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Category: Blog

My blog and occasional comment on current affairs.

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Deadly snakes that could kill babies at large in North London!

ward 11/05/2014

Little did I know that I, as a North Londoner, have been living with the threat of DEADLY KILLER probably EVIL, RABID snakes for years.

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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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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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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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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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Art Blog London Theatre

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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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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Blog Travel

Octoberfest Munich

ward 22/11/2013

Mrs Word of Ward and myself were a bit mental in that we went in October. Most of it is in September, but the Bavarians obviously decided Septemberfest sounded stupid. I highly recommend going mid-week because it can get ridiculously busy at weekends or holidays.

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Art Blog Life! London

LLSB – Long Live Southbank

ward 13/11/2013

The Southbank also has a place for skateboarders which has been there since I was a kid. It has been there for forty years.

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Rising seas interactive map

ward 05/11/2013

A friend just posted this on Facebook. It’s basically a map that shows what will happen if the sea levels rise.

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Game and Watch

ward 27/10/2013

When I was a nipper in the early 80s I was addicted to my Game and Watch collection. Whenever I was forced out of the flat and my away from … Read More

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