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  • The Silent Revolution: How AI Could Render Blogs Obsolete

    I’ve been blogging on and off for well over fifteen years, and have been through lots of phases with it. Some years I’ve been highly active, others I haven’t posted at all. Right now, I’m on a bit of a roll, but in the age of AI I’m starting to wonder how much longer the…

  • Why Men Should Shave Their Legs

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    It’s a controversial topic with differing opinions all round, but I’m happy to hold my hand up and admit I’ve been shaving my legs for a couple of years. I like the way they feel, I like the way they look, the skin on my legs seems healthier with regular shaving, and there’s no way…

  • Dad was an Artist (So was Mum)

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    When my dad passed away, me and my siblings inherited a collection of thousands of family photographs. One of my older brothers took charge of them and spent a long time scanning prints, before sharing them online for the rest of us to enjoy. I often look through them, and frequently come across images that…

  • Hike to Hindley Head Abandoned Farmhouse, Gisburn Forest

    I used to love walking when I was in my teens and twenties. Then I married a woman who was a real townie, and my long walks in the countryside petered out. Instead, I found myself making trips to other towns and cities, adopting her lifestyle and enjoying eating and drinking in all the different…

  • Yes, I Still Shave My Head

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    I’ve already written about the experience of buzzing my hair and shaving my head for the first time, but that was almost a year ago, so I thought it was about time I wrote a follow-up post. To Recap… Just before the UK went into lockdown last year, I buzzed all my hair off for…

  • How it Really Feels to Shave Your Head

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    Spoiler: it’s amazing! Back in March, just before the UK announced it was going into lockdown, I buzzed all the hair off my head. Two months later, I’m still sporting the buzzed/shaved/bald look, and loving it. Here, I’m going to address some of the doubts other guys may have when they are thinking of embarking…

  • Will 2020 be The Last Year of Flickr?

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    I really hope I’m wrong, but I have a sad feeling that 2020 is going to be Flickr’s last year. I’ve been a ‘Pro’ (paying) member of the photo-sharing site since 2006. The early years I remember the earlier years of Flickr very well. For me, it went through a Golden Age which ran from…

  • Notes from Susan Sontag On Photography

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    I recently came into possession of a copy of Susan Sontag’s On Photography, and was delighted to see it contained hand-written notes made in pencil by a previous owner. It has that wonderful musty ‘old book’ smell, and I’m finding it fascinating to go through, picking up on some of the notes and highlights. The…