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Curry Confusion

So, this morning’s joyous interaction with Mrs Crackerwax involved our lovely new neighbours – who moved in on Friday – and a delivery.

Shuji Nakamura Unappreciated Genius

Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED and blue laser, defied the impossible and revolutionised technology. His work led to white LEDs, energy efficiency and high-definition data storage. Nakamura’s persistence and vision changed the world profoundly.

Interstate 60 (2002)

I so wanted to love this, featuring an ensemble cast led by Gary Oldman, and James Marsden it takes us on a quirky journey down an imaginary highway with an intriguing premise, colourful characters, and a plot filled with twists and turns.

It could have been amazing, why was it so mishandled?

The Condorman Transfer

Condorman was a fun – if ultimately silly and doomed to obscurity – movie. It’s such a shame they couldn’t be bothered to give it a decent digital transfer.

Do You Know SID?

The Commodore 64 was an outstanding machine, its glorious 16 colour palette and 1 MHz processor kept me entertained for hours.

Its biggest asset though was its custom sound chip, the SID, the real sound of my youth.