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35, born in Doncaster, England, haven't died yet. Very tall, to the point where I annoy people if I'm anywhere near the front at a rock concert. Recently moved to the US to be with my wife, and my other love of my life, my cats.

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Entertainment > TV Show Reviews Television reviews: Doctor Who: 3 of 17
There was a bit of a brouhaha last year when the Guinness Book of Records announced that the longest running science fiction TV series had been awarded to Stargate: SG-1. The record was 203 episodes, beating the previous holder (the X-files) by just one episode. That is, until fans from around the world pointed out that ther... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History The Titanic in popular culture and film: 2 of 10
Naturally, a great many movies and TV specials have been made regarding the disaster, not least of which is the popular 1997 film, but I'm avoiding these for the scope of the article, in that while they deal with the events, they're literally /just/ dealing with the events. For my purposes here, I'll be looking more at refer... More..
Computers & Technology > MP3 Players What to consider when buying a new MP3 player: 6 of 23
I'd have to say the main consideration you should making before buying an MP3 player is 'What am I going to use it for?'. This might sound a little self-evident ("listening to MP3s, duh"), but it's not as clear cut as that. I've been through two MP3 players in the past three years, and both times, there were very good reason... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations Can Christians ever manage to reclaim Christmas as a holy day?: 9 of 33
Can Christians ever manage to reclaim Christmas as a Holy Day? Well, in the first place, technically they'd be re-reclaiming it, given they stole the holiday from Paganist beliefs in the first place, particularly Mithras worship. Mithras? Christmas? Noticing a similarity there? There's absolutely no evidence that Jesus was b... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Should JK Rowling allow the characters in the Harry Potter series to become more romantically involved?: 6 of 22
Once again, I seem to be writing an article because I can't quite believe the subject is up for debate. Once again, it seems to be about Harry Potter, which is odd, because while I enjoyed reading the books, I can't say I'm a devoted fan or anything. I don't think I even bothered to buy the last three, but simply borrowed th... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Will people eventually write their own version of the Bible, in the manner of, say, Wikipedia?: 3 of 11
I'm going to vote no on this, but only the strictest possible interpretation of the title. Which bears a little closer examination, before I explain why. "Will people eventually write their own version of the Bible, in the manner of, say, Wikipedia?" First of all, it might be worth reminding readers what Wikipedia is. The wh... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Behind the name: David: 3 of 11
David (commonly pronounced "DAY-vid" in modern English) is common first and last name in western culture, commonly abbreviated to Dave or Davy. Alternate spellings include Daud ("Da-ood") in Arabic, Dowd in Old English/Irish (from which comes the common last name 'O`Dowd'), Dawood ("Da-wood") in Persian, and Daffyd in Welsh ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories Why I think the PS3 will fail: 2 of 7
To my mind, Sony have released the PS3 somewhat blithely assuming that the market conditions are similar, if not identical to when they launched the PS2. They're not. First, there's the DVD player. When the PS2 first came out, I would go so far as to say that most households didn't have a DVD player. Purchase of the console ... More..
Sciences > Chemistry The characteristics of an atom: 3 of 9
Atoms are about as small as anything gets, at least in any terms the average person can comprehend. Any smaller, and you're looking at a particle that no longer retains any of its chemical properties: You can't have, for instance, half an oxygen atom, without it ceasing to be oxygen any more. The size varies a little, from t... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Game reviews: City of Heroes: 2 of 6
City of Heroes is one of those games that I keep hoping another company will emulate, and produce a similar setting. I wanted to like this game so very, very much, and indeed, it certainly has its good points, but they just don't make up for the bad. Why not? Read on... I'm a big comicbook fan, always have been. Not to the s... More..