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Walls, Fletchers, and Games
The Wall Building will Continue until Morale Improves Yes, I have brutalised myself, but all in the name of progress. The wall has come together quite quickly. Is it perfect? Far from it, but it hasn’t fallen down yet and doesn’t look horrendous. It is a long overdue project as I hated the old pseudo-brick…
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Split Slate and Fiction
A little bit of gaming, and a little bit of DIY. The dry stone walling workshop at Quince Honey Farm was fun, and though the stones were heavy, the detail was light. The most important messages I took away were to just give it a try. And backfill. Lots of backfill. In this context it’s…
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Reading on a Deadline
Because what better way is there to relax than a threat of impending confiscation… The Library No, I’m not talking about your Steam Library. Or your PlayStation catalogue. We are discussing brick-and-mortar (and sometimes chassis in the case of vans) libraries. I have an on-again, off-again relationship with the library system. It was a convenient…
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Bound for Basel (from Zoo to Cordon Bleu)
We spent the past weekend exploring Basel, the cultural capital of Switzerland. Please note, this post contains no AI generated content. (It feels simpler to have a reverse disclaimer these days…) Uniting brutalist concrete wonders with old world wooden architecture, Basel sits astride the Rhine as a corporate powerhouse. Novartis and Roche are headquartered there.…
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Desk Job
Exactly how long can you write about four hooks for? Well reader, you are about to find out. Stick around for a wild ride! First I’d like to ease prospective readers in. Here’s a picture of my exquiste lunch on Monday. It’s a buffalo chicken hot sandwich from Rhubarb & Mustard in Plymouth. For those…
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Robot Arms and Alan Wake 2
Robot kits, Indiana Jones, and Alan Wake 2. Robotics 101 Taking a stroll round the charity shop after leaving off a donation is always a risky prospect. If you’re unlucky, you end up walking away with more than you arrived with. Knee and elbow pads. A pair of WiFi plugs. And a robotic arm kit…
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Fun with 35mm, and Shedding Light on Exposure
The plucky little West German is at it again. I have un-earthed my compact 35mm camera in recent weeks and been re-learning my way around film. My second outing with my Minox 35 GT was more successful than the first. I thought I’d try out a Kodak colour film this time with 24 exposures instead…
