep reading →
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Faster Than Light (FTL) is an infuriating strategy game. It pits you as a Captain Kirk like figure, constantly rerouting power from the warp drive to power up your lasers (or vice versa). In between the space battles you choose how you want to develop your spaceship & crew and choose your way through random events. […] Keep reading →
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During 2012 I have read 57 novels, which is significantly less than the previous year (83 between 09/10 and 12⁄11), when I first received my Kindle but still probably more than most other years since I was a child. Here is what I read during 2012, in rough chronological order: Guns, germs and steel by Jared Diamond […] Keep reading →
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If you are trying to play audio on your raspberry pi over hdmi and it is not working then you need to ensure that the raspberry pi is driving your tv or monitor in hdmi mode and not dvi mode. To do this type /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s If it’s running HDMI it will print something like […] Keep reading →
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