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Aug
25
The Heinous Hegemony of the Straight Potato Peeler
I've just peeled 2kg of potatoes. If I worked in the kitchen of a Victorian manor house and
4 min read
Aug
18
Delay Replay
I've just started a new job, and it would be easy to blame this for the delay in
5 min read
Aug
13
Naked Penguins
Last Saturday, I saw a man dressed as a naked penguin performing a show at the Edinburgh Fringe. How can
3 min read
Aug
04
Large Containers For Water
Bath is the only University Challenge team that also doubles as a large container for water in which a person
3 min read
Jul
22
Neighbourhood Watch
UCL and SOAS are eight minutes apart (0.4 miles) on foot. LSE and King's College London are
5 min read
Jul
15
Artificially Intelligent
S55E01 - Sheffield vs Warwick
For years, I have been planning to learn how to code so that I could
6 min read
May
14
Oscar Oscar Foxtrot
In 2022 the University Challenge Grand Final was contested by two captains called Michael (Mays and Hutchinson). Three years later
9 min read
May
05
Snookered
For the second post in a row, you're getting a batched review.
Last time it was just because
9 min read
Apr
21
Don’t Hesitate
I’m three blogs behind and don’t have a laptop so am having to write this on my phone.
5 min read
Apr
01
Gathering Swallows
In my neverending bid to increase the number of subscribers to this blog, I have been planning on cross-posting to
4 min read