Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Jeff Jarvis conundrum

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The Jeff Jarvis conundrum

I have a certain amount of sympathy for Ron Rosenbaum's post about Jeff Jarvis. Like Ron, I used to be an avid reader of Jeff's blog, and liked it a lot. And, like Ron, I've become disillusioned by Jeff and … Continue reading

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Flickr: Please Move Down

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Flickr: Please Move Down

Commuting revenge: a Flickr group for you to post picture of people who point-blank refuse to move down into empty space on trains, in an attempt to shame them into being a bit more public-spirited. Evil, but genius.

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Linux-using Ashley Highfield heads to Microsoft

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Linux-using Ashley Highfield heads to Microsoft

OK, so I'm kidding a bit about the "Linux-using" bit. Ashley – who BBCistas will know from his tenure at the Corporation – did spend a bit of time using Ubuntu while at the Beeb, but headed back to his … Continue reading

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What is mainstream media anyway?

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What is mainstream media anyway?

Nick Carr: "Almost all of the popular blogs today are commercial ventures with teams of writers, aggressive ad-sales operations, bloated sites, and strategies of self-linking. Some are good, some are boring, but to argue that they're part of a "blogosphere" … Continue reading

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If you needed a reminder of why Windows Vista = FAIL

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If you needed a reminder of why Windows Vista = FAIL

  The context for this error? Trying to delete a shortcut from the desktop. Windows thinks it doesn't exist. My eyes tell me it does. Now which one of us should the operating system assume to be correct? There is a … Continue reading

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