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2 January 2010
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31 December 2009
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A decade in retrospect
Ten years is a long time. Ten years ago, as the 90s slipped into the noughties, I marked New Year by combining the roles of DJ at a millennium night party and being on call for PSINet UK as lead tech support … Continue reading
29 November 2009
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The twenty best Christmas singles… ever
Today is formally the first day of Advent, the start of the Christmas season. So, to kick off, here’s my list of the twenty best Christmas singles ever written: Fairytale of New York – The Pogues and Kirsty McColl Merry … Continue reading
28 November 2009
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Why Gordon fails the Kinnock Test
There’s a theory which has been doing the political rounds for a while now, which is that the result of every British general election in the modern era (that is, since the advent of universal suffrage) has been the “right” … Continue reading
25 November 2009
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DNA, CCTV, IMP, FUD and other TLAs
If the civil libertarians, the conspiracy theorists and the Conservatives had their way, Abdul Azad would probably never have been caught. Azad was convicted of a brutal stranger rape in Stafford in July 2005 after fragments of his skin were … Continue reading
25 November 2009
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In web design, usability trumps everything
In the course of a discussion about fixed v fluid width layouts for web pages, I dared to make the comment that fixed width design can actually be a usability bonus in some cases – something which is close to … Continue reading
23 November 2009
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How ignorance is killing the Internet
Hot on the heels of an EU regulation that could, if actually implemented and enforced, destroy the advertising-supported economy of websites based in Europe, the British government comes up with a proposal of its own that is equally ludicrous. For … Continue reading
1 November 2009
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The morning of All Souls Day 2009
Awoke to the sound of wind and rain, elements lashing the bedroom window, wheels splashing in the road. Cats cowering in the kitchen, unwilling to risk the perils that lie beyond the flap. Short walk to the newsagents, streets unusually … Continue reading
13 October 2009
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Antijedistablishmentarianism
n. Opposition to the state acknowledgement of Jedi as a recognised religion.
25 September 2009
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Rock Ballads
The slow burn rock ballad is probably one of the most clichéd genres in music. But, like all clichés, it became one simply because it’s often so apposite. Be that as it may, these are ten songs that I think … Continue reading