People deal with bereavement in different ways. I keep sadness private and gallows humour public. So just a warning that you’re going to get a bit of that. It’s an…
You have burned so very very brightly.Rest in peace. Thank you all for your kind words. When somebody ends their life, the best remedy is make the most of yours.…
For the last week I’ve had no phone line, no internet except that which comes over the ‘smart phone’. Holy Shit how do people ‘consume’ through that tenuous porthole? Here’s…
If Something Awful was completely without merit, there would be no problem. Shit is shit and let’s run this shit into the ground as they say in one of the…
Eclectic Integrator with Phlogiston Gauge.Opposable Mitts with Felt Innards.Mid Range Pneumatic Foklift (n.b. not Forklift).Hot Pockets, Meat Lovers, Frozen.Tyrants (x7)One small Bowl of Tepid Squid Bites in Springwater.12 meters of…
Musician interviews inevitably arrive at naming one’s inspiration. The formula involves picking your own genre, then rewinding to decide whoever was the coolest shit in that genre when you were…
1. When I worked in advertising I was surprised to meet people who didn’t do anything. They are called ‘art directors’. People like myself that perform the actual tasks are…
Hey! It’s the inter-sessional break! You know, that period of about 5 weeks which looks like you are going to get so much done while you’re not teaching, only to…
I recently attended a lecture by Professor Lewis Lancaster in which he described his collaboration with what he calls ‘Long Data’. Best if I first quote from a 2011 paper…