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Your child may be at risk of uselessness

Shocking new research was published in the Telegraph yesterday: only one in five children can perform “simple tasks like tie a reef knot, read a map or mend a bicycle puncture.” Nor can they perform such simple jobs as cooking a meal, loading a flintlock or operating a loom, though Chinese children are remarkably adept at [...]

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Life is what you make it

I live in, quite conceivably, the dullest country in the world. The only thing that makes my work exciting is that I don’t press “Save” as often as I should. My hobbies include (and are mostly limited to) activities that involve sitting. I live in a neighbourhood where a bin facing the wrong direction passes [...]

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Don’t mind me, I’m not even here. Or am I…

I stumbled across a site today that offers something that seems to be good to be true. As usual, it is. The site in question is www.thesecretofinvisibility.com, which offers the secret of invisibility for only $24.95. Being no stranger to invisibility (I studied computer science and have found the easiest way to become invisible is to [...]

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More music, fewer rants

Recently I have taken several steps towards adulthood. Not only did I join the ranks of middle-management and buy a dining table, I also stopped caring about the world at large. That means there’s little left for me to rant about. As becoming an adult is one of my worst nightmares, I have compensated by [...]

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How to help yourself. Sorry, practice science.

It is almost the end of the year again and that means it’s not only time for absurd predictions about the year to come (we are all going to be happy and miserable and have hover cars), it is also time for New Year’s resolutions. Obviously, when it comes to self-improvement, there is no better time [...]

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