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A series of thoughts (possibly rants) and images about technology and innovation sprinkled with reflections on the despair of everyday life. Somehow all of this is mixed up with a Manchester back drop.

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Beer Fest... 2 for £5 ... Errr

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A mysterious ceramic object found near Alderley Edge. First thought was that it is a pulley block but there is no room for an actual pulley. The embedded metal rusted in the holes suggests perhaps a tensioner for a wire fence? The other possibility is that it is related to some type of clothesline device.

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A four-leaf Venn diagram that started out as an instructive guide to a successful pandemic response. The intention was to position different countries into the different overlapping spaces. 

But then this started to feel like a more general observation for any organisation. I started thinking about the lack of snow ploughs in the UK a few years ago (when it started snowing again after a number of years of warm winter weather). “Follow the Science” became broader “Follow the Evidence” - then we are talking about the challenge of balancing public health concerns with the economic ones. And if none of this is wrapped up in straightforward messages it all falls down.

Design is drawn from the Ikigai image from McCandless’s Information is Beautiful

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Another angle on the disaster

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Some experiments with a Theta V. Time to find the tripod and get the remote trigger software working.

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A picture of a card outlining the anatomy of popular music.

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John Toulmin is a busy man. It is surprising that he found time to get these cards printed.

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My advice to aspiring young musicians is to never listen to advice from older musicians

err advice from an older musician to aspiring musicians. 

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Sorry removed for profit.

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Wow... A Donnar Kabab.

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A clever rug at the front door...

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High above Blaenau Ffestiniog in the mist and amongst the old slate mine workings and flooded pits.

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Spam today

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The Avensis D4D... Never more of a dad car than this one.

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Audi "Black Edition" - in terms of marketing cars this makes no sense.

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"We love gin like Kanye loves Kanye" - this sign speaks for itself