Author Archives: 6000

Secrets of the fixture computer

By 6000 | 6000 | April 17, 2012

After a question from @chickenruby yesterday evening, I found myself wandering back onto Paul Fletcher’s 2009 blog post, detailing the immense amount of thought that has to go into organising the fixtures for the English football leagues. Thankfully, Paul did the work so we don’t have to: I wanted to find out exactly how the [...]

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Danger From Above!

By 6000 | 6000 | April 16, 2012

Page 4 of today’s Cape Times warns of dangers from above which may threaten your safety in and around the Mother City. First up is the hot air balloon crash at Beyerskloof vineyards in the Cape Winelands on Saturday – witnessed by none other than Beyerskloof supremo Beyers Truter: The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating [...]

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Seems Legit

By 6000 | 6000 | April 16, 2012

With all the fuss marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, many readers will be surprised to learn that - in an effort to sell more copies of his book - Oxford author Robin Gardiner claims that it was not the Titanic that sank, but her sister ship, the Olympic. In a story which could have come [...]

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Temptation

By 6000 | 6000 | April 15, 2012

It’s getting harder to resist… Anyone want to sponsor me a Galaxy? (he asked, hopefully.)

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Death By Life

By 6000 | 6000 | April 14, 2012

Late nights, disturbed sleep, early mornings. It all adds up and suddenly I realise again that I’m not getting any younger. We spent the afternoon at a wedding overlooking Simonstown, a few miles down the coast from Kalk Bay where we partied until late last night. False Bay is beautiful, but I don’t want to [...]

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