March 2012
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The rockets that took Neil Armstrong to the moon... →
History of the web goes offline at LOL gallery →
Shitter →
Shitter: social media has never been so disposable.
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“‘Marxism no longer corresponds to reality’ says Man in Giant Hat who speaks to...”
– Free Wood Post
Father of the email attachment →
20 years ago, this man invented the email attachment.
Cash4Access.com →
Cash4Access.com. Fast, Easy, Undemocratic.
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“Passion is a desire, insistence, and willingness to give a gift.”
– Linchpin: Seth Godin (2010)
“…a massive occupation of Olympic sites in London in order to stop the...”
– Occupy and the Arab spring will continue to revitalise political protest
The British high street is dead – let's celebrate! →
I hope Hemingway’s right.
How indie labels changed the world →
A great read, if you were an 80s indie kid, like me.
“Impatient with restraint, bored of pretending, never good at acting nice, he...”
– Darth Osborne, of course.
A budget for Tory blowhards and Redwood dreamers
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Photo Transfer app →
Been trying to achieve the apparently simple task of transferring video shot on the iPhone to the iPad. I give up. This app looks the ticket.
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Why all this self-congratulation over duty of care... →
“…which language we speak determines how likely we are to engage in various...”
– This column will change your life: when present self meets future self
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BBC iPlayer launches on Xbox LIVE →
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NHS privatisation: compilation of financial and... →
A list of MPs and peers who will personally get richer when the NHS bill becomes law. This is why it’s happening.
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“A battle that will end in the complete iOSification of OS X, helped by touch...”
– Another Crystal Clear Sign That OS X Is Going to Die Really Soon
Simon Page's iPad 3 wallpaper →
Geometric.
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John Carey’s Retina iPad Wallpapers. →
Gorgeous.
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Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey →
Answers to burning questions like, “Why is it so cold in January when the Earth is closest in its orbit to the Sun?” This series has been gripping viewing.
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Nick Quantrill's latest novel - The Late Greats →
My mate Nick Quantrill releases his brand new (2nd) novel today - The Late Greats. Top quality, gritty crime fiction set in Hull.
I’ve read it, it’s dead good. I know who dunnit…
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Monsters (2010)
Thoroughly enjoyed watching Monsters last night. After the Super 8 ‘pass-me-a-bucket’ vomfest, nice to see the aliens genre handled with some intelligence.
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“police in San Diego … [received] numerous calls from the public about a...”
– Kony 2012 campaigner Jason Russell arrested for masturbating in public.
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I think John Gruber likes the new iPad. →
“The retina display is amazing, everything in the UI feels faster, and the price points remain the same. What’s not to love?”
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“A fifth of young drug users admit to taking “mystery white powders”...”
– Truth about young people and drugs revealed in Guardian survey
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The Packed Lunch
Me: I made you a packed lunch for our day out today.
The missus: Oh, that's nice dear. What have you made for me?
Me: Firstly, a cheese sandwich.
The missus: I hate cheese. I've never eaten a cheese sandwich the entire time we've been together.
Me: Right. Ah. Well, I've also brought you a packet of crisps.
The missus: I never eat crisps. I don't even like crisps. Have you ever seen me eat a packet of crisps?
Me: Errr. Hmm. Ok. I also brought sausage rolls?
The missus: I _despise_ sausage rolls. Have you not been paying attention?
Me: Ummm...
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Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World →
Just finished reading this. By turns amazing and heart-breaking. Recommended.
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WatchRe-making Smack My Bitch Up in Ableton.
Jaw dropping.
Quiz: are you an introvert? →
I answered ‘yes’ to every single question.
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts →
Keyboard shortcut junkies of the world, unite and take over.
“M25 fans can now tour the orbital motorway for £15 a head and the round trips...”
– M25 is UK’s newest tourist attraction
“For many years, I’ve captured every keystroke I’ve typed”
– The Personal Analytics of Stephen Wolfram’s Life
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Basecamp transition pricing →
Confusing. Not sure what we gain from maintaining the Basecamp Classic account.
I suppose if we were continuing to use the Classic account it’d make sense.
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Twitter buy up Posterous →
And hence I find myself in the warm embrace of Tumblr.
“Few organisations can debate for three days whether to stage a debate, hold the...”
– How Nick Clegg and Shirley Williams lost the great NHS debate. 