Here in the headquarters of the Constitutional Monarchy of Koningen der Nacht we are very much enjoying a new web-based game called Echo Bazaar, set in a version of London that has fallen through the earth and into Hell.
A Literary Reflection upon the Habits and Disposition of Certain Felines
March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Going underground, Steampunk
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When Basement Cat comes to call…
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Lulz
Be very careful about what you gamble your immortal soul on. That is all.
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Little bright dot in the sky
January 10th, 2010 · No Comments · The truth is out there
On Friday evening we looked up into the sky and saw a bright twinkly dot rising in the south – the International Space Station was overhead.
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AC Grayling: Why trainee doctors don’t need to learn about ancient demon possession
January 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Morally Bankrupt Godless Liberalism
Here’s a nice video from the Richard Dawkins Foundation featuring the philosopher AC Grayling. He’s explaining why the policy of ‘teaching the controversy’ in those areas of education that some would like to make controversial, even though they are really not at all controversial, does nothing but devalue education.
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What I’ve been reading: 5/01/2010
January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Diigo links
See what’s been worth reading today.
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Triste Tryst – a tango for Cybraphon
January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · But is it Art?, Steampunk
Now, how did we first come across the Cybraphon project? Was it via Radio Riel, that noted purveyor of steampunk music? I believe it must have been. Anyway, fresh from its BAFTA success, the robot is now collaborating with guest composers. The following video is a tango composed by Bernd Rest.
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Blasphemy, blasphemy, could it now mean a blast for me…
January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · A bit of politics
From today, if you want to criticise religion in Ireland in a way that its adherents choose to find offensive, you might find yourself paying 25,000 euros for the privilege. To highlight this regressive new blasphemy law, the Atheist Ireland blog has posted a list of 25 blasphemous quotes and asking bloggers to republish them. So here we go.
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Never mind altruism, let’s go straight for greed
November 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Smoke and mirrors
After a period when it looked like scammers had got bored with the 419, here it is back in abundance. We have received five or six of these in the course of a couple of weeks, after months of being free of them.
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A lady in distress in Dubai (not)
November 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Smoke and mirrors
Interestingly, the classic 419 scam does not appear to have had its day yet. This fine example dropped into the inbox a few days ago.
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Bonfire Night
November 7th, 2009 · No Comments · The great outdoors
One of those gloomy newspapers, the ones that always seem to think that the end of the world is nigh, the ones you don’t read if you have a glass-half-full sort of outlook, reckons that Bonfire Night is on its last legs.