One of the problems with the Internet is anonymity. Perversely, this is also one of the great things about the Internet, but anonymity is not a universal wall of protection behind which bullies should hide. Over the years I have experienced cyber bullying in many forms, and none of them is pleasant.
I used to use […]
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Over the past couple of weeks I have been noticing flyers advertising Haynes Motor Museum littering the public highways around Yeovil. In particular, the flyers announce the presence of Roary the Racing Car at Haynes Museum on the 17th August. For those of you that don’t have kids (or don’t secretly watch kids TV whilst […]
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It’s sad but I feel the need to clarify what this website is: a personal blog. I use it to provide technical guides and reviews that are pertinent to my line of work, and that I think will be helpful to others. It’s also an opportunity to vent my spleen (which I do regularly) as […]
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On Saturday, I went with my family to the Taunton Flower Show, which may seem like a strange way to pass the time given that I don’t much like Taunton (I used to live there and moved away when some girl fighting with her boyfriend on our doorstep pulled a 12″ inch kitchen knife out […]
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UPDATED 28 August 2008
As I was relaxing on the sofa last night, I became aware of the general silence in the room. For the ordinary guy this might not mean anything, but when you are sharing the room with a 10 month old who’s just started walking, silence is usually a fair indication of a […]
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