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.
Rod Douglas
Rod Douglas was born in 1947, suspiciously about one week after Aleister Crowley, famous British occultist and believer in reincarnation, died. I’m not linking the two but it’s worth remembering.
He died in August this year, so I wrote a eulogy, you’re welcome to read it.
The News Quiz, They Don’t Do Pubs
Jeremy Hardy appeared on The News Quiz, where he decided it would be the ideal time to disparage the working class and their desire to visit the pub and drink alcohol.
Lisa Williams:
Life Among The Dim
Psychics are charlatans. Never doing it for fame or money, but just so happening to have a TV show. Hmm… why would that be?
Sunshine (2007)
Danny Boyle’s attempt at sci-fi/horror falls flat due to a lack of decent characterisation and a reliance on sci-fi cliches. It looks beautiful though. Why is it so dreadful though?
Why Are We Still Printing Books?
Printing books is wasteful, yet most of the eco-lunatics I know insist on ‘real’ books for their feel and smell. Hmm, somewhat hypocritical perhaps?
It’s A Spock Off!
In what could possibly be the first truly amusing viral video this year, we see Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto challenging each other to a race to the golf club.
Laurie Penny And Her Neck Made Of Brass
Laurie Penny’s an astonishing woman. Actually no, astonishing isn’t correct, astonishment suggests I’m impressed by her and that very much isn’t the case. I guess strange might be a better word.
Changing A PlayStation 2 To Component. Blind!
Everyone’s got a couple of PlayStation 2’s lying about their house, right? I know I do, but what do you do when you turn it on and there’s no picture, the fix is easier than you might think…
The Continuing Tale Of Lindsey Vs. The Swans
Not wishing to believe that there isn’t in fact a global conspiracy of highly organised swans and geese, my wife now sees fit to attack all swans and geese she encounters that she considers to be in a position of weakness. She’s a bit like Blade, except it’s not vampires; it’s swans and/or geese.