by Didact | Aug 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
I Having finished Jay Allan’s Crimson Worlds series in what was probably record time considering that we’re talking about (at this point) 5 books, each at least 200 pages long, I would be remiss if I did not post my thoughts on the actual books...
by Didact | Aug 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Give them this as a gift! I first came across this idea on an episode of Top Gear (henceforth known as “the greatest TV show of all time”). I strongly recommend handing this over to your vegetarian (and especially Vegan) friends to help cure them of...
by Didact | Aug 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Turns out that he is right, and that one of the biggest management fads in recent years is, unsurprisingly, completely idiotic: Large open-plan offices do not improve staff communication, morale or productivity, a study has found. Such offices have become common...
by Didact | Aug 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was in the gym on Tuesday when I saw a story flash on CNN that a young Australian bloke had been shot and left to die by the side of the road in Oklahoma. My first, instinctive reaction was, “I’ll bet he was shot by blacks”. This reaction was...
by Didact | Aug 22, 2013 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Whenever I go to London, I make a point of visiting the Tate Britain. This, even more than the British Museum, is probably my favourite place in the entire city, not least because of its collection of works by William Blake and J.M.W. Turner. And when I am at the Tate...
by Didact | Aug 22, 2013 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Part of the reason my posts have been even less frequent than usual is that I’ve been travelling quite a lot of late, entirely for leisure purposes. (Well, in theory anyway; in practice even my holidays tend to be a bit manic.) Last week I took a couple of days...
by Didact | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
The “Space Marine” sub-genre of sci-fi has been done almost to death by now, starting with the all-time classic (and in my opinion, high-water mark) Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein back in the 1950s. It’s rare to find a book that takes...
by Didact | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Didact | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Badger’s finally poked his head out of his hut, and damn but it’s good to have him back. His latest post on the yawning gap in understanding between introverts and extroverts is a fine work in and of itself, but here’s the best bit: My experience...
by Didact | Aug 16, 2013 | fitness, Uncategorized
Recent events got me thinking about why so many people have so much trouble getting what they want out of life. I’m sure you’ve seen this plenty of times- and you’re probably guilty of it yourself: someone sets a goal, decides that he wants to do...
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