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Nooner

Last night we watched High Noon. It’s interesting on pacifism. Is pacifism just a lazy way of not having to ever make a stand for anything? What kind of morality can there be in standing up for what you believe in if you put your own life and the lives of people you love at risk? But [...]
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Bank of Screens

I watched Red Road during the week. I thought it was great. But then I’m obsessed with all things to do with surveillance. The woman in it gets to watch this huge bank of screens and follow people around on them. I am totally against this kind of thing but I would really love to have [...]
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Watch Africa on TV and be purified

Watching Survivor with my friend Andra is one of my guilty pleasures. I just finished watching series 16 - Micronesia and at the end I had my usual reminder of just why this particular pleasure makes me feel guilty. At the end of each series season they show a little taster of the next one. Check out the preview for Survivor: Gabon
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When nobody can hear you

Last night I watched an episode of Imagine about the Berlin Philharmonic on tour in Asia. It was a fascinating look inside an institution made up of highly talented and skilled people who must work together. One woman spoke about how her husband asked her why she bothered practising so much when nobody could actually hear her!
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Jive Talks: XMPP (a.k.a. Jabber) is the future for cloud services

Jive Talks: XMPP (a.k.a. Jabber) is the future for cloud services
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The mobile web - will Android make it interesting? « Derivadow.com

The mobile web - will Android make it interesting? « Derivadow.com
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Protection of journalist sources at the centre of the Zahopoulos affair in Greece - currybetdotnet - 14 January, 2008

Protection of journalist sources at the centre of the Zahopoulos affair in Greece - currybetdotnet - 14 January, 2008 Journalistic ethics in Greece. Interesting.
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24/7 TV news websites: Part 3 - BBC - currybetdotnet - 10 January, 2008

24/7 TV news websites: Part 3 - BBC - currybetdotnet - 10 January, 2008 Martin Belam again. This time he’s talking about 24-7 TV news websites. He has some very interesting things to say about the potential confusion caused by the way that BBC News is branded online.
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Multiplatform radio - the benefits - blog - James Cridland

Multiplatform radio - the benefits - blog - James Cridland There’s a video with this that shows some of the ideas for multiplatform radio in the UK.
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How accessible are Britain’s online newspapers? Part 11 - Feature chart and scores - currybetdotnet - 20 November, 2007

How accessible are Britain’s online newspapers? Part 11 - Feature chart and scores - currybetdotnet - 20 November, 2007 The final part of Martin Belam’s review of the accessibility of online newspaper sites.
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