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John Naughton's online diary
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Monday 7 October, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-7-october-2024/39938/
Published: October 6, 2024 23:11
Roll out the barrel Rooting around in my vast photo archive what should I find but this? Taken on Boxing Day (December 26) 2008 when a large number of ostensibly sane male residents of Grantchester, a nice village near Cambridge, … Continue reading →
Friday 4 October, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-4-october-2024/39932/
Published: October 3, 2024 23:35
Ireland’s Lake District The view from Aghadoe Heights over Killarney. Quote of the Day “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Albert Einstein. Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news ‘Fairytale of New York’ played at Shane MacGowan’s ……
Wednesday 2 October, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-2-october-2024/39923/
Published: October 1, 2024 23:22
Colour Sometimes, B&W just doesn’t cut it! Quote of the Day “I’m very careful to only predict things which have already happened.” Marshall McLuhan Great advice for anyone covering the tech industry. Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news The ……
Monday 30 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-30-september-2024/39905/
Published: September 29, 2024 23:19
Mellow fruitfulness Our small vineyard is coming along nicely. Quote of the Day “Even the most perfect reproduction of a work of art is lacking in one element: Its presence in time and space, its unique existence at the place … Continue reading →
Friday 27 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-27-september-2024/39899/
Published: September 26, 2024 23:53
Waiting for dinner Cote d’Azur, 2010. Quote of the Day ”The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. “ Bertrand Russell Thanks to John Seeley for spotting it. Musical alternative to the morning’s … Continue reading →
Wednesday 25 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-25-september-2024/39893/
Published: September 24, 2024 23:10
Always on(line) Provence, Summer 2023 Quote of the Day ”Profit models are not philosophies, and should not be gussied up as such, festooned with purloined intellectual gew-gaws and other pirate fineries. Serious thinkers should not be pressed into service…
Monday 23 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-23-september-2024/39886/
Published: September 22, 2024 23:57
Summer house Lovely little arbour in the gardens of Muckross House, Killarney. Quote of the Day ”Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless.” Edward Gibbon Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Billy Strayhorn | Lotus Blossom | Duke…
Friday 20 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-20-september-2024/39881/
Published: September 20, 2024 11:20
Lakeview Lough Gartan seen from the grounds of Glenveagh Castle, Co. Donegal Quote of the Day ”There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy; it is not the bad taste of a country which knows no better; it … Continue reading →
Wednesday 18 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-18-september-2024/39876/
Published: September 17, 2024 23:14
The Lighthouse This is not my photograph, but I wish it was, because it’s perfect. It’s by John Darch, a gifted landscape photographer who also happens to be my brother-in-law. The lighthouse is on St John’s Point in Co Donegal … Continue reading →
Monday 16 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-16-september-2024/39868/
Published: September 15, 2024 23:10
Picasso’s guitar Amazing what you can do with a distorting lens. An experiment from 2007, which explains why it’s not a high-definition print. Quote of the Day ”I’m smart enough to know I’m dumb.” Richard Feynman Musical alternative to the … Continue…
Friday 13 September, 2024
https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-13-september-2024/39857/
Published: September 12, 2024 23:07
Vanishing point In Donegal, after the rain. Quote of the Day ”Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.” Ernest Hemingway Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news J.S. Bach | Weichet ……