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    <title>Cyberpunk, Spirituality and Technology - The Voidspace Blogspot</title>
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    <description>The strange and deluded ramblings of a rather odd person.</description>
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      <title>Life Observations</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2007_05_05.shtml#e187</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that entering '90' into a microwave results in a lot longer time than entering '100' ? Hmmm... ... [21 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2007 12:19:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Good Music</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2007_04_21.shtml#e185</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to America I acquired an iPod mp3 player. I've long resisted the siren call of my gadget-acquiring-instincts to buy an mp3 player, figuring that as I didn't listen to much music I probably wouldn't use it a great deal. ... [426 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:07:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sad News to Report</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2007_04_14.shtml#e184</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote 'The Hokey Cokey' died peacefully at the age of 93. ... [104 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Travelling, Talking About IronPython and a Funky Image Viewing Program</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2007_03_31.shtml#e181</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ouch. It's actually around three months since my last posts on this blog. In a feeble attempt to make amends I'm making a few in a row. ... [127 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>It's Been a While, but I've Got My Excuses</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2007_03_31.shtml#e180</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello folks. It's been a while since I've posted here, far too long. This is of course the traditional opening to blog entries on unloved blogs all across the intarwebs. ... [340 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:42:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Being a Teaching Assistant in the UK</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_12_23.shtml#e177</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Delia is from Romania. She did an English and Romanian Literature degree and speaks better English than most natives I know. ... [2455 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:43:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Life in the Grass</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_12_02.shtml#e175</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A friend of mine, Luke Van der Schans, is experimenting with editing films using Moviemaker [1]. His first attempt is called life in the grass : It's twelve minutes long and has extracts from nature films showing, uhm... ... [98 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Dec 2006 16:06:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Science or God ?</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_10_07.shtml#e168</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Science enriches my faith. Creation enriches my faith. I can stand in a field, the breeze causing velvet ripples in the tall grass and the sun causing everything around me to shimmer with life. ... [332 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Part II)</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_09_23.shtml#e166</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday I went to see Neil Gaiman, and on Thursday I went to see Terry Pratchett. Two of my favourite authors in one week, wow. ... [551 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Accidental Tenderness</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_09_23.shtml#e165</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I was outside standing by a doorway. A pretty girl walked past, and her arm brushed lightly against mine. It was a moment of accidental tenderness. ... [26 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:10:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Geniuses, IQ and Passion</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_09_16.shtml#e161</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent New Scientist Article [1] runs with the headline You Could Be a Genius Too. It suggests that brilliance, whether academic or in music or sport or anything else, is not innate. ... [281 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:11:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Little Fight Every Now & Then...]]></title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_08_05.shtml#e158</link>
      <description><![CDATA[My wife and I don't argue. You may not believe this, but it's true. I've never (yet) read any marriage guidance books, but I guess they suggest that the occasional argument is normal. ... [124 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Aug 2006 22:10:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Urban Legends</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_05_27.shtml#e148</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's 2.21 am in the morning and I can't sleep. As a result I'm randomly surfing the internet. We all carry around a lot of mental baggage, (as well as the emotional kind) you know like little factoids you heard when you were a kid and just always assumed were true. ... [360 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2006 01:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ebooks, Get Your Lovely Ebooks</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_05_13.shtml#e141</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Voidspace has a great library of free ebooks available for download. So does the Kebook Library, which includes comics, programming books, and all sorts of other e-books for download. ... [41 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 12:29:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Time for an Update</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_05_06.shtml#e132</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's more than three weeks since I last blogged here. In that time I've moved house and changed job. I now work as a Python Programmer for Resolver Systems. ... [66 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 6 May 2006 21:07:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Our Funny Little Car</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_04_01.shtml#e128</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I blogged a few weeks ago about our struggles in finding a cheap second hand car. The difficulty wasn't in the availability - Northampton is awash with cheap second hand cars - but in finding one from a source we trusted. ... [356 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:27:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Old Age & Dentists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_03_11.shtml#e120</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prompted by my previous post [1] I've been reading a bit of my old blog. This is from three years ago when this site was young and fresh. ... [334 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Teeth, Books & Memories]]></title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_03_11.shtml#e118</link>
      <description><![CDATA[One good, one bad, one weird... Or maybe three weird, depending on how you look at it. I'm talking about the subjects of this blog entry. ... [368 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:18:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Romanian Detective Puzzle</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_03_04.shtml#e116</link>
