Monthly Archives: February 2005

Hot Pope gossip

Posted on February 28, 2005 by acb

This is too good not to share: the latest rumour from Rome is that there are two parties contending over the moribund Pope. The Italians want to let him go gracefully; the Poles want to keep him alive for as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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random nutter

Posted on February 28, 2005 by acb

I just stumbled across the finest example of anti-Muslim paranoia you could hope to meet. Hurry up and emigrate! This map is only ten years away. Continue reading →

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taste and custard

Posted on February 26, 2005 by acb

I consider myself bound by at least some of the conventions of journaism here. Specifically, if I have told people I won’t use information when interviewing them, I don’t. But, oh, God, some of the Doctor stories I have come … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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symptoms

Posted on February 23, 2005 by acb

Oliver Sacks is finished, and will be in next Saturday’s Guardian. I spent a lot of yesterday and this morning waiting for people to ring me back with comments, which is nervous-making. It doesn’t, however, normally bring me out in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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the awful thing,

Posted on February 21, 2005 by acb

By the end, he looked like George Melly. It is also a detail in the Aspen Times coverage that the second crew at the scene were the bereavement counsellors. Continue reading →

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I give up understanding American politics

Posted on February 20, 2005 by acb

Abut a week ago today I climbed off a plane in Philadelphia, and took the little train to 30th street station where I was going to catch a larger train to New York. Somewhere in 30th Station I passed a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The progress of illiteracy

Posted on February 19, 2005 by acb

Once upon a time, there was a neuter singular Greek noun, kudos meaning glory, or fame in war. About ten years ago, I started noticing it used as an American marketing term, meaning, of a gadget, useful. Fly Fisherman magazine, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Upgrading OOo

Posted on February 19, 2005 by acb

OOo 2.0 is nearly in beta, and pretty much usable. There are new builds coming out every week or so, and it has finally reached the condition of stability where you can simply copy over the whole user directory to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The real secret of Fatima

Posted on February 19, 2005 by acb

There is a letter from a nutcase in the Daily Telegraph today. And this is news? you murmur. Well, yes, because it is not about Europe, or gays, or fox-hunting, but the Marian apparitions at Fatima in 1917. The last … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A wonderful discovery

Posted on February 18, 2005 by acb

I have been completely overwhelmed by Picasa. Once upon a time, I played solitaire when I was on the phone, to keep the rest of my mind bubbling along. Now I fool with my picture library, straightening them out and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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