Its about that time when everyone who runs a website -decides on their favourite stuff of the year. Top Ten lists are absolutley everywhere - like opinions, everyone seems to have one, and I don’t want to be the odd one out in the blogosphere. So - for a start, are my top ten albums [...]

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Stumble through the crowds together,
They’re trying to ignore us. That’s OK.
I’m proud to be the one you hold when the shakes begin
Sallow skinned, starry eyed, blessed, in our sin.
Elbow - Powderblue

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None of these offers appealed to me…but if you have your Xbox360, and would like to help a desperate fanboy get his hands on one…all you have to do is…

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With my current Xbox 360 obsession, it may make sense to ignore anything I say about computer games until the novelty wears off - but bugger that, I have to talk about Project Gotham Racing…which takes car racing to a new level for me. The actual racing is excellent, quick, responsive cars fly round [...]

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So, whilst I was in the US - I bought the Xbox 360 wireless adapter, a little doofer which plugs into one of the USB slots on the rear of my 360, and then clips onto the grille. It looks like an Ipod Shuffle…with a little grey antenna poking up 2 inches. Once installed, it [...]

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The original Fiat factory has a test track around the roof - although the factory is now a conference center - the track remains, check this very nice gallery of photos from thingsmagazine.net

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My Xbox Live gamertag…wanna take on my snowboarding skills? Bring your best chops…

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…at Seattle airport…British Airways lounges are always cool…long flight to London now, catch y’all on the other side.

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I quite like Christmas - especially now I have a child, it starts to take some meaning again…plus the great food, and decorations - generally I like the Christmas spirit. However, here in the US - the Christmas spirit is even more extreme than in the UK, and in Bellevue - where I am staying [...]

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I’m in Seattle at the moment for a series of meetings - I really enjoy my trips abroad, and I enjoy the US - good working environment, lovely people, some good (cheap) shopping, and great food (and coffee in Seattle), but really - what is it about American rental cars? This trip, I have been [...]

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