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This story is pure history, that happened 50 years ago. My part in it happened on Wednesday the 24th of October, 1962. It was not a leading role, not even ‘3rd spear carrier on left’. I do remember the day, and I’ll try to tell you about it. When we came to the school that […] Or, to give it its full name – Amelanchier Canadensis. You can look it up now – or you can continue to follow this post, and find out why I have picked this particular (and somewhat obscure) title for today’s blog posting. First of all. Spam. Junk Mail. Cold Calling. Unsolicited Whatever. If you like […] By law, in the UK, all websites that use cookies must give users the choice as to whether they accept cookies or not. tachras doesn’t use cookies. This blog might (I do not have total control over the WordPress programme), so if you want to block any possible cookies from here that I haven’t spotted […] Despite the fact that this is the Jubilee week for Queen Elizabeth the 1st of Scotland and 2nd of England (get the facts right!), the title of this post is actually from the novel ‘Bring the Jubilee’ by Ward Moore – a story of an alternative world where the South won the American Civil war, […] Was listening to the Local Radio station, recently. Amongst the usual parochial puff and regular sound-bite purveyors, there was a mention of something about athritis. Might be interesting, I though … Apparently, one of the main causes of athritis is obesity. Then again, one of the main causes of just about everything is, of course, […] Well, here we are. Satellite Internet. First impressions … The latency (time it takes to act on anything) is slow – over a second or two. Takes a bit of getting used to! It isn’t a problem as I don’t play shoot-em-up games on the internet. And I understand why this is (speed – not […] After a brief flirtation with Orange as a possible Internet Provider, I have gone looking for someone better. A claimed 1,000kbps download rate (approx what you would expect in an impoverished 3rd world country) turned out to be less than half (450kbps), then gradually deteriorated till it averaged 200kbps, and, on one memorable day, peaked […] A quick update on Internet Providers … Orange are rubbish. They are slow, stupid, and useless. Support is pathetic and utterly ineffective. The email contact us form does not work. The are like a small, furry version of BT, and they even get confused as to whether it is a BT or an Orange line […] Well, here we are. In our new abode, and buried under a mountain of cardboard boxes. It took a week to dig down to the level of my computer, then get it connected. No more BT … although the Greedy BTs sent me a final bill, including a bill for £30 for the disconnection of […] I know that it has been quiet here. Too quiet, and for too long. I am in the process of moving house. Again. Every time, more expensive than the time before. This time, unbelievably slow. The result is no time to work on what I really wish to do. Write stories. Have barely any time […] |
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