After 25 years with HSBC, I'm starting to wonder if I should switch my current account to another bank.

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In all my working career I have never before turned down a job offer, and it is a very strange feeling to do so today.

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Hi peoples,

Long time no post, but I just had to mention this. It looks like the wonderful museum of cryptography at Bletchley Park could close if they don't sort out their funding issues. It will also mean that lots of other projects will have to be found new homes including the fantastic collection of machines at the Computer Museum.

I read about ( Read more... )

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Ok, ok, so that's a bit of a stretch, but I do need help lugging all the stuff from my current flat the 200m* to the new flat, and any help anyone might be able to provide would be really appreciated ( Read more... )

Well, you can see how well Gencon is going by the fact that I'm sat here at 10:30. in a cafe. updating my LJ ( Read more... )

Bored, bored,
bored, bored,
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Mmmm, looks like there are a few gigs coming up that I really fancy going to, and the more who can come along the better, as far as I'm concerned.

The first is the fabulous Australian Blues singer Geoff Achison at The Bullingdons Famous Monday Blues on Monday the 25th of June. I went to see him last year and it was an absolutely cracking gig. If you ( Read more... )

So, it finally looks like spring is arriving. As such, it's about time I considered getting the face fuzz under control. I've been trying to decide what to do with it, and there are a number of options, so I thought I would ask you guys ( what you thought )

What with our current CampO turning up to the Christmas party as Spider Jerusalem and people spotting all the transmets on my comics shelf tonight, I was reminded of one of my favourite quotations from the series ( Read more... )