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Blog Writing

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ward 19/05/2020

Exciting news! Now that I have returned to writing freelance full time, I have a spanking new website – www.jasonwardwriter.com. Unlike this fantastic site, it is much more professional. I … Read More

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Blog TV

The Midnight Gospel

ward 13/05/2020

I saw this being heavily advertised on my home Netflix screen and accurately thought, “What the fuck?” I then added it to my list to watch at a later date. … Read More

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Getting curated on Medium has led me down an unintended path

ward 06/05/2020

I have mentioned before that I have started to write on Medium and a couple of articles in, I got one curated. My plan was to be one of those … Read More

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Blog Films Theatre

Cumberbatch and Miller Frankenstein live-stream

ward 29/04/2020

In case you missed this production of Frankenstein, here is a recap on the background and what is going to happen. In 2011, the legendary Danny Boyle directed a theatre … Read More

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Blog TV

Community is now on Netflix

ward 21/04/2020

I don’t know if it was meant to be ironic, what with everyone being stuck inside and not seeing anyone else, but the comedy show Community is now on Netflix … Read More

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Coping with the lockdown and how to enjoy it

ward 14/04/2020

Since the start of the lockdown, I have noticed that I am coping a lot better than those around me. By ‘around me’ I mean Mrs Word of Ward (in … Read More

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What is it like writing for Medium?

ward 08/04/2020

I mentioned before that I am going to start writing for Medium. Why not? I have a staggering amount of time on my hands. Now I should preface this by … Read More

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Blog

Best app to replace Wunderlist. I vote Tick Tick.

ward 03/04/2020

I was a huge fan of Wunderlist and was sad when I learned they were shutting down to be replaced by Microsoft To-Do. Panicked even. So I did a ton … Read More

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Blog Life!

Sir Patrick Stewart’s ‘A Sonnet A Day’ helps self-isolate

ward 24/03/2020

Unless you are a wanker, you are probably self-isolating right now. Well, Sir Patrick Stewart is here to help the boredom by reading a Shakespearean sonnet every day. As someone … Read More

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AI will take all our jobs, even creative ones. Possibly.

ward 17/03/2020

I am not trying to be controversial or complacent about AI here as I am talking purely from a personal perspective. I have written before about the race for AI … Read More

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Curiosity Rover’s 1.8 Billion-pixel panorama of Mars

ward 10/03/2020

Recently, while all the NASA types were on holiday, the Mars Curiosity Rover got bored and took a panorama. You can’t really blame it, it went to Mars on a … Read More

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Coronavirus, what are the best masks?

ward 03/03/2020

I wrote about the coronavirus and masks a month ago when it was just beginning to scare people / be talked about by the media all the time. The two … Read More

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Art Games

Dreams on PS4 is a lot of fun and I only just started

ward 25/02/2020

I started playing the PS4 exclusive Dreams last night and absolutely loved it. I had read quite a few reviews and it seemed interesting. One common theme running through any … Read More

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Films

Deepfake of Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr in Back to the Future

ward 18/02/2020

In case you are some kind of ghastly Luddite, a deepfake is essentially when you add someone’s face to someone else and make them say fake stuff. Think digital ‘Face/Off‘. … Read More

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Blog Travel

Baan Krood in Thailand is downright delightful

ward 11/02/2020

A brief sojourn in Baan Krood, Thailand. As I mentioned last week, I have been travelling a lot recently but only locally. I live in Thailand, so local travel is … Read More

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The Coronavirus, pollution and living in Bangkok

ward 04/02/2020

I was blissfully mask and worry free for two weeks, the coronavirus and pollution a distant dream. I have just spent almost two weeks down the coast of Thailand in … Read More

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The Sun in its highest definition yet

ward 31/01/2020

The sun, or Sol as it prefers to be called, it a pretty damned amazing ball exploding stuff. Now, thanks to a new telescope that goes by the catchy moniker … Read More

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Writing for Medium after 11 years of blogging

ward 22/01/2020

I have decided to write for Medium. It can’t hurt. I was a member anyway and decided to give it a bash after realising that The Word of Ward has … Read More

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Blog Technology

The future is foldable. Laptop screens get bendy

ward 14/01/2020

Foldable technology is almost here. Well, technically all laptops are foldable but that is verging on the pedantic. What I am talking about are foldable screens and while a lot … Read More

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Stoicism, contentment and ignoring social media

ward 07/01/2020

Over the last few years I have striven to care less about stuff in a quest for contentment. Not giving a shit about what other people think has been pretty … Read More

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