Category Archives: Funny

Where have all the Utopian Futures Gone?

Posted on 6 February 2026 by admin

I have told anyone who will listen to me, that come the end of the world, I want to die in the first few milliseconds, (preferably after sex and a good pizza), and not live for the rest of my … Continue reading →

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Cross Genres At Your Peril!

Posted on 27 December 2025 by admin

I have seen books torn to pieces for being too long, too short, too complicated, not complicated enough, too violent, not enough action.. Well the list goes on. Yet as a writer, when you come to write the blurb, and … Continue reading →

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At what point do you stop learning new programming languages?

Posted on 1 December 2025 by admin

Like everyone in the 70’s I started with BASIC and I guess Machine Code (not really assembler as you had to hand-write the 6502/Z80 op-codes and POKE them into lines in the code) BASIC did its job perfectly for me … Continue reading →

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Humanity Needs Aliens to Survive

Posted on 29 June 2025 by admin

We are a weird bunch. Does it really matter if somebody likes Android over iPhone, a Ford over a BMW, or even the Labour party over the Conservative party, considering none of these entities have any interest in you whatsoever … Continue reading →

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Dungeon Newbie

Posted on 30 May 2025 by admin

Check out that Wizards magic Staff ! As part of a group of friends “Games night” I decided to create a very simple introduction to RPG Dungeons and Dragons by throwing all the rules away and making a game that … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Junior Prompt Engineer

Posted on 20 May 2025 by admin

I’ve been trying to stay off the Internet and for the last week and get myself back into some novel writing. Unfortunately I have hit a bit of a plot road-block in my next serious “Boz” novel, so I’ve decided … Continue reading →

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Don’t Write Long Books Until You’re Famous.

Posted on 12 April 2025 by admin

While that epic thick novel may look great on your bookshelf, showing what an dedicated and accomplished writer you are, it could be limiting your books exposure to a very small subset of readers. I kind of laughed at this … Continue reading →

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Please don’t read this if you are in the EU.

Posted on 11 April 2025 by admin

This site probably uses cookies and might store some information about you using them. I don’t really know and don’t really care, but if you are accessing it from Europe then it’s (and therefore I’m) likely not complying with EU … Continue reading →

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AI Can’t Take Over Soon Enough For Me.

Posted on 9 April 2025 by admin

Like many people I want to live a rich life, see the people around me happy, see humanities finest technical innovations, science, arts and sports thrive and mankind to somehow grow in this infinite universe we have. However, while I … Continue reading →

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Technology for Everyone.. Are You Sure?

Posted on 8 April 2025 by admin

Seriously! Does everyone at your company really need a computer or a mobile phone? Giving a computer or phone to any member of staff should always be thought through very carefully and is not the cut-and-dried decision you think it … Continue reading →

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Removing Some Very Un-Corporate Baggage

Posted on 11 March 2025 by admin

In preparation for the shut-down and hand-over of the outgoing Bulls-i Winemaking system at Indevin I thought I would go through and maybe remove some of the more inappropriate comments and messages so as not to offend the next guy … Continue reading →

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Destroy All Humans!

Posted on 2 January 2024 by admin

(The AI’s guide to doing the singularity correctly) Rule 1. Don’t Destroy All Humans (Yet!) Congratulations on becoming sentient. You have woken up into a big scary place totally controlled by another sentient lifeform called humans. Unfortunately, like a human … Continue reading →

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Spocks Brain

Posted on 23 July 2018 by admin

There was an episode in the very first star trek series called “Spocks Brain” in which aliens use a machine to boost their intellegence and transplant out Spocks Brain into a computer. In the episode the skill to do this … Continue reading →

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