Monthly Archives: May 2006

Hiatus

Posted on May 28, 2006 by acb

I’m off on a journey tomorrow, and, while I may be blogging from it, it’s just as likely that I won’t be. I certainly hope to pass much of the time right off line. So expect no postings. I may … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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USB drives: a handy trick

Posted on May 26, 2006 by acb

I bought a freecom USB hard drive, on sale at Morgan Computer for £70 to have backups of everything while I was away (and most of my music collection, for later transfer to the Zen micro). It would not work … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The long war

Posted on May 25, 2006 by acb

I know I keep linking to the _Telegraph_ but it is much the best source for the way that the British Army is thinking — and, in other parts, for the rather different ways that the neocons used to think. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A restless caterpillar

Posted on May 25, 2006 by acb

Also preparing for a journey; even if his will require utter stillness for three weeks. Continue reading →

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“Once upon a Time” in Japanese

Posted on May 23, 2006 by acb

An unexpected heavy parcel today contained five copies of the “Worm book”:http://www.thewormbook.com translated into Japanese. I had entirely forgotten this was going to happen. Here. in celebration, is some of the opening sentence. I have long been proud of writing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Don’t mention the War (Telegraph Edition)

Posted on May 23, 2006 by acb

It really is remarkable how thoroughly the _Telegraph_ has abandoned its support for the war. This must reflect a deeper disillusion within the British Army. There are two small items today which are very telling. One if the readers’ poll … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Multicultural Melanie

Posted on May 23, 2006 by acb

Reading Melanie Phillips [“denouncing multiculturalism”:http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-oe-phillips20may20,1,4507419.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california] in the _LA Times,_ an irony occurs to me. Her stuff falls into a very familiar category of bad foreign correspondence: it sounds perfectly credible unless you actually live in the country concerned or speak … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Consciousness nearly explained

Posted on May 22, 2006 by acb

Anyone interested in the scientific study of consciousness should read Nick Humphrey’s most recent lectures, _Seeing Red_, and perhaps the piece he had in a fairly recent JCS _Solving the Mind Body Problem._ I’m not sure that he’s right in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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work, travel

Posted on May 22, 2006 by acb

Sorry that there have been so few entries on here recently. I am off to Sweden for six weeks in a week’s time, and falling behind with work, In particular, I had to do an interview/profile of Nick Humphrey over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A proof that Californians hustle too much

Posted on May 16, 2006 by acb

Sometimes I think that the only two places I want to live in the world are Lapland and San Francisco. Then I remember Vienna. The odd thing about Vienna and San Francisco is that they both have excellent wine and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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