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I Did the ALS/MND Ice Bucket Challenge (in Style)

Ice Bucket Challenge

I’ll be honest, I’m not the most charitable of people. As a person who’s been bullied by “chuggers” (charity muggers1) into signing up to a £10 a month scheme at least twice, I’m always a little sceptical about parting from my cash. It’s very easy to be swayed by all…

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August 31, 2014 at 12:48 pm | Real Life, Vaguely Topical | No comment

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Game Guides for Non-Gamers: Metal Gear Solid

The Two Snakes

Metal Gear Solid is a long-running action/adventure series which focuses on sneaking around and hiding rather than shooting lots of people. It is notorious for having a dense storyline, one which is mostly based on thrillers but has dashes of cyberpunk, science-fiction and fantasy (with some emphasis on fantasy given…

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August 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm | Game Guides for Non-Gamers, Video Games | No comment

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The PAYNEful PodSPLOSION #04 – Spaceships in Space

PAYNEful Podcast 04

Due to an immense cock-up, I somehow managed to record the entire hour’s discussion via my laptop’s craptacular on-board microphone, which is barely fit for webcam communication let alone podcasting. Still, I’ve done the best I can to clean up the audio! This week’s topic defaulted to “space operas that…

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August 13, 2014 at 8:28 pm | Podcasts, The PAYNEful podSPLOSION | No comment

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