I’ve never read it, but: Bye-bye, Smash Hits.
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I don’t usually find time for novels, but I’m enjoying Quintin Jardine‘s two crime series at the moment. Having tracked down a copy of his first book, Skinner’s Rules, I’m two-thirds of the way through and it’s been enjoyable so far – humorous, not too dark, enough mystery to maintain interest. I’ve already read the second but I’m now aiming to read them in order. After this one, I need to choose between the third Skinner book or the new Oz Blackstone novel.
Many of the novels are set in Edinburgh which is helpfully expanding my knowledge of the city. Last night, on the way to a pub rendez-vous, I went via the sites of the first two (fictional) murders, Advocates’ Close and Jackson’s Close. Such are the trivial little things that entertain me…
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Via James comes celebrity face recognition from MyHeritage.com. Although designed for genealogical purposes, there’s a huge amount of fun to be had putting non-celebs in the celebrity search and seeing whose faces come up. It’s not infallible (one photo of me seemed to be matched with Stan Lee just because we were both wearing sunglasses), but when I tested it with a random photo of Tony Blair, it knew who it was.
There is a certain amount of amusement to be had, too, if you forget to set the result to just one gender. Although I insist I don’t look like Alanis Morissette.
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