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The Girl …

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Greg

I have not felt the urge to read the three ‘ The Girl …’ books* by Stieg Larsson for ages, for not much better reason than 1) I dislike the titles, which look like they were made up by a search … Continue reading →

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From Hardy to Fry via a gazillion tonnes of missing mass

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Greg

With so many books one can read, it is taking me many years to find opportunities and inclination to read some of the ‘classic’ authors. But, I have had a crack at Thomas Hardy whilst away skiing. ‘Jude the Obscure‘ … Continue reading →

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Big rocks (including Churchill: A life)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Greg

There is the old analogy for getting things done of filling a jar with rocks, stones and sand.  If you don’t start with the rocks then they won’t fit later.  Of course, if you do put in some big rocks, … Continue reading →

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Life Ascending

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Greg

I’ve just read Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution by Nick Lane.  It is nothing to do with inventions of course, everything it talks about emerged via natural selection … and it is that that is the most … Continue reading →

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Disappointed with Makers by Cory Doctorow

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Greg

Alan Gave me ‘Makers‘ by Cory Doctorow for Christmas. It’s a novel set in the near future, focussing mostly on the possible counter-corporate implications of hacking things up with 3D printers (these are the new and rather cool devices that … Continue reading →

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