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Mimas
Go to the NASA site to see this picture of one of Saturn’s moons as seen by the Cassini probe. Actually Mimas looks quite a lot like the Death Star… (Obviously, I’m not the first to notice this resemblence)
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Apple & Band Aid
Someone more cynical than me might think that Apple agreeing to carry the new Band Aid single for its standard 79p price, but donating an additional 70p for each sale they make, is something of a marketing gimmick. It’s worth noting that the official site sells it for £1.99 rather than the £1.49 Band Aid…
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Demos on the Pro-Am Revolution
Thinktank Demos have today published a report detailing how enthusiasts and amateurs are changing the way we do things. So far I’ve only had a quick flick through the report, but it’s effectively an examination of those people who invest so much time in their hobbies and interests that they’re as good as the professionals.…
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Blair on ID Cards
While David Blunkett fights for his political career, today’s also the day that he introduces the ID Cards bill into the Commons. In the meantime, Blair is expected to address them in his monthly press conference in a few minutes time… Things I’d like him to address are exactly how he thinks ID cards will…
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Radio Plays
I had a bit of a radio plays catchup at the weekend and was hunting around for a good site that regularly reviews radio plays. To be honest I was pretty unsuccessful. I regularly visit Off the Telly which has some excellent TV reviews and features, but I can’t find anything similar for radio. I…
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The Charts/Top of the Pops
So it’s all change with both the Radio 1 chart show and Top of the Pops. The chart show (remember, that’s the CHART show), is going make the chart countdown just a “minor part of a wider chart show”. Umm, right, yeah. Why exactly do people tune into a chart show? To find out where…
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Blunkett
The more you hear about David Blunkett, the more there is do dislike. I’ve not really paid any attention up and until now to what he’s done in his private life, but the fact is that it’s very messy – too messy for a Home Secretary, many would argue. I don’t know if he did…
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Illegal Downloads Kill Music
Those illegal downloads really are killing music. Here’s the proof… Oh…
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Updated Site
Well behind the scenes I’ve updated this site to Movabletype 3.12. I think I’ve got everything broadly speaking working, but if there’s something I haven’t spotted, feel free to let me know!
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Boris on ID Cards
There may be a specil Boris Tribute issue of Private Eye this week, but he can speak some sense. (The Spectator article referred to by Boris is, for the time being, here – free registration required) [Why isn’t the image here showing up in Internet Explorer? It seems to be working OK in Firefox and…
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Code Busting
Do you get the idea that far too many people are taking the Da Vinci Code far too seriously?
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Yellowface/All The Lovers In The Night
Yellowface by R F Kuang I first came across R F Kuang with last year’s very enjoyable Babel, an alternate history of the British Empire told in a world where magic exists and is controlled by an elite group of individuals. Yellowface is very different, but no less enjoyable. It’s a book about books, and…
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