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Continue reading →: Move over Rousseau
In a time of heightened tension there are often clamours for greater protection of individuals by the state. That’s usually when hard won freedoms are most at risk. There is now a call by the government in the UK to restrict student debates. Greater surveillance powers and bolstering of the…
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Continue reading →: Business as usual
I have been a bit of a business bore of late, so I will revert to my usual pondering this morning. Something topical perhaps – is freedom of expression an absolute right? Freedom is all very well, but if I went round insulting everyone’s sincerely held beliefs, I would find myself ostracized…
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Continue reading →: Intuitive interface
My great new venture has reached the point where I have to be specific about a number of key aspects. The web pages will require some creative thinking as well as some technical savvy. This will be a challenge for me because I have little knowledge of HTML and could…
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Continue reading →: Limited company with a domain name
I have set the ball rolling so it’s game on. My low cost start up company does not yet have a website, but the creative juices are flowing. Hopefully I will discover a market for the services offered and at a price that keeps the game going. The man from…
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Continue reading →: A new year – a new venture
Long, long ago in the mists of times past, there was an online presence that barely tickled the interest of Mr and Mrs Interweb. This failed venture to supply customised greetings poems set odespinner thinking. After several years a new idea came to him and he decided to write a…
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Continue reading →: Another year another MOOC
I’ve just signed up for a MOOC created by the Open University In The Night Sky: Orion. This was prompted by my ignorance of some pretty basic stuff. My better half asked me the other day “what is the sun made of?” and followed that up with “what is a star?”…
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Continue reading →: 15 degrees in Belfast
There’s a big blanket of cloud hanging on top of the Divis mountain in West Belfast. The sky all around is a puffy, dirty grey and my cold is finally lifting. I am listening to Gilbert Becaud, Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf. I find french singing very expressive, and M.…
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Continue reading →: man flu or is it?
Woke ridiculously early again. Nose tap still dripping so I seized the day and battled on. It’s amazing how organized I can be before dawn. Credit card statements sorted and filed, zero percent interest until March 2016 to set up, mobile devices charged and my creative juices flowing. Shame our…
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Continue reading →: Sunday blues
4:30 am and I’m up dinking lemsip, listening to Jamie Callum wondering how to find shuffle play on my new gizmo. I listened to a radio programme yesterday about translating. I will be trying to get hold of the Dictionary of Untranslatables in English, it has done well in French…
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Continue reading →: Mobile blog #4…Saturday stuff
I woke very early today, listened to the radio for a bit and then, realising that sleep was over, got up. Last night’s dishes washed and put away, I was ready for some creativity. Potatoes, carrots, cucumber, trout fillets and cava seasoned with coriander and ginger. A gentle simmer to…
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