Mark's Musings

4 November 2013
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I decided it was about time my blog had a responsive design. So I’ve grabbed a nice-looking free responsive template, which I’ll tweak a bit over the next few days.

31 August 2013
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What’s special about it?

The decision by parliament not to support immediate military action against Syria has led to much speculation about how this will affect the so-called “special relationship” we have with the US. Most of which is utter guff. The special relationship … Continue reading →

27 August 2013
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Those Facebook government requests, in full

As reported in the media, Facebook has published data on the number of requests it has had for user information by government agencies around the world. The full list is online at Facebook, but it’s on a page that you … Continue reading →

20 August 2013
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What the government should have said in response to David Miranda’s detention

There’s been a lot of comment on the web about the detention at Heathrow of David Miranda, the partner of Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald. Whether questioning him was necessary or not is still a matter of debate, but it seems … Continue reading →

28 July 2013
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Abusing Twitter

What do you do when someone successfully campaigns to have a woman featured on the next edition of the ten pound note? Well, if you’re a semi-moron with all the social skills of a decapitated earthworm, you threaten to rape … Continue reading →

23 July 2013
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Google Maps, where orange is the new blue (and also the new green, and red)

Google Maps is going through a bit of a makeover at the moment. There will, sooner or later, be an entirely new version of the web-based maps (which you can see in preview if you switch to the beta option), … Continue reading →

22 July 2013
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The secret location of Challis Island revealed.

Both the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph have reported on a project known as Challis Island, an artificial pirate-themed island in the middle of a reclaimed lake in Cambridgeshire. None of the news reports give way its exact location, … Continue reading →

18 June 2013
by Mark
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Mark's Musings

A miscellany of thoughts and opinions from an unimportant small town politician and bit-part web developer

What’s special about it?

Those Facebook government requests, in full

What the government should have said in response to David Miranda’s detention

Abusing Twitter

Google Maps, where orange is the new blue (and also the new green, and red)

The secret location of Challis Island revealed.

More retail development in Evesham?

Waitrose coming to Evesham?

Bridge works. At least, we hope so.