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Scheduled Tasks On ChatGPT Is Actually Pretty Cool

Fantastic tunes to listen to help write more and focus

I’m now addicted to Dredge and Balatro

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The Occult – Rankin, Lovecraft, And Marenghi Are Warping My Mind

The most depressing day annually, and weird Christmas traditions

Next year, I am improving my chess skills. Here’s how

To Monetize Or Not? Reaching An Astonishing 100 Subscribers On Substack

From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures

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Is The Singularity just 6 Months Away? Some experts think so. Time to panic?

How I Use My Ears To Be More Productive

Ghostwriting pros and cons. Is it worthwhile or soul-destroying?

Inspired By Silicon Valley, I Now Want To Be A Quirky Coder. Hello Python!

How To Escape The Per-Word Trap And Make Real Money As A Writer

The Penguin: A Brutal Descent Into Gotham’s Really Grim Underworld

books in black wooden book shelf

Switching Focus To Short Stories To Make A Fortune

AI Writes Poor Prose – Use It To Fix Procrastination

The White Lotus Season 3 is in stunning Thailand, where I live. Is it realistic?

Don’t Watch The Fantastic ‘The White Lotus’ On A Plane!

Scheduled Tasks On ChatGPT Is Actually Pretty Cool

Fantastic tunes to listen to help write more and focus

I’m now addicted to Dredge and Balatro

After Career Advice From ChatGPT I’m Trying Something Drastic

The Occult – Rankin, Lovecraft, And Marenghi Are Warping My Mind

The most depressing day annually, and weird Christmas traditions

Next year, I am improving my chess skills. Here’s how

To Monetize Or Not? Reaching An Astonishing 100 Subscribers On Substack

From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures

How to be more productive when writing – great music and apps!

Monday, June 09, 2025

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Augmented reality bus stop

ward 24/04/2014

I think they could go a lot further and have zombies, Triffids, psychopathic clowns, Daleks, Stormtroopers, Cthulu, Godzilla, the Borg, giant mechanoids, the Blob… well, I could actually go on all day.

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Scifiward.com has shiny new look!

ward 14/04/2014

Scifiward.com has a shiny new look!

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Blog Travel

myhotel, Brighton

ward 05/04/2014

This isn’t really a hotel review as such – it’s more of an excuse as to why I have been a bit negligent toward the poor old www.thewordofward.co.uk website. The … Read More

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TV

Fargo Tv show

ward 23/03/2014

When I heard they were making a Tv show based on Fargo I was a bit baffled as to what that actually meant. I assumed it just meant the occasional murder in a very bleak landscape with lots of black humour.

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Games

Acapella versions of classic game themes

ward 13/03/2014

Everyone loves acapella and playing computer games from the 80s and 90s don’t they? I’m going to assume you answered yes there.

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Brilliant explanation of the Big Bang – space stuff on Youtube

ward 04/03/2014

There are also lots of youtube clips that teach you things. You can get totally educated and shit watching exciting animated clips and documentaries. I am currently watching a lot of astronomy related videos on youtube.

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Games TV

South Park: The Stick of Truth Game

ward 24/02/2014

South Park: The Stick of Truth video game is almost upon us and I am damned excited.

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Fun with a Theremin

ward 16/02/2014

In case you are bored at work which, let’s face it, is likely given that you have read this far, I give you (drumroll…) – a desktop Theremin!

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Blog Travel

Conwy Castle, Wales

ward 11/02/2014

If you like castles or spectacular decaying edifices, I highly recommend Conwy castle. It was actually pretty fun to go on a bleak mid-week afternoon in January as well, as we pretty much had the place to ourselves.

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Felix Baumgartner’s jump from a First Person Point of View

ward 01/02/2014

I know the world moves at a quick pace these days, but do you remember that Felix Baumgartner guy who jumped from space to prove that science was cool? It … Read More

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Films

A Million Ways to Die in the West

ward 01/02/2014

It’s the new film by Seth MacFarlane – the fellow who brought you Family Guy and Ted. So expect some bad language. Also a surprising bit of blood.

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Follow The Word of Ward on Twitter

ward 25/01/2014

The Word of Ward has been getting a lot of attention recently (not sure why but the figures keep doubling), so to the 1000s of new unique daily visitors who missed it – I am also on twitter: @thewordofward.

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Films

Devil Baby prank

ward 19/01/2014

I saw this all over the interweb and thought I would share just in case you missed it. I have previously posted a prank that was actually a viral promo … Read More

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Fuerza Bruta

ward 09/01/2014

This was what Fuertza Bruta was all about – spectacle, sensation, and an incredibly fun interactive experience.

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Arthur C. Clarke predicts computers and internet in 1974

ward 29/12/2013

Arthur C. Clarke predicted a ton of stuff like satellites, fully immersive VR games, sexily voiced computers and space elevators and and so on.

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Happy Christmas!

ward 25/12/2013

Happy Christmas from the Word of Ward! And from Mrs Word of Ward! If you don’t celebrate Christmas but have a festival – then Happy Festival! If you don’t have … Read More

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Blog Books

eBook Self Promotion

ward 19/12/2013

Jason Ward tells three true stories of fairly perilous travel.

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Stabilised Video of Lunar Buggy on the Moon

ward 18/12/2013

If you like science and space exploration, you will probably have already seen the original footage of astronauts driving a buggy on the moon. If you haven’t then shame on you, but not to worry – here is the same footage but stabilised.

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Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein starring Cumberbatch and Miller

ward 11/12/2013

Of course it could be down to the fact that the thing we went to see was absolutely incredible: Danny Boyle very ably directs Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Frankenstein.

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Amazon Prime Air

ward 02/12/2013

In a few years we will be in a science fiction-esque world with unmanned vehicles flying stuff to your front door.

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