Jan 6, 2012 | Lies, Truth & Lies |
So, then, you noticed in a newspaper that If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller had appeared, the new book by Italo Calvino, who hadn’t published for several years. You went to the bookshop and bought the volume. Good for you. In the shop window you have...
Dec 26, 2011 | Lies, Short Stories, Truth & Lies |
Eupompus Gave Splendour to Art by Numbers”He was, of course,” said Emberlin, “occupied in giving splendour to Art by Numbers. And this, as far as I can gather from Zuylerius, is how it all happened. He just suddenly fell in love with numbers head...
Dec 3, 2011 | Lies, Truth & Lies |
And the sailors, she asked, No one came, as you can see, But did some at least say they would come, she asked, They said there are no more unknown islands and that, even if there were, they weren’t prepared to leave the comfort of their homes and the good life on...
Nov 27, 2011 | Lies, Poetry, Truth & Lies |
This is the Night Mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters for the poor, The shop at the corner and the girl next door. Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb: The gradient’s against her, but she’s on...
Nov 20, 2011 | Lies, Truth & Lies |
What The Water Feels Like To The Fishes Like the fur of a chinchilla. Like the cleanest tooth. Yes, the fishes say, this is what it feels like. People always ask the fishes, ‘What does the water feel like to you?’ and the fishes are always happy to oblige....
Oct 29, 2011 | Geekery, Truth, Truth & Lies |
UNICEF are rolling out an exciting ICT4D project in rural parts of Uganda. The project aims to give access to practical information to people living in remote parts of Uganda, where access would otherwise be extremely difficult. Like projects such as One Laptop Per...