Monthly Archives: November 2005

Shorter Tori Amos

Posted on November 30, 2005 by acb

She seems to have two songs: “Oh God, oh God, I can’t find my vibrator!” and “Oh God, Oh God, I’ve found it!” UPDATE: in the interests of balancing misanthropy, a story. My impression of TA comes from the (otherwise) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Horrors of war

Posted on November 28, 2005 by acb

There is a video going around (I’ll not link to it) apparently made by British mercenaries in Iraq. It’s shot out of the back of a moving truck/SUV which is driving down the fast lane of a dust-coloured concrete dual … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Been all around the world.

Posted on November 28, 2005 by acb

I was wandering around net and found this map of Swedish bloggers. Clicking on the smallest red pimple in the heart of nowhere I was whisked to Sorsele (see photo above) where the first snow has just fallen. However, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A silly question deserves

Posted on November 25, 2005 by acb

A silly answering machine. I will at some stage put together a feed for the Troll blog. For the moment I am happy to have it looking fairly OK. Continue reading →

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It was a dark and stormy night

Posted on November 25, 2005 by acb

When I finally left the London Library, clutching the second volume of Selma Lagerlöf’s Troll och Människor. Now, perhaps, the world is ready for my favourite of all the stories. The first installment is over on the troll blog right … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The running dogs of capitalism exposed

Posted on November 22, 2005 by acb

One of the minor consequences of the present catastroophe is that it lets us lose the Cold War in retrospect. I mean that for generations it has been an article of faith among liberals, conservatives, decent socialists, and everyone who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A wormseye

Posted on November 21, 2005 by acb

This is offered in the spirit of the playground pusher: try it, little girl, you might like it. The Worm’s eye View column is normally available only to Wrap subscribers. On the other hand, there is a promotion on at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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David Austin 1935-2005

Posted on November 21, 2005 by acb

Funny people aren’t always nice, and they don’t often feel the need, in person, to make you feel the world is a better place than you’d supposed. David Austin did that. I don’t know whether his cartoons or his company … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Slashdotted

Posted on November 20, 2005 by acb

And it’s not even my bandwidth but the Guardian’s. I read Slashdot with the comment threshold at four, which cuts out most of the crap, but even there you find someone complaining that there was no mention of Richard Stallman. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An experiment in generosity

Posted on November 19, 2005 by acb

Magnatune” lets customers choose, within limits, how much they want to pay for music. But everyone knows that half goes to the artist. This seems to me good business and good psychology — surely people will pay more when they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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