      <description><![CDATA[My wife Delia is Romanian, however she speaks better English than most of the people I know. (Except with a gorgeous twang of an Eastern European accent that comes out every now and then.) ... [429 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2006 10:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Move Out of the Way Skype</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_03_04.shtml#e112</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've also been playing with configuring a VoIP connection. The default VoIP is Skype which several of my friends use. ... [198 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Interesting Article on File Sharing</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_25.shtml#e110</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This post probably belongs in my Techie Blog, but it's of general interest so I thought I would post it here. I have just seen an unusually interesting article on the BBC website about File Sharing. ... [69 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:14:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mahatma Gandhi Quotes</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_25.shtml#e109</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Like almost everyone I know, I can't resist a short pithy quote. The following two are from Mahatma Gandhi. As you might expect, they are quality sayings with more than a grain of truth in them : &quot;I think it would be a good idea.&quot; &mdash;Mahatma Gandhi (When asked what he thought of Western civilization) &quot;Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.&quot; &mdash;Mahatma Gandhi ... [72 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:15:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Transport Woes</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_18.shtml#e104</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Living in Kingsthorpe, on the outer spiral arm of Northampton, is fun. Getting to work is a real pain though. ... [456 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Job Hunting</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_18.shtml#e103</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The job hunting is interesting. If you're interested in how it's going, you can read about it in Job Hunting, on my Techie Blog. ... [24 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:52:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Gadgets and Games</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_04.shtml#e99</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Although my PDA has died, my life is not bereft of gadgets. I've just bought a webcam so that Delia and I can have video conversations with our nephews and nieces (and other assorted relatives). ... [166 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2006 21:43:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PDA Disaster</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_04.shtml#e98</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've had a PDA disaster. Over the last few days, my XDA IIi has sputtered to a halt and finally died. ... [116 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2006 21:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Moving Out and On</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_02_04.shtml#e97</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's now almost three weeks since Delia and I moved out of community. After ten years in community (for me) this is a big step and a big change. ... [943 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Big Change</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_01_21.shtml#e93</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the weekend something very big has happened in the lives of Delia &amp; me. We have moved out of community, and in with a couple of friends into Kingsthorpe Northampton. ... [579 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:38:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Qualified for Citizenship</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_01_07.shtml#e92</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Yesterday I went with Delia to take her UK Citizenship Exam. (I think it's actually called Life in the UK). ... [310 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:15:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Updated CV</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2006_01_07.shtml#e88</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've updated my CV and provided an RTF Version for Download. Many thanks to my Sister in Law for her substantial help in making it presentable. ... [65 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 7 Jan 2006 08:52:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hair Care</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_12_24.shtml#e86</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ok, so I feel slightly silly making this blog entry. I have nice long hair, and am determined to enjoy it before I go bald. ... [221 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:47:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Job Hunting</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_12_17.shtml#e85</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm now officially looking for work as a programmer. I'd prefer to work with Python, doing web development (not web-design, which is another kettle of fish). ... [144 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:50:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Driving Again</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_12_17.shtml#e83</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I passed my driving test about six years ago. Unfortunately my early [1] driving experience wasn't very good. Over the first couple of years I had a few minor scrapes and bumps - and a couple of not so minor ones. ... [633 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:25:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Which Super Hero are You?</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_12_17.shtml#e82</link>
      <description><![CDATA[You scored as Neo, the &quot;One&quot;. Neo is the computer hacker-turned-Messiah of the Matrix. He leads a small group of human rebels against the technology that controls them. ... [89 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Quote of the Moment</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_12_17.shtml#e81</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, wishing for things isn't an effect way of thinking. ... [11 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dining in a Temple</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_11_19.shtml#e76</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last night I ate dinner in a Sikh temple, cooked by a Sikh priest. It's not every day I get to say that. ... [181 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:42:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Changes, Changes</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_11_12.shtml#e73</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Everything changes, often for the worse. Internet restrictions at work have got worse. That means I may be able to post less frequently. ... [78 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:35:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Permission to Stay</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_11_12.shtml#e72</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I told you about my wife's clash with Romanian bureaucracy. She was trying to renew her Romanian passport. ... [512 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:29:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Feeling Friendly</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_10_15.shtml#e71</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Yup, I'm feeling friendly. My Friends Page is now online - hurrah. Hmmm... it would be nice to have more friends though. ... [84 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Friend or Foe ?</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_10_08.shtml#e63</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've just realised that I don't have a convenient page of links to my friends. I'll be putting one up shortly - so if you feel you deserve to be included then drop me an email and I'll make sure you are. ... [42 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:46:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fuzzy Stuff</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_10_08.shtml#e62</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Another Fuzzy quote. &quot;I live to hug, to dream, and to worship.&quot; ... [12 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>May I Beg Your Leave</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_09_24.shtml#e57</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago [1] I blogged about Delia's experience of Romanian bureaucracy. Well, now we have our very own, home-grown, English version. ... [500 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:04:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paradigm Drift</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_09_03.shtml#e54</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Voidspace continues the gradual drift towards the new style [1] . There are 4 new articles online : Mindfulness of Breathing - a meditation on concentration. ... [222 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:31:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Only Romania</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_08_20.shtml#e53</link>
