Monthly Archives: April 2006
Big Phil
Well, they’ve asked him, so it’s now a matter of waiting to see what the answer is. I still feel they’ve missed a great opportunity in not pursuing Fabio Capello* assiduously enough, but to my mind Scolari is the best … Continue reading
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Running as an alternative to powered transport
Network Rail have an unenviable task in repairing and maintaining our rail infrastructure after years of neglect, while trying to create the minimum of disruption to the regular service. In the long run, most rail users would probably accept a … Continue reading
Posted in London, Public Transport
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Delayed Sheep Effect
One of the recent memes doing the rounds of LiveJournal and other blog networks involved listing the births, deaths and events which share your birthday. I forget the exact rules, but never mind. Here (sourced from Wikipedia) is a selection … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel
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One of my (rare) Keith Flett moments
A letter to the Guardian… As Patrick Collinson says, the legality of Russian download provider allofmp3.com is questionable, but his dogmatic insistence that “real music fans should choose legal services” is simplistic and reminiscent of music industry propaganda. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Technology
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Like we didn’t see this one coming…
Having spent $580m on the networking site (and ego boost for bored teenagers) MySpace last year, Rupert Murdoch is starting to make his presence felt. According to the Guardian, he’s removed 200,000 “objectionable” user profiles from the site. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Technology
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