Wire-Tapping

I mean, come on people. This is where the surge to right-wing populism is heading. Donald Trump is the embodiment of what is wrong with this worrying trend, and he keeps demonstrating what this does – his latest move? Accusing Obama of spying on him, and implicating Britain, a long-time staunch ally of the US, […]

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Random Blurbings

I haven’t actually blogged properly for a little while. This occurred to me the other day, when I realised that over the past two weeks, The Legend of Zelda has dominated my site. Usually I’m discussing weird dreams, politics and the various strange events of my life. Let’s do a little of that here shall […]

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Breath of the Wild Chapter 7 – Big Steps

Chapter 6 recounted some ongoing frustrations with the lack of outright progress, but a bit of resolve and a few tense moments later, I’ve managed to make three major leaps forward. I’d just entered Ruta, the Divine Beast of the Zora. As before, you have to activate five terminals in order to unlock the final […]

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Creationism and Attacks on Science

On several occasions now, I have sparred with David Tee of Theology Archaeology. This occasion concerns an attack on science – and this is not the first time we have crossed swords on this issue. David has made several statements concerning his disdain for ‘secular science’, and it should come as no surprise that he […]

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Breath of the Wild Chapter 4 – The Desert and the Gerudo

Last time around I’d just headed south from the Great Plateau, having decided to do a bit of exploring. My overall direction – dictated by the landscape as much as anything else – took me south-west, but first, there was the Shrine I’d found – did I successfully complete it? Yes. Freezing time, shooting orbs […]

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Breath of the Wild Chapter 3: Wrong Turns and Battles 

Previously, I’d been loitering around Hyrule Castle, which was crawling with Guardians, a decidedly risky place to hover around. I’d just been slain in a Shrine (a combat trial) and I wasn’t about to let that go. As I started playing out chapter 3, I ventured back into the Shrine. The opponent was a miniature Guardian […]

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