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One+AbstractReview: Crashers
By Dana Haynes
Ripping Yarn, but Dodgy Details
This is a good thriller, set in the world of air crash investigation, which makes a very welcome change from the all too formulaic patterns of most current escapist literature. Choosing reading matter for my last holiday I really couldn’t face another “serial killer” or “ancient secret / modern conspiracy” tale, and this caught my imagination.
The story romps along with a pace and complexity reminiscent of “24”, and I mean that as a great compliment. It’s enjoyable, and you won’t want to put it down.
But…, and it’s a big but, you may also find this book a bit frustrating. Too many of the details are clumsy, or just plain wrong. Read the full review 
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Caldera Sunset #3
Sorry there was no photoblog post last week, but I was busy processing my shots from the wedding of my good friend, Dave. Here’s a third (and, I promise, final) “Caldera Sunset” shot from my Santorini trip. This one works, Continue reading
The Half Arsed Agile Manifesto
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Caldera Sunset Zen
I’m making good progress on sorting out my photos from last year’s Santorini trip, with the intention of getting them finished before the anniversary… 🙂 I was going to publish a series of the Caldera sunsets in weekly instalments. I Continue reading
Caldera Sunset #1
I’m finally getting round to processing the shots from my Santorini trip – only about a year late! The sunsets over the Caldera really are quite amazing. Here’s one, and I’ll post a couple more over the next few weeks. Continue reading
21st Century Schizoid Man
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I Don’t Want to Sound Complainin’
My review of the Canon 7D. The headline: great electronics, poor ergonomics. Continue reading
Memo to Car Museum Curators – Give Them Space
There are lots of great car museums in the world, and I’ve visited more than a few. However, the majority are difficult or impossible to photograph, unless you’re a “down in the details” sort of photographer, which I’m definitely not. Continue reading
Integrating External Content with WordPress
I’ve been developing andrewj.com for about 15 years, and although I’m not that prolific I’ve built up quite a lot of content. I recently converted my blog from an old bespoke (= “custom”, for my American friends) solution to one Continue reading
Hereinafter
We used to take the mickey out of Japanese user manuals for not being written very well. My favourite example was “engine not turning very round”, although sadly I suspect that may have been apocryphal. Now, I think there’s a Continue reading
Nice Palette
Here’s a picture from my Swiss trip last year. I was a little disappointed with my shots from Montreux – it’s such a compact town it’s very difficult to isolate the buildings and features from one another. However, I’m reasonably Continue reading
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