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A couple of years ago

Dave Wilson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:02:16 +0000

A couple of years ago, on a rather wet weekend as I recall, I was loafing around the house with my son Paul. With nothing better to do, we decided to watch whatever we could find of interest on the local TV station. (more…)

I’m a great fan of automation

Dave Wilson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:22:17 +0000

I’m a great fan of automation. I’ve always felt that if machines can take the burden of repetitive work off the shoulders of human beings, it will free them up to pursue more interesting and meaningful lives. (more…)

The folks in the Government were so concerned about the effects of climate change that they called in the educated folks from the great seats of learning to ask what might be done about it

Dave Wilson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:22:18 +0000

The folks in the Government were so concerned about the effects of climate change that they called in the educated folks from the great seats of learning to ask what might be done about it. (more…)

The managing director of the Small to Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) was a tad upset

Dave Wilson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:32:18 +0000

The managing director of the Small to Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) was a tad upset. Every time he opened his favourite trade magazines, all he read were glowing stories about his competitors. There was never any mention of the award-winning products his company had designed. (more…)

Last Sunday

Dave Wilson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:12:18 +0000

Last Sunday, I was delighted to see UK racing team Brawn GP secure the 2009 Formula One Constructors’ Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos, with driver Jenson Button coming from fourteenth position on the grid to a fifth place finish to take the Championship with one race of the season to go. (more…)

Driving through the leafy Oxfordshire countryside

Dave Wilson — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:12:16 +0000

Driving through the leafy Oxfordshire countryside, one would be forgiven for wondering what’s left of the engineering industry in England. (more…)

I’ve never been fond of driving at night

Dave Wilson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:32:16 +0000

I’ve never been fond of driving at night, especially on long stretches of unlit country roads. I’ve always been suspicious that any number of wild animals might, at any moment, leap out from the dark wilderness and into the path of my car causing me to swerve violently into oncoming traffic. (more…)

This year

Dave Wilson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:22:15 +0000

This year, before departing on my annual holidays to France, I decided to invest in a GPS system for the car to avoid the inevitable anxieties that arise when trying to read a map whilst driving at high speed down French motorways in a right hand drive car. (more…)

Last week

Dave Wilson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:52:15 +0000

Last week, President Obama made the courageous decision to drop the idea of setting up a European ballistic missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland. (more…)

This week

Dave Wilson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:02:14 +0000

This week, I had the pleasure of travelling down to London to meet up with my colleague and fellow editor Andy Lee, who had booked a rather salubrious conference room at Centaur Headquarters in which to hold our editorial discussion. (more…)