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2900/4000 words of Rare Earth. Lots more to do tonight. Nap now.

A poser!

It's voluntary for Australian manufacturers to label their products with the Plastic Identification Code, isn't it? Why on earth isn't it mandatory?

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Ancient Egyptian medical spells would threaten evil spirits that, unless they departed from the patient, the magician would destroy not just them but everything. The entire cosmic order. This is how I feel at this moment towards Internet Explorer 8 and its unkillable "Error on Page" Java debugging obsession.

Podcasts Of Interest!

The Origins of the Eucharist, an interview with theologian Bruce Chilton which gives an alternative view of the meaning of the Last Supper. Available as audio d/l and transcript.

*continues to spam you*

The Truth About Gossip, from the Buddhist magazine Tricycle

(And from an article not available online, two paras about Speaking Honestly.)

(And on a not unrelated note, the Dalai Lama on praise and criticism.)

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3100/4000 words of Rare Earth. I'd call it Draft Zero, but there are too many bits I haven't written yet! The whole shape and logic of the story is there, though - it's just a matter of getting a decent night's kip so I can focus on it for more than three seconds at a time.