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I write about the stuff that interests me. In the past that has been: the spell of technology, food, ecology, and drug culture. All the good stuff basically.

     

The Man Who Took 40,000 pills of ecstasy
Doctors from London University have revealed details of what they believe is the largest amount of ecstasy ever consumed by a single person - 25 pills a day.

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Wifi
Is it okay to 'borrow' nearby wireless internet connections?

Technobile: My mobile can't spell 'tofu'
I bought some undu at Painsbusys to eat with my flaunaue. Why can't my mobile spell properly?

Fitter, Happier, More Productive
Thanks to David Allen's cult time-management credo, I have a tidy desk, a clear conscience, increased output - and an unfolding love affair with my filing cabinet.


  
  The Crash of The Online Drugs Trade
How the isolated death of a drug user in Louisana led to convictions for Britons buying psychedelic drugs on net.
 
 
  Anatomy Of A Virus
Why we will have viruses and spam forever...

  
 

Just One More Go
Some online games are so addictive, people can't stop playing them.

  
  Cannabis.co.uk
Yep. Get your weed online.

  
  Reader's Drives
Hobbyist modding their PCs in quest for the Holy Grail - the silent PC

 
 

Make cheats, not war
The US Army's online video game America's Army is under attack. From hackers.

  
     
     
Trip II The Moon
Internet 'trip reports' - harrowing and hilarious first hand drug experiences

 
     
They Sing The Comet Electric
Dissident scientists advocating a controversial theory of the universe are having a field day after their predictions for NASA Deep Impact comet collision appear to have come out more accurately than NASA's.
 		  
  Want the Sith Movie? Go to Usenet
"The best bit is you don't have to share anything. Everyone downloads. Everyone is a leecher."
 
 
  Warez Wars
Intellectual property theft can be very habit-forming.

  
  Legion Of Doom
Hacking its engine, Doom's diehard fans made it the most popular game of all time.

 
     

The Father Of LSD
Dr Albert Hofmann was an anonymous Swiss chemist - then he inadvertently created the mind-altering 'psychedelic' drug that would shape popular culture for generations

Magic Medicine
Could the magic in psychedelic mushrooms be a medicine?

High Society (The Independent)
At up to £300 an ounce, exotic strains of designer cannabis are fuelling a booming market in herbal highs for affluent smokers. Apparently.

 
     
     
The Fake Detective
By day, Ed Lake is a mild-mannered retiree. By night, he's an online superhero. 		 
     
  Space Invaders: The Untold Story
Robbings, blackmail, chipshops, epilepsy, melodrama - it's all here.
 
     
     

Why I'm Giving Up Broadband
"I spend most of my days divided between what I need to do and what the internet wants me to do - which is look at it. All the time."

Am I Orthorexic?
"Who else painstakingly roves the shelves for produce that is organic, no added sugar, low in saturated fats, high in essential fatty acids, locally produced, packaged in biodegradable cellulose, with a big fat fair-trade cherry on top?"

What's All The Fuss About...Fairtrade?
Guilty eating a constant diet of 'evil products'? Go ethical.

What's all the fuss about...Food Miles?
What are they? And why are they bringing about the end of the world?

What's all the fuss about...Bottled Water?
Is it really better than tap? Really? Why?

What's all the fuss about...Slow Food?
It's the fine-tasting alternative to fast food, didn't you know?



 
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