July 2011
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“It’s small wonder to us that satire squats hoof-in-mouth under every bush....”
– Michael Flanders (Flanders and Swann), At The Drop Of Another Hat
Jul 31st
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PM’s brother earns £1.13m while legal aid slashed for poorest 25/07/11 24/07/11 Oslo terrorist cited Melanie Phillips in his manifesto Fuck Dr. Who Burning…
Jul 31st
making it difficult to buy something is a bad...
Hey, film and television studios! You know how you’re always bemoaning piracy, in an obviously-not-true, home-taping-kills-music-non-argument way? You don’t? Well, you do it all the time, maybe you don’t notice. Anyway, I’ve thought of a really great way you might be able to improve your sales! That’s right! Easy money! Want the secret? Just sell it in a form people...
Jul 30th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-24) →
Revision3 (22) John Walker and Nick Mailer (14) Scott Joplin (11) Elbow (8) Nick Mailer, John Walker (7) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 29th
OS X Lion: Initial Impressions →
These are just some of my thoughts following a day of messing around with the new! shiny! version of OSX. If you’re looking for something more substantial, by which I mean if you’ve got a…
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links for 2011-07-21 →
Pressure mounts on David Cameron over Andy Coulson’s security level | Media | The Guardian News of the World: Rupert Murdoch and his minions really did lower the tone of Britain’s…
Jul 22nd
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My initial impressions of OS X Lion. →
Jul 22nd
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links for 2011-07-20 →
“News Corporation’s Management and Standards Committee met this morning, and has decided to terminate…” Are you listening, Steve Jobs? « BirdAbroad Blood & Treasure: bring me…
Jul 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-17) →
Murray Gold (71) Scott Joplin (23) The Times (16) BBC Radio 4 (11) Machinima.com (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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links for 2011-07-19 →
Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Murdoch Scandal Gagdump The Murdochs pass their parliamentary trial | Felix Salmon Press complaints: Our contrasting experiences of the PCC and…
Jul 20th
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“I always find that mass resignations across multiple agencies and organisations...”
– via Flying Rodent
Jul 19th
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Site Stuff →
Right. Those of you who read this blog for stuff I write, as opposed to my Delicious bookmarks for today (sorry about that, I bookmark lots of stuff on Delicious) will be glad to know I’ve shifted…
Jul 17th
Not by the Direct Method.: Germany's floating... →
jessnevins: More from Fritzsche’s A Nation of Fliers. In a passage about the international refueling stations of the various European powers, Fritzsche drops this nugget: To make up for the missing necklace of empire, German Luft Hansa eventually anchored “floating islands,” each about 750 meters square,…
Jul 16th
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links for 2011-07-15 →
News Corp’s future | Felix Salmon THE SUN ON SUNDAY – Bringing News From Nowhere Obsolete: The cancer remains. Is Piers next on the chopping block? | Left Foot Forward
Jul 16th
links for 2011-07-14 →
Blood & Treasure: technique of the killer nerd Stumbling and Mumbling: Tyranny of the majority Artist transforms famous games into book covers We are fast forgetting the…
Jul 15th
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Jul 14th
links for 2011-07-13 →
Greatest headline for days, this one. Video of hunter-gatherer tribe’s first contact with people from outside world How News Corporation could have broken US law | Liberal…
Jul 14th
Jul 13th
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The collected works of Richard Cheese →
Scott referred me the wonderful Richard Cheese, who does all sorts of songs in a lounge-singer style. I especially enjoy his version of Beat It.
Jul 13th
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links for 2011-07-12 →
Space-Time Cloak Possible, Could Make Events Disappear? CSI: #NotW | Bloggerheads Stumbling and Mumbling: Inequality & healthcare reform Watch these kids play Star Wars…
Jul 13th
links for 2011-07-11 →
BSkyB takeover referred to Competition Commission as more revelations emerge | Left Foot Forward News of the World claims George Orwell was a fan | Minority Thought Strange…
Jul 12th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-10) →
Scott Joplin (57) Elbow (20) Ray Peacock, Raji James, Ed Gamble (13) Dave Grusin (12) Worcester Cathedral Choir (5) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 11th
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About three years ago now (crikey!) I gave a talk in my GCSE English class about Twitter, and how it’s the new thing, and how everyone should just go and sign up for a Twitter account. At that point, most of the class were struggling out of the boggy mire of Bebo and into the slightly less mire-y but still rather boggy Facebook. Now, as people start to slowly gravitate toward Twitter (and...
Jul 11th
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NoW closure seen as small news in US, but it may affect News Corp succession | Media | The Guardian Our democracy is over « Enemies of Reason Between the Hammer and the Anvil: A…
Jul 11th
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links for 2011-07-09 →
‘Giving you the inside track’ Murdoch and politicians: a relationship that has only ever worked one way | Marina Hyde | Comment is free | The Guardian Who is David Rose? Zelo Street: Murdoch Is Served (44)
Jul 10th
links for 2011-07-08 →
Blood & Treasure: anguish of the marginal Murdoch’s empire is turning gangrenous – here and in the US | Left Foot Forward Twitter / @LewieP: thesunonsunday.co.uk whois … Far Cry 3’s ‘alternate’ E3 demo playthrough | Joystiq
Jul 9th
The Daily Mash - Rebekah Brooks must know some... →
Jul 8th
links for 2011-07-07 →
Dear Paul Dacre: there is more to journalism than sales – Angry Mob Nick Davies on phone hacking, Murdoch and News of the World – video | Media | guardian.co.uk 7/7/11 …
Jul 8th
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Story Notes From Hell: How about a talking dog? →
storynotesfromhell: I was pitching a fictional story about two rival industrialists in the 1950s, something like a Henry Ford vs. Rockefeller, who did everything they could to destroy each other throughout the story. The executive wanted a “twist” to it… Executive: But what’s the twist? Me: Well, it’s about the…
Jul 6th
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links for 2011-07-05 →
We’re (probably) not living in a hologram (Wired UK) A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: The Tsunami of Crap Darth Hairdryer – Boing Boing H. P. Lovecraft’s Commonplace Book…
Jul 6th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-3) →
Elbow (28) Machinima.com (7) Elbow & BBC Concert Orchestra (7) Gametrailers.com (6) Ray Peacock and Ed Gamble (6) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 5th
links for 2011-07-04 →
Twitpic – How To Edit The Daily Mail Website New Statesman – How widespread was phone hacking in high-profile investigations? Steampunk thinking helmet Between the Hammer…
Jul 5th
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links for 2011-07-03 →
Ed Miliband’s identikit responses: for sanity’s sake, we must stop him | Charlie Brooker | Comment is free | The Guardian If Ofcom shines a light on BBC News, it should wake up Today |…
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links for 2011-07-02 →
I am the Doctor by stevexr1p on SoundCloud – Create, record and share your sounds for free We had a 50% tax rate in the last year and fewer people emigrated Hear Me Wail Portal 2 download | Joystiq
Jul 3rd
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links for 2011-07-01 →
BBC iPlayer – Glastonbury: 2011: Elbow: 6 Music’s Glastonbury Headliners BBC News – Tibetan singing bowls give up their chaotic secrets America Is Not The World: XCOM Preview |…
Jul 2nd