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Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Scraps from a parallel universe: Alan Turing Obituary

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Manchester Grauniad, 27 August 2013 Lord Turing of Bletchley died yesterday, 26 August 2013, Aged 101.  It is appropriate that the gr...
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Friday, 28 June 2013

An Astonishingly Wonderful Thing

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"I have written to the Governor General asking her to commission Rudd as Prime Minister of Australia."   From Julia Gillard...
Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Sky TV Nuisance Calls

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Sky TV, stop the nuisance calls to my home! This happened because I had the cheek to try to get out of a relationship with you.   Now you ...
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Friday, 14 June 2013

Mansplaining the Mansplainer

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This is a fantastic story my wife Judith Underwood told me many years ago, posted here with her permission. Before I go on, let's just...
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Monday, 3 June 2013

Dr Who, The Master, the Captain of the Starship Enterprise, and Uncle Claudius

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Is this the most ridiculous coincidence involving the most famous science fiction TV characters ever? In 2009's BBC Hamlet , Dr Who pl...
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Cheers and Jeers

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There's some good news about Christmas Lectures.  The Royal Institution has updated its policy on the Christmas Lectures trademark.   Yo...
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Dear Royal Institution: Here's a Get Out Of Jail Free card. Please use it!

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UPDATE 22 May 2013:  A significant change in the Ri position is very welcome but far from perfect.  See  bit.ly/18QpKDp . Some more detailed...