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Spider-Man PlayStation 4

ward 22/10/2018

In the game, you play Peter Parker and Spider-Man (obviously), when he is a 23-year-old research assistant for Dr Otto Octavius. So you can pretty much guess one of the bad guys from the start.

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Accounting VR Game

ward 09/10/2018

I have had Accounting VR on my Playstation hard drive for a while and last night, on a whim (caused by finishing Spiderman), I thought I’d give it a go. … Read More

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Origin by Dan Brown

ward 25/09/2018

I am going to be controversial here and confess that I always enjoy a Dan Brown book and Origin was no exception.

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Writing, daily word counts and plotting versus pantsing

ward 06/09/2018

This will only be of interest to a few people – those who are writing novels and those who happen upon this site. So ‘few’ might be overselling it but … Read More

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Uncharted live action short with Nathan Fillion

ward 30/08/2018

I can’t believe it has taken me so long to watch this. I am a massive fan of all the Uncharted games and have liked Nathan Fillion in everything I … Read More

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Incredible video of London in 1924

ward 23/08/2018

This is pretty amazing. An incredibly old, or incredible and old, video clip of London in 1924 has surfaced and appeared all over my news feeds. I was pretty excited when … Read More

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Mission Impossible Fallout

ward 07/08/2018

Short story shorter – Mission Impossible 6, aka Fallout, is bloody great.

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Slightly wrong t-shirts

ward 31/07/2018

If you are a nerd, then prepare to be either be pedantically enraged or delighted by sheer genius.

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Skull and Bones trailer

ward 24/07/2018

Skull and Bones isn’t due to be released until 2019 or possibly even 2020. Pirates and programmers are notoriously resistant to deadlines.

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This one simple trick means you won’t have to quit Facebook

ward 20/06/2018

I have never threatened to quit Facebook but I know a ton of people who have and frankly it’s irksome. Sorry for my language. Most of the time they seem … Read More

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Writing and improving productivity

ward 14/06/2018

I keep reading about productivity techniques. Which is ironic, as all that reading has made me less productive. I am specifically referring to writing productivity which is the only kind … Read More

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I went to Koh Larn and forgot to blog

ward 07/06/2018

I haven’t posted a blog for a while. Sorry. I have numerous reason and lame excuses however: I went to a place called Koh Larn, I was reading, I have … Read More

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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

ward 16/05/2018

I should preface this by pointing out that I absolutely love the Uncharted games. When they retired Nathan Drake I was both disappointed and sadden by my imminent loss of … Read More

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Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer

ward 03/05/2018

The original Red Dead Redemption is one of my all-time top favourite games. It is a work of absolute genius, great mechanics, visuals, story and everything. You also get to … Read More

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This made me chortle

ward 26/04/2018

As a writer, I tend to be overly wordy. Not today. This made me chortle (which is an old-school precursor to a lol) and I thought I would share. That is all. Hope it cheers you up.

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Riding a motorbike over a lake

ward 19/04/2018

If you live on a lake and happen to be an impatient nutcase on a motorbike, then this will be of massive interest to you. For everyone else, it is … Read More

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Peter Serafinowicz dubs Trump

ward 10/04/2018

Peter Serafinowicz is an English actor and voice over guy. I knew him originally from Spaced but he has since been in a ton of cool things from Alan Partridge to Guardians of the Galaxy. One thing he does, just for a laugh, is to dub over Trump’s voice with a variety of his own.

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Movie trilogy meter

ward 27/03/2018

I saw this trilogy meter and thought it was fun for about a minute.

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World Without End by Ken Follett

ward 20/03/2018

World Without End is an epic tale of medieval life with plenty of excitement and dastardly things going on.

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It is cold in the UK and apparently I’m not allowed to complain

ward 02/03/2018

The UK and big chunks of Europe are all being hit by some mega cold snap right now. In the UK they are calling it the ‘Beast from the East’. … Read More

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