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John King
@johnkingwriter
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Writer of Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
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Scotland
Website
http://johnking.efftheineffable.com
Created
November 10, 2017
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johnkingwriter
cars
2019-03-07 14:40
AdBlue, the Mercedes way.
(Photo credit: Pixabay.com) My car started complaining about the lack of AdBlue (used to break down nitrogen-oxides in the exhaust of diesel cars) in its reservoir. As a responsible car owner, I ignored
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computers
2019-02-23 14:23
The Remote Desktop Scam
There comes a time in any techie’s life when they are called out to deal with a problem so catastrophic that it will change the lives of the people impacted by it. I attended one yesterday. One of my clients
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story
2018-10-08 20:46
RatBastard III
It's come to my attention that I never did complete the saga of RatBastard that I started some 11 months ago. Let me rectify that now... If you've not read the first two instalments, please do. This will
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writing
2018-04-11 21:13
My thoughts on Write Club
I’ve been asked what Write Club has done for me over the last sixteen weeks and I’m tempted to be less than charitable. I’m tempted to say that it has made me loathe deadlines and committees even more
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travel
2018-04-09 13:24
Scotland - North Coast 500 - Day 2
Day 1 is here Day 2 - Part 1 We were feeling a little rough around the edges in the morning. Considering that we sank the first beer before taking the luggage off the bikes yesterday (or in my case, the
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travel
2018-04-06 13:22
Scotland - North Coast 500 - Day 1
Day 0 (Preamble) Motorcycle Trip Around Scotland - September (2017) Tomorrow I depart on an epic journey around the north of Scotland on a motorcycle that’s older than my kids, and one of them starts Uni
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johnkingwriter
gaming
2018-03-26 21:12
Elite. DANGEROUS!
I logged into Elite Dangerous for the first time in God knows how long. Maybe eight months. Being the sensible sort, I went through some of the training again because I had no sodding clue where anything
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writeclub
2018-03-18 20:33
Write Club Session Six Prompt.
After ten gruelling weeks that have depleted our numbers severely, it falls on me to present the prompt for session six of #WriteClub. I originally wanted the prompt "Faithful Friend" with the
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johnkingwriter
bitcoin
2018-03-16 13:28
BTC - Where's the bottom?
Anyone with any holdings in BTC, or any other cryptocurrency that gets dragged about by it, has been eying the charts for the last couple of weeks trying to work out where the bottom is. Over the course
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johnkingwriter
writing
2018-03-06 10:59
Write Club (Session 4)
#WriteClub session four has just expired and it’s left a crater. @Tanglebranch has crashed out, leaving us with six members from the eight we started with. Lambing season is upon us and Tangle has discovered
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writeclub
2018-02-18 19:52
Write Club (Session 3)
And so another session of Write Club shudders to a gasping halt. Two of us were working right up to the last minute this week. I only just made the deadline due to both cars dying on us and numerous other
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steemit
2018-02-05 13:41
Pegging SBD to the USD - what are the consequences?
There’s a big dabate about the price of Steem Backed Dollars going on at the moment. The problem is in the title of the currency, Steem Backed Dollars were supposed to be just that, pegged to the US Dollar.
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witing
2018-02-04 15:30
Write Club Session #2
So, session two of Write Club stumbles to a conclusion with more than one stubbed toe. Jordan’s prompt from the start of session two seemed innocuous at the time but went on to stump several of us. Including
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johnkingwriter
fiction
2018-02-02 15:01
Mind the GAP (Part 5)
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writing
2018-02-01 23:19
Who needs an XKR?
Image credit: Pixabay Some people buy sports cars. Some purchase motorcycles or yachts or hire hookers. Some go traveling, perhaps a trip around the world with that special person that may well have been
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fiction
2018-02-01 18:58
Mind the GAP (Part 4)
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fiction
2018-01-30 14:18
Mind the GAP (Part 3)
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fiction
2018-01-26 14:44
Mind the GAP (Part 2)
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fiction
2018-01-25 17:32
Mind the GAP (Part 1)
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writeclub
2018-01-23 20:27
Write Club Session #1
I have survived the initial Write Club session. I’ll be the first to hold my hands up and admit that my entry was not particularly eloquent, inspirational or emotive. It was irreverent. It contained sweary
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