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Procrastination…
Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
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The Book of Dave
Will Self is never a cosy read, and The Book of Dave is no exception. Its central conceit is that, in a Britain where the waters rose calamitously centuries ago, the primitive people who inhabit what’s left of England have founded a religion based on the sacred texts of Dave, a depressed cab driver. The…
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I want one of these…
I’ve always respected the pig as a very noble beast, but a bit unwieldy for the suburban house. These miniature ones are the answer. If you could epitomise cuteness in a picture, this would be a contender.
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Amazing
Another despatch from the department of the bleeding obvious. In other news: Pope confirms he is Catholic shock; Bears discovered defecating in woods horror.
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Barking
Saw this on John Naughton’s blog. I couldn’t possibly comment.
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Sitting in Judgment
When I found myself agreeing with what a high court judge said about daytime TV – and in particular Jeremy Kyle- I thought it was probably yet another indication, along with the gammy knee, of advancing years. Turns out it’s worse than the judge thought- and he called it bear-baiting. This account is actually quite…
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Chilli for the time of year…
Good to know we are protected from attacks of the killer chillies…
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The Impotence of Proofreading By Taylor Mali
Thanks to Anonymous for the tip. Here’s Taylor Mali with good advice for the folks at jobs.ac.uk
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Really Top Tips
I was sent some publicity material by the academic jobs website jobs.ac.uk. One of the items is a calendar, on which is printed a series of patronising “tips”- sample tip for writing CVs: “Don’t use meaningless introductions”. Doh! THAT’s why I never got that vice-chancellor’s job!My favourites, though have to be the number 1 and…
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Richard Dawkins on the strangeness of science: TEDTalks
Serious stuff – but very clear. Difficult to argue with the man Ben Goldacre calls Dawkipoos…