Revisiting Great Expectations: Part 1

The start of the affair
25 July 2008
I have always had a soft spot for Great Expectations, Charles Dickens’s final masterpiece, which I first read as a set text for my English Literature GCSE. Most of the books I had to read for English class at school were somehow made much less enjoyable by the simple [...]

My baby is back!

Fixed the computer at last, and no data was lost. It is now taking pride of place in the living room, as it should in my opinion. But there is always the tradeoff between sharing and privacy…

Defend not the indefensible

Can we all just be friends?

Making up for it

This piece appeared in another student newspaper, which tries to be the FT for students. I think it’s an OK attempt, but quite out of date by the time I wrote this.  
Even school bells can’t save you now
23 February 2008
When the world starts falling apart, further education is one escape. Too many people hunting too few jobs creates [...]

Zero hour

Computer broken. IRL angst. Work starts.

Whither Entrepreneurship? (for LSE student newspaper)

I had vowed never to write for the university student newspaper. The standard of student journalism is almost invariably dire and my past experience of the people who work on the “official” student rag has never been positive. But on this occasion, it was a favour for a friend who was organising a big series [...]

My first obituary

Bobby Fischer died – big news for the chess enthusiast in me. To my surprise, my editor suggested that I think of something to write about this, but with a financial angle. This was also a proper breakingview - the heady rush of stress, nervousness, creativity and excitement when you are on deadline is truly something. This was what I [...]

First Draft

Done. Sacrificed a lot of sleep, but I think it will be enough to work on with the editor tomorrow.
Flash:
Online world fed up with virtual “banks”
If Ben Bernanke thought economics in real life was tough, he should spare a thought for the monetary authorities of one of the US’s trading partners, the virtual online economy [...]

The Death of Drama

I can’t stop growing up. When I started blogging in 2004, I still carried a certain level of teenage angst and as a result, most of my previous posts now resident here at WordPress had to be tagged with ‘mope’, ‘emo’, ‘rant’ or ‘rage’, or sometimes all of them at the same time. I had [...]

Not in my name

To the London School of Economics and Political Science, health. You seem to have made an ill-judgement both of your friends and enemies; you will understand by reading the comments of your representative at the University and College Union, that you are at war with those who treasure the advancement of learning, and trust fools [...]