Many thanks for leaving such a measured response, given my own hyperbole. I'll try to be measured in my response too.
I have not had the chance to read your link in full, there is simply too much to digest in one sitting. I have dipped in though and the first observation I have is that the articles describing eac more…
Click on this link here to see what Greenpeace have to say about nuclear power. I disagree with their approach. It assumes that we can magically reduce our energy needs. It's so obtuse and so far removed from reality it beggars belief. more…
Can't say the same but I'm playing alone, so that's probably the difference. I'm getting better at it now with practice - as I believe I was overthinking it! more…
Hey fellow muso! I found your comment interesting because my strumming hand wants to do what the lead vocal is doing which is quite different from your problem. Strange! more…
Oh Dear! Giles Coren's rant against technology is most ill advised (Times, Saturday 22nd August; http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/giles_coren/article6805778.ece)
Making fun of technologies that are rapidly changing the World will make embarassing reading when Mr Coren looks back on his words in a few year's time.
Co more…
Good for You! I think we should all be doing better work life balance between family and work - its healthier for eevryone including for your employer to get the max! as you will come back really refreshed and probably look forward to getting back to work after 6 weeks of leisure - Hope its real FUN!
"And then one day you find ten [or twenty, eh] years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
I say jump off the 'servitude' train and hop on a 'ride to freedom' pal. Am delighted you'll have time for the kids, camping, going home and even a jump off more…
Yep. Thanks for that Harple. You are quite right and I am over it anyway. Luckily, it's very rare for me to get the blues but I think you gotta have a few down days, otherwise there is no ^^^ UP ^^^! :) more…
Don't they call that a mid-life crisis? C'mon! Get with it - everyone has THAT!!!! That's just LIFE! Other people's lives are always much more exciting and their jobs much more fulfilling than your own - isn't that it?.... That's just par for the course, I believe! As is the sensation that you should have ordered what your friend did in the re more…
Your faith in my talents may be a little optimistic! :) Thanks for the kind word though. I will drop in on your blogs again soon. Apologies for poor attendance so far. I expect you will write that in my end of term report! :(
Impressive.
And next, the flooring. Well given that the model took 1.5 years and estimating it's relative size compared to the relative area of the floor you are about to cover.. and using some applied mathematics, I estimate that you will be able to finish the flooring by 2025!
Hi Cavielover, thanks for the comments. Our guinea pig has become a bit more sociable since I wrote this and chirrups contendedly when you stroke him. We're all spending a bit more time with him. I wonder how he was treated by his previous owners. In spite of this, the personality award still has to go to the hamster.
All i can say is you must definately be doing somthing wrong in the way you keep your guinea pig. They are very sociable creatures who love attention, they will greet you when you enter the room and have even been known to sing when you wistle. If you feel this way about your guinea pig i should find it a companion so it has some company. If yo more…
I agree with you about 1984 being a better representation of the totalitarian state.
Myself, I'm not overly concerned about the cameras at the moment. Yes, I do things that might seem unusual to others, but nothing illegal. The problem, of course, is defending the freedoms we still have and making it clear that technology is NOT flaw more…
Ages since I read it but agree its good book. I understand Burgess hated it-maybe linked to his condemnation of the Kubrik film version.
The classic totalitarian book still has to be 1984 for me-every time I see one of our evergrowing stock of CCTV cameras I think of Orwell's satire. more…
Bah! Seaside man! You're a tough cookie. I couldn't really fault the film. Acting was good, story was nice and simple, the camera work was fabulous. The pictures it painted of the culture, the poverty and the evolving economy. Sure it had a shmaltzy, cheesy ending, but hey! Who needs all that depressing stuff? more…
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In response to: "Nuclear power - How Greenpeace got it wrong" 4 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Andrew,
Many thanks for leaving such a measured response, given my own hyperbole. I'll try to be measured in my response too.
I have not had the chance to read your link in full, there is simply too much to digest in one sitting. I have dipped in though and the first observation I have is that the articles describing eac more…
In response to: "Nuclear power - How Greenpeace got it wrong" 5 days old
by Andrew [Visitor]
Hi there,
Thanks for including a link, but here's a better one...
www.energyblueprint.info/
It's a blueprint showing how we can avoid catastrophic climate change, while phasing out nuclear power.
No magic involved. Nothing up the slee more…
In response to: "Nuclear power - How Greenpeace got it wrong" 5 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Click on this link here to see what Greenpeace have to say about nuclear power. I disagree with their approach. It assumes that we can magically reduce our energy needs. It's so obtuse and so far removed from reality it beggars belief. more…
In response to: "Communication overload!" 19 days old
by ganesharocks [Member]
Can't say the same but I'm playing alone, so that's probably the difference. I'm getting better at it now with practice - as I believe I was overthinking it! more…
In response to: "Communication overload!" 36 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Hey fellow muso! I found your comment interesting because my strumming hand wants to do what the lead vocal is doing which is quite different from your problem. Strange! more…
In response to: "Communication overload!" 36 days old
by ganesharocks [Member]
I hear yah! And fully agree.
