Category Archives: London

Simon Singh at the RCJ

Posted on 26 February 2010 by Robert

Here’s a slideshow of my photos from the demonstration outside the RCJ. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Human Rights, London, Science | 3 Comments

Yellow Brick Road

Posted on 5 February 2010 by Robert

A clever new feature on the main concourse is the addition of coloured queue tiles on the floor, leading towards the trains. They are like little yellow-brick-roads for the mass transit system, nudging people into an orderly line, without the need for the proto-fascist barriers that we see at most cinemas, airports and theme parks. Continue reading →

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Health Tourism

Posted on 2 February 2010 by Robert

I have put in a poorly worded Freedom of Information request to the Department of Health to find out what statistics are available. What do you think? Continue reading →

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MR Systems, Highbury

Posted on 15 December 2009 by Robert

A shout-out to MR Systems in Highbury, North London. A pretty much immediate response to my request for a quote. And when I brought my laptop in, they repaired it in 3 hours! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fmr-systems-highbury%2F’; addthis_title = ‘MR+Systems%2C+Highbury’; addthis_pub … Continue reading →

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Photography Course in London

Posted on 5 November 2009 by Robert

In September I attended a fantastic two-day intensive photography course, run by Derek Linney. I’ve just uploaded a few of the photos I took to my Flickr photostream. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photo-Blog, Visual | 1 Comment

Tube Photoblog

Posted on 21 August 2009 by Robert

A couple of images for the weekend. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Visual | 3 Comments

The Treehouse Gallery

Posted on 10 August 2009 by Robert

There’s a great little project happening in Regents Park at the moment… Surely some LibCon readers and writers could get together to argue about something? Continue reading →

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Stalking Shawn

Posted on 2 August 2009 by Robert

Stalk Shawn. Follow his tweets, and find him in the streets. If you catch him, he’ll buy you a beer, like some Twenty-first century leprechaun. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Internet Philosophy, London | 12 Comments

Two Missing Posters

Posted on 15 July 2009 by Robert

Two variations on a theme. First, a bizarre missing poster from the streets of Islington… Continue reading →

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Storm Brewing

Posted on 18 May 2009 by Robert

A man of about thirty moves slowly through the crowd. He has a grubby brown jacket and a bad back, both of which accounts for the angry expression on his face. He is hungry and slightly dazed from some painkillers, which accounts for the punch-drunk gait. Continue reading →

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