The Null Device

The Null Device, being a stream of links and commentary on culture, technology, current events and whatever the author finds interesting.

The Null Device is maintained by acb, in his copious spare time.

This site makes no pretense of being objective and no guarantees of accuracy, reliability or posting frequency.

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One year ago:

2019/12/31

It's the last day of 2019, and as such, here are the notable records of the past year: Article 54 — The Hustle ( BandCamp ) In Australia, the rolling political unpleasantness is

Two years ago:

2018/12/31

As 2018 comes to an end, here is once again my list of records of the past year: Belle & Sebastian — How To Solve Our Human Problems This year brought another Belle &

Five years ago:

2016/1/17

Tonight I saw Henry Rollins at the Barbican, on one of the two London dates on his current speaking tour of the UK (titled “Charmingly Obstinate”). Rollins went on stage at half past seven, attired in