Monthly Archives: November 2004

Reading

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Dave

Am currently reading On Beulah Height, by Reginald Hill. Not very far into it, but the change of pace is startling after Destination: MORGUE!, I have to admit. There is a distinct paucity of Hill info on the web, just … Continue reading →

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James Ellroy

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Dave

Here, as promised earlier, is a slightly edited version of my Palimpsest post about James Ellroy: Frankly, James Ellroy is God. He is without doubt the world’s best living crime author, and I’d wager that he’d the best crime writer … Continue reading →

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SCO website cracked

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Dave

The SCO website was cracked this afternoon, with this amusing effort: Very good!

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PC Security on Windows

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Dave

My sister has just bought a laptop and she wants to go on Broadband with it. She asked for a bit of advice, and I might just have gone over the top a bit on the security issue… I’d seriously … Continue reading →

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Annoy the Daily Mail

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Dave

The Daily M*il is currently running a promotion to boost sales and thereby increase the net amount of bile and hatred in the world. They are giving £10,000 to each of 50 charities nominated by readers. 25 of these will … Continue reading →

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