Reuters is reporting that Kaspersky has discovered spy code in hard drive firmware and that the code has […]
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Outrageous, entertaining and great fun! I haven’t enjoyed a film so much in years. A cross between Bond […]
Kingsman – the Secret Service
Today the South China Morning Post is reporting that all internet users have to formally register their real […]
649 Million China Internet Registrations – Mandatory
I bet that Katie Melua can’t write a lyric about this: Reuters is just reporting that there are […]
There may be nine million bicycles in Beijing but…
Recently I had cause to check the specific definition of ‘nihilism’ for a book I’ve been working on. […]
Nihilism, Anomie and Quests
Many of us experience some degree of stress at Christmas. Family arguments are fairly commonplace as we strive […]
Christmas Arguments
Don’t you love a good headline? I don’t know if mine qualifies but the story behind it was […]
Chinese Man Drops Underwear on Neighbours
This is the film that got Sony Pictures hacked by North Korea. I was interested to read a […]
Review: The Interview
Selenium Quantum Dots are being reported as a possible weapon to attack bacteria such as MRSA organisms which […]
Is There A New Killer Answer To Antibiotic Resistance In ...
With tensions increasing around the Pacific Rim, the US F35 all weather stealth multirole fighter now has a […]
New China Stealth Fighter Better Than US F35?
A paradox in itself, pigeons chase cat, but a new hypothesis suggests that two pigeons can share one […]
Paradoxical Pigeons Chase Schrödinger’s Cat
The BBC has reported that eBay has pulled ads for the Star N9500 smartphone which a German security […]
eBay pulls Smartphone with Embedded Spyware
Ever since I was a child, I’ve always had a fear of someone under my bed at night. […]
Childhood Fears
Argument: who is the best 20th Century poet? Although it’s the centenary of Sassoon’s work and I was […]
Best 20th Century Poet?
A few weeks ago I wrote about someone who had been using my name in spam mails. Well, […]
Spoofed
‘A publisher is a specialised form of bank or building society, catering for customers who cannot cope with […]
What is a Publisher?
I saw an interesting story in the BBC magazine about stimulating creative thinking by walking. There’s a solid […]
How to Stimulate Creative Thinking
William Boyd continues to delight me. This is a superb tale – a fictional journal of a man […]
Any Human Heart
I spotted this recently, written by a friend – it has sentiments close to my heart. He set […]
A Sea No Longer Clean
I’ve found out that some unscrupulous b#####d is sending out spam email purporting to come from me. If […]
Apologies
One of the disadvantages of travelling is losing touch with cinema. The web helps for sure and did […]
