pootling

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Clouds Over the Latitude Lake: 

And that’s the ‘Word Arena’ over there on the right. So called for sponsorship-based reasons, inevitably.
Clouds Over the Latitude Lake:

And that’s the ‘Word Arena’ over there on the right. So called for sponsorship-based reasons, inevitably.

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Obelisk Arena: 

Just before John Grant, if memory serves, and my photos are in the correct order. 
He was great by the way. The photos of him, less so.
Obelisk Arena:

Just before John Grant, if memory serves, and my photos are in the correct order.

He was great by the way. The photos of him, less so.

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Obelisk Arena Panorama: 

Best viewed big. Click through for biggitude.
Obelisk Arena Panorama:

Best viewed big. Click through for biggitude.

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Toast: 

Whether this man was providing, or searching for toast, I never satisfactorily established. He may just have been a really big fan.
Toast:

Whether this man was providing, or searching for toast, I never satisfactorily established. He may just have been a really big fan.

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Tent View: 

Looks nice enough there, but not quite so pleasant in the middle of the night when attempting to get the less than cooperative tent back into its case. Was rather comfy as tents go though.
Tent View:

Looks nice enough there, but not quite so pleasant in the middle of the night when attempting to get the less than cooperative tent back into its case. Was rather comfy as tents go though.

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Entrance to Latitude: 

We spent a pointlessly long time queuing outside here on a daily basis to have our bags glanced at by less-than-enthused security people. Look at the pretty flowers though!
Entrance to Latitude:

We spent a pointlessly long time queuing outside here on a daily basis to have our bags glanced at by less-than-enthused security people. Look at the pretty flowers though!

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11)

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Did the media help to pull the trigger?

Excellent article from Johann Hari on the Raoul Moat case.

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Behind the Curtain
This Apple Store, soon to open within walking distance of my office, means my bank balance is doomed. 

Behind the Curtain

This Apple Store, soon to open within walking distance of my office, means my bank balance is doomed. 

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How Goldman Sachs gambled on starving the world's poor - and won

A depressing, if entirely plausible take by Johann Hari on why food prices shot up from 2006.

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Malcolm Gladwell on Criminal Profiling

In which he compares it to psychic reading. So Robbie Coltrane’s Cracker was a fraud?

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'Curtain' reveals Apple Store coming to London's Covent Garden

They’re building an Apple Store within walking distance of my office. I’m doomed.

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Android 2.2 demolishes iOS4 in JavaScript benchmarks

Some really impressive speed increases in Android 2.2. Hopefully your phone manufacturer is one of the ones that let you update in reasonable time.

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Australian 'angel' saves lives at suicide spot

Excellent, moving article.