      <description><![CDATA[My wife has had another typically Romanian [1] experience - but this time in England . Warning The story below gets a bit involved - which is kind of the point . ... [644 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:40:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Time to Confess</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_08_20.shtml#e52</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Here's an interesting meme that might spread ConfessionExpression.co.uk. It's an anonymous board to post your confessions - either as text or an image. ... [80 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Friendship</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_08_20.shtml#e51</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've just heard an interesting classification of friendship. Obviously it's fairly basic - but it's a useful way of instantly categorising friendships. ... [235 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:39:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Only A Year To Go</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_08_06.shtml#e49</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In one year and two days... it will be my birthday. ... [11 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:44:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>One Good Turn....</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_08_06.shtml#e48</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since Friday I've been helping with the Good Timber show. This is held at New Creation Farm one a year, and it's the second time I've helped out. ... [263 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:51:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Two Years Today</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_30.shtml#e46</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've now been married (and living at River Farm House) for two years. Hurrah for me and Delia . Michael and Delia Getting Married ... [24 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:35:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wet Weather</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_23.shtml#e45</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's raining in England. It's still not as bad as it is in Romania, where they've had their worst floods for five hundred years . ... [74 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:04:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consume or Create ?</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_23.shtml#e44</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I'd rather create than consume. This, of course, is my excuse for programming rather than reading . ... [17 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:02:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>It Just Keeps on Getting Better</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_23.shtml#e43</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ahem, well at least I've converted a few more articles in the Voidspace section to the new style. Greatly improved they are too. ... [63 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:24:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New, New, New</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_16.shtml#e42</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There are two new articles up at Voidspace (well, sort of three). Life in Romania Diving or Drowning - Part II The first article is a prettier version of yesterdays blog - with some pictures. ... [96 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:58:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Value For Money</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_16.shtml#e41</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Buying cheap is sometimes a bad deal. This is especially true when buying batteries. We buy most of our stuff from the community FDC. ... [142 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Life In Romania</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_16.shtml#e40</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Note This blog article is also viewable as a prettier looking article - Life in Romania. Date:13th July 2005 Author:Michael Foord As you might expect, Romania is very different from Britain. ... [1153 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>All Quiet on the Western Front</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_07_02.shtml#e39</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sorry about being so quiet... it's not going to change for a week or so either. On Saturday we fly out to Romania for a week. ... [274 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2005 09:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Store Wars</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_06_11.shtml#e37</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A deeply serious post this time. As all of us true Star Wars devotees will know, a travesty has been unleashed upon us in the form of the recent three films. ... [94 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>It's Been a Long Time</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_06_11.shtml#e36</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've blogged. Even longer since I've done a proper one. Life is hectic - better than being bored though. ... [319 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:36:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sniff</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_06_04.shtml#e35</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The elderflower is out, the weather is beautiful, and my hayfever has started. sniff Tomorrow I do some real work. ... [51 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2005 13:48:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spam, Spam, Spam</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_05_28.shtml#e34</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm back at work after a few days off ill... Some bizarre bug that went and then came back again. ... [70 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2005 12:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Agony and Ecstasy</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_05_07.shtml#e29</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm now cycling home [1] three times a week. This is a basic attempt to avoid slipping into decrepitude at the advanced age of 30 years old. ... [587 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 17:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>On Yer Bike</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_04_30.shtml#e24</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Or on my bike to be more precise. I've finally acknowledged that being a fat, out of shape, git isn't much fun. ... [190 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2005 13:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Weirder than Real Life</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_04_23.shtml#e23</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Venturer posted the following as an article a few days ago. I find this sort of thing fascinating. It's about experiments done by a Japanese and American researcher. ... [445 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 07:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Feeling Fuzzy</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_04_16.shtml#e17</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, I is mainly feeling Fuzzy. :-) In actual fact it's just an excuse to show off the funky new icon that me mate Aidan has made me. ... [271 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>On a Dark One</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_03_26.shtml#e9</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's 3.15am and my PDA power supply is bust. In order to be able to use it in the morning, I've got up and brought it to the computer room - where I'm compelled to blog. ... [289 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Neuroses of the Ancients</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_02_19.shtml#e5</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's snowed in Britain over the last few days. At least in Northampton a half hearted attempt at snow that lasted a few hours. ... [127 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fame at Last</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_02_12.shtml#e4</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I think I'm still shaking... still it's always good to have new experiences (right ?). A colleague and I have just been interviewed live on BBC Radio Northampton. ... [115 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Good Chat</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_02_12.shtml#e3</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luke is a new lad staying with us at the moment. He's just come off the gear and is trying to get his life in order. ... [42 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:37:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Raw Power</title>
      <link>http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/arch_d7_2005_02_12.shtml#e2</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I've just been listening to some of the lads jamming. I'd forgotten about the raw power of music close up. ... [78 words]]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
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