August 31, 2006
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So its international Blog Day according to the site (which is currently down, db issues with WordPress). But the idea is to link to 5 other blogs which you feel others should discover. So here's my little list. Electro^plankton because … Continue reading
August 30, 2006
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Yesterday (tuesday) was the very successful girlgeekdinner which was great as usual (pictures here and here). I recorded the talk and will upload it to archive.org tonight, so keep an eye on this url. The quality isn't great because it … Continue reading
August 30, 2006
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Well I've just installed Napster and tried out the Fairuse4WM application. I'm pleased to say it worked for me just fine. But you know what, browsing through Napster's quite small catalogue of dance music, I've quickly come to the conclusion … Continue reading
August 29, 2006
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There's some debate if this is geotagging or geo anything so I've used maps for now. Found via Digg, Thomas Hawk has a nice review of the new mapping feature in Flickr. I have to say its pretty neat and … Continue reading
August 28, 2006
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Miles paints a picture of a South London racist which it too good to miss. A hazard of living in South London is racists in the neighbourhood. The recent press hysteria about new EU entrants and “Islamic fanatics” has given … Continue reading
August 26, 2006
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Not the DVD firmware hack or even the HD/Memory card reading, I'm talling about the (proper) run unsigned code type of hack. I said it would be done within a year. Well theres about 2 months left now. The amount … Continue reading
August 24, 2006
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So at long last Tech Crunch UK opens its doors to the public. This may serve as a great place to finally aggregate all of whats going on in the UK in one place. For example here is the events … Continue reading
August 23, 2006
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So before the modern equivalent of the rumour mills start rolling (maybe blogs or more like myspace and bebo). I'd like to let you all know that I've been offered the position of Senior producer of backstage.bbc.co.uk and of course … Continue reading
August 22, 2006
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I would never have thought I would be linking to a BBC blog but this short piece from some American show (which was uploaded to YouTube) is a interesting look at the UK Grime scene. Oh did I mention Mistajam … Continue reading
August 21, 2006
by ianforrester
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Quoting from Torrent Freak Steal this film is a series of documentaries about filesharing, and p2p networks. The first part is about the Piratebay, and their vision on the things that went down the end of May. Steal this film … Continue reading
August 19, 2006
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Applied Networking is acquired by LogMeIn, Inc. Which means Hamachi is now owned by LogMeIn. Geez oh great, I thought. Now my light VPN solution is now owned, great better start looking at other VPN solutions again. The problem is … Continue reading
August 19, 2006
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Samuel L. Jackson appears on the Daily Show to promote Snakes on a Plane. And the early reports is that the film is awesome, well worth the grassroot hype. Me and Sarah were going to watch it last night but … Continue reading
August 17, 2006
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At long last, I can blog that Kevin Anderson our very forward thinking Worldservice journalist is leaving for a brand new position that he helped create. This is probably the worst kept secret, which is why I'm a journalist and … Continue reading
August 16, 2006
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Adam Baldwin hosts the telling of this vivid Browncoat story that features interviews with Joss Whedon, creator of Firefly and Serenity, the cast, crew, and most importantly the fans themselves. The story chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of the … Continue reading
August 16, 2006
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real right to left support in greatnews rss reader. At long last the rss readers are starting to do right to left languages correctly now. How can I tell? The position of the unread items. Yes its kind of weird, … Continue reading