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Tallinn / Stockholm
Tallinn was a pleasant little city that I would not really care to come back to (nothing wrong with it - just didn't seem interesting enough to warrant seeing more of than I have already ( Read more... ) -
Samsung S4
Yesterday bought Samsung S4. A few notes:
1. I found it on Gumtree for 380 GBP. Best way to buy in my opinion - people get it for free with an upgrade and sell unused (guy has Iphone himself).
Did not haggle but told the guy that he would have to come and meet me in Central London - he agreed.
2. Currently trying to sell my S3 for 250-270 on Ebay. ( Read more... ) -
Kitesurfing
Max's enthusiasm for kitesurfing was contagious and I decided to give it a try. Here is what I think is useful to know for anybody considering it:
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Gays in Russia 2013 - Jews in Germany 1933 or Russia 1980s?
Прочитал мнение Dan Savage что положение геев в России сегодня схоже с евреями в Германии в 1933 году (но не 43). Мне кажется это сравнение не совсем честным (я понимаю что ему для красного словца упоминуть Гитлера - нужную жалость пробьет автоматом). But in all fairness, I don't think things are that bad (especially when we remember Hitler not for ( Read more... ) -
Brideshead Revisited - fail
Saw a glowing review of the book by Steve Sailer (who I respect a lot) so gave it a try. Unfortunately was an epic fail - I completely failed to get it, so dropped after a few chapters. The first part where protagonist talks about his being in the army I understood - but when action moves 20 years earlier to his time at Oxford (in the 1920s), it ( Read more... ) -
Broom of the system
Max loved this book, so I made an honest effort for roughly 100 pages (or something like that in epub). Unfortunately it just didn't work for me - plot is going nowhere, feels extremely self-obsessed & the humor was mostly lost (I could tell that the author is making an effort but just didn't seem funny). This is a shame because the writer is ( Read more... )