I took up guitar in January. I love it, but am having troubles with the strumming....the right hand wants to do what the left hand is doing. more…
In response to: "More spiders?! No s**t Sherlock!" 41 days old
by Anne [Visitor]
Hello Sleeper,
I do agree, I've got numerous spiders in my garden and coming into my house this years, big black ones, it's horrible. more…
In response to: "What an idiot I have been!" 49 days old
by cj592 Pro
No doubt, you'll be strumming out "The streets of London" and "puff the magic dragon" in no time
(Yes I had that Ralph Mctell book too) more…
In response to: "Alan Turing deserves an apology" 58 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Alan Turing got his apology. Better late than never! more…
In response to: "Giles Coren - A rant too far" 81 days old
by Kent Video Production [Visitor]
Oh Dear! Giles Coren's rant against technology is most ill advised (Times, Saturday 22nd August; http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/giles_coren/article6805778.ece)
Making fun of technologies that are rapidly changing the World will make embarassing reading when Mr Coren looks back on his words in a few year's time.
Co more…
In response to: "One week until I escape!" 90 days old
by Soulinthecity [Member]
Good for You! I think we should all be doing better work life balance between family and work - its healthier for eevryone including for your employer to get the max! as you will come back really refreshed and probably look forward to getting back to work after 6 weeks of leisure - Hope its real FUN!
I will be launching my website ver more…
In response to: "Drugs! Who needs them?" 93 days old
by Narconon Arrowhead [Visitor]
Nobody needs drugs people can do fine without them more…
In response to: "Getting kids out from behind the computer" 104 days old
by Harple [Visitor]
So brilliant to take them to this - well done bruv. more…
In response to: "One week until I escape!" 117 days old
by neilemac [Member]
Pink Flood's lyric lines...
"And then one day you find ten [or twenty, eh] years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
I say jump off the 'servitude' train and hop on a 'ride to freedom' pal. Am delighted you'll have time for the kids, camping, going home and even a jump off more…
In response to: "Writers block" 152 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Yep. Thanks for that Harple. You are quite right and I am over it anyway. Luckily, it's very rare for me to get the blues but I think you gotta have a few down days, otherwise there is no ^^^ UP ^^^! :) more…
In response to: "Writers block" 152 days old
by Harple [Visitor]
Don't they call that a mid-life crisis? C'mon! Get with it - everyone has THAT!!!! That's just LIFE! Other people's lives are always much more exciting and their jobs much more fulfilling than your own - isn't that it?.... That's just par for the course, I believe! As is the sensation that you should have ordered what your friend did in the re more…
In response to: "Another hobby!" 152 days old
by Harple [Visitor]
Hurrah, hurrah you clever clogs. Well done you I say. Sorry, not had time to drop in much recently. Crap of me. WILL do more in future.
M
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In response to: "Another hobby!" 163 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Your faith in my talents may be a little optimistic! :) Thanks for the kind word though. I will drop in on your blogs again soon. Apologies for poor attendance so far. I expect you will write that in my end of term report! :(
Cheers! more…
In response to: "Another hobby!" 169 days old
by cj592 Pro
Impressive.
And next, the flooring. Well given that the model took 1.5 years and estimating it's relative size compared to the relative area of the floor you are about to cover.. and using some applied mathematics, I estimate that you will be able to finish the flooring by 2025!
Cool :)) more…
In response to: "Hamster v Guinea Pig" 186 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Hi Cavielover, thanks for the comments. Our guinea pig has become a bit more sociable since I wrote this and chirrups contendedly when you stroke him. We're all spending a bit more time with him. I wonder how he was treated by his previous owners. In spite of this, the personality award still has to go to the hamster.
I agree with more…
In response to: "Hamster v Guinea Pig" 189 days old
by cavielover [Visitor]
All i can say is you must definately be doing somthing wrong in the way you keep your guinea pig. They are very sociable creatures who love attention, they will greet you when you enter the room and have even been known to sing when you wistle. If you feel this way about your guinea pig i should find it a companion so it has some company. If yo more…
In response to: "What then must we do?" 258 days old
by jendt [Visitor]
It is Tolstoy quoting Luke 3:10, actually...
Billy remarks upon this as he takes Hamilton through the slums. more…
In response to: "Slumdog Millionaire" 258 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Well? Did you enjoy it? more…
In response to: "Clockwork Orange" 258 days old
by sleeper [Member]
I agree with you about 1984 being a better representation of the totalitarian state.
Myself, I'm not overly concerned about the cameras at the moment. Yes, I do things that might seem unusual to others, but nothing illegal. The problem, of course, is defending the freedoms we still have and making it clear that technology is NOT flaw more…
In response to: "Clockwork Orange" 261 days old
by Northeasternviews [Member]
Ages since I read it but agree its good book. I understand Burgess hated it-maybe linked to his condemnation of the Kubrik film version.
The classic totalitarian book still has to be 1984 for me-every time I see one of our evergrowing stock of CCTV cameras I think of Orwell's satire. more…
In response to: "Slumdog Millionaire" 261 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
It's just won 8 Oscars too!
Tom. more…
In response to: "Slumdog Millionaire" 261 days old
by sleeper [Member]
Bah! Seaside man! You're a tough cookie. I couldn't really fault the film. Acting was good, story was nice and simple, the camera work was fabulous. The pictures it painted of the culture, the poverty and the evolving economy. Sure it had a shmaltzy, cheesy ending, but hey! Who needs all that depressing stuff?
more…
In response to: "Slumdog Millionaire" 262 days old
by alfi-alfi [Member]
i did..it was so great and brilliant.. i was cried for it.. more…
In response to: "Slumdog Millionaire" 262 days old
by alfi-alfi [Member]
i did..it was so great and brilliant.. i was cried for it.. more…
In response to: "Slumdog Millionaire" 264 days old
by Waffles [Member]
im going to see it tomorrow :) more…