LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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- If you’re going to win an Ashes Test, you need to get more than 200 on the board
- England are once again the laughing stock of world cricket
- Something made me laugh at Lincoln Cathedral
- AI vs Human Writing
- Lincoln’s Steep Hill is aptly named, Southwell is proud of its apples and Boston is a bit rough – my July 2024 holiday (part 2!)
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Author: ncfclee92
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As ever, it’s the hope that kills you. No matter what has gone before, no matter how many thrashings England have been on the end of, the build up to an Ashes series gets me as excited as a toddler does for Christmas. Test cricket is the aristocracy of sport, and Ashes Tests are the…
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The figures make for grim reading. England’s men’s cricket team, who were world champions in the 50 over format in 2019 and the 20 over version in 2022, have gone out of the Champions Trophy having lost all three of their games. Brendon McCullum took over as coach of the white ball side in January…
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I was in Lincoln Cathedral (again) today and something made me laugh. I couldn’t quite figure out a way to show it to you all so what I was trying to point out really came across, and this is the best method I could think of. In one corner of the cathedral there is a…
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Identifying whether a piece of writing was generated by artificial intelligence (AI) or written by a human can be a complex task, especially as AI models have become increasingly sophisticated. However, there are certain indicators and techniques that can help distinguish between AI-generated and human-written content. 1. Style and Tone Consistency One of the more…
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The last time I wrote to you, I was about to leave Nottingham for the next stop on my road trip holiday. Before going away, I had read about Nottinghamshire in a book I had called I Never Knew That About England. The section on Southwell I found particularly interesting, with it being described as…
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Hello from Nottingham! I’m writing this in my hotel room near the River Trent, where I am on holiday. The main reason for coming here was to watch the England men’s cricket team play in the Test match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, my favourite cricket ground in the country. Mum and I…
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Have you heard the story of Gary the Gorilla? Gary – an 8 foot tall ornament – dutifully welcomed visitors to a garden centre in Scotland for a decade before he was stolen last year. As you can see, he did his bit during the pandemic by wearing a face mask and has also been…
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The slightly prententious title to this week’s piece is not me trying to come across all earnest – it’s actually a lyric from the Arctic Monkeys song Anyways (which you can listen to below). I’ll be honest, I have been finding things a bit difficult recently. My anxiety remains, thankfully, at arm’s length but it…
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Project Happy update The last few days at work have been the first time in a long time that I’ve felt on top of everything. Last night, in particular, we got everything done with time to spare. It felt good. I also really like nearly all the people I work with, and don’t want to…
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Hello again. This Wednesday I’m going to tell you everything I have on my mind in a handy bullet point format:
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