Issue 52

.. because of my familiarity with the PC format. I shouldn’t have bothered. The Windows 8 platform in my Notebook bears little resemblance to my XP or Windows 7 equipped PCs and the hardware is relatively heavy and it’s onerous to lug around. I hate throwing still-functioning things away so I continue to lug it…

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Mike’s Pith & Wind cont. .. that it was the background music for the show that really gave her the creeps. Now, the background music for Doctor Who is not to be confused with Ron Grainer’s theme music, which is one of the all-time great TV series’ themes. No, this is the background music, the…

..writ large on it, followed by the Australian Government logo and the various logos of the sponsoring medical-type partners along the bottom – or maybe the sponsoring is on the other foot, it being a government project. I guess I’m inclined to do the poo test. My sister Ann was on my case last time…

Dick’s Toolbox cont. .. argument that global warming is not just happening, (surprise), but is happening at a rate far greater than expected. We have an expanding population, (yes Virginia, there are far too many people), opting for the cheapest (coal fired) solutions to energy generation. Couple with virtually no power conservation, garnish generously with…

..column over the years and regular readers will know it’s a love/hate thing anyway. Regulars will also know that the year drawing to a close always bothers me as my naturally sunny disposition is occluded by the clouds of general dissatisfaction with the state of Christmases past, present and future. (And I’m not a fucking…