Ingredients
Journalist Alex Watson, technology, books, reading, photography, the Far East, the iPhone, technology’s role in creativity, lots of caffeineMethods of consumption
Greatest Hits…
...Although none of these were ever Number 1s in Azerbaijan, Japan or on college radio.
* On visiting countries that have been the subject of airstrikes by allies of your home country
* Why it's important for The Beatles to make their songs available digitally
* A visit to Peleliu, home of some fascinating WW2 relics and origin of the phrase 'thousand yard stare'
* Five ways to beat writer's block and get words going
* On Holbein and Shakespeare
* Blights on the English language - most hateful words in techFrom which department?
This is the past
Category Archives: Thought For The Day
New Pillows
I have bought some new pillows, and have had strange dreams-cum-nightmares. My significant other tells me this is entirely to be expected. Common knowledge. At least in her country. All of a sudden, shopping for home furnishings has become something … Continue reading
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Computers, sex and glamour
If you read enough (or even a little) about gadgets, technology and computers, sooner or later, you’ll find some journalists using the phrase “sex appeal” to describe a small, metal electrical gizmo. This is misguided, and lazy: firstly, if PCs … Continue reading
To enjoy afterwards
A pause in updating, for the prosaic reason that I keep using up my bandwidth quota by the middle of the month, which limits what I can do, especially regarding photos. Still, nearly the end of January, so I can … Continue reading
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A Christmas Message
As I’m in Japan, I was unable to catch the Queen’s speech (although maybe like most TV shows, someone will put it on BitTorrent?!?). So I have searched for an alternative Christmas message, and surprisingly, found it in the label … Continue reading
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All years leaving
A couple of weeks ago, I went back home to help my Mum move – away from the village near sunny Scarborough and down south. Always strange leaving a place – even though I’m all grown up so never properly … Continue reading
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Parcel Tracing
…Is, very sadly, strangely addictive. It’s the 20-something’s equivalent of “are we there yet? are we there yet?…. are… we… there…” But I am trying to wait patiently.
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