Well I don't know why I just wasted 1/2 an hour of my precious time ploughing through this lot. Maybe it was because of the bizarre surrealism of a good deal of it. What are some of these people on?

No, the reason was because I took the scenic route (sadly much of it not a very nice view) to the end so I could just add my vote of thanks to Ian and his various collaborators over the years, who have kept the magazine coming, on time, well written, well designed and always with something that I'd not come across or thought about before. Of course I don't find every article interesting, but I'm always pleasantly surprised by how a big a percentage of the content I do find interesting and all for the price of a couple of pints of beer. What on earth is there to moan about?

I think he and the magazine have done and continue to do a great job. Long may they continue.