Proposition bets

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

I have a keen interest in confidence tricks, with the social engineering and clever scams required to make them work. This interest led me to the book The Big Con, which is an enlightening read about the long cons of the early twentieth century, documented by a professor who ...

Classic TV bonanza

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

I've managed to pick up some bargains on DVD recently. First, an internet shop had some series of Mission: Impossible on sale, and then I found the complete Columbo collected in to a single box set also on sale, making it as cheap as two individual series box sets. ...