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Month: September 2023

Computing

Early Impressions of Artificial Intelligence

12th September 2023 Always Worth Saying 2528 Comments

As a regular reader, you’ll know I’ve taken on a pupil, Mr AI Bot. A useful chap, undoubtedly artificial but every inch the novice when it comes to the realm of intelligence. The vacancy attracted [more…]

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The Parallax View (1974)

11th September 2023 Going Postal 1759 Comments

“Love, mother, father, home, enemy, me”. These are the words burned onto the eyeballs of our protagonist Joe Frady, played by Warren Beatty, as he sits motionless, watching a montage of images flash across the [more…]

19th Century

The Big Shift: The decline of Western politics

11th September 2023 Going Postal 2452 Comments

The big shift Of course, this is the Left, but also the Right, of the good old days. The days of gentlemanly conduct and of real sportsmanship during a debate. These were the days when cultivated, curious [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred and Two

10th September 2023 Going Postal 4628 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone from an extremely quiet London on this bank holiday Monday. I can normally hear lots of traffic noise and this morning there is hardly any. There is only a skeleton staff [more…]

20th Century

Thirsty Birmingham

9th September 2023 Always Worth Saying 1993 Comments

The Elan Valley is a picturesque haven for nature lovers and adventure enthusiasts. Nestled within the Cambrian Mountains region, this area is often referred to as the last wilderness in Wales due to its unspoilt [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Two

9th September 2023 Going Postal 2339 Comments

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here This time: Fire damage, I meet the Geezer and being on call. Following the call from Melanie to head to a [more…]

20th Century

G4E4 – Northern Soul & Disco – Later Years

8th September 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2038 Comments

Welcome pop pickers. This week we start the Disco era.  This is what we heard at the Youth Club in the early 1970’s through to the late 1980’s, when most nights were party nights, men [more…]

20th Century

South American Journey, Part Seven

8th September 2023 Going Postal 2289 Comments

More writings by uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F A boom city built on oil So I end as I [more…]

Arts

Jinnie’s Story, Book Five – Chapter Twenty-Eight

7th September 2023 Going Postal 1892 Comments

Miranda, Melissa and Andrew tried for several days to come up with a fancy name for the new business and failed miserably. In the end it was Belinda who suggested the name should reflect the [more…]

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