Copyright Math
The giant media companies would have you believe that piracy is killing the music, film and television industries. Piracy is illegal, and I avoid pirating stuff on that principal. However, the media companies are in no way representing the true impact of piracy. Here is a TED Talk that debunks some of the industry’s more [...]
April 7, 2012
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media, videos
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Men’s Ego
I always believed that Men’s Health was a magazine for people with larger than average egos, but I’d never actually read a copy to give my prejudice some basis in fact. My opportunity to rectify this arose while waiting to see the doctor the other day. As it happens, I only needed to get as [...]
September 22, 2011
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media
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The wrong perspective
The following article appeared in my RSS feed this morning: Shovelling gossip: Why are the French not interested in the sex lives of the powerful? There’s two possible answers to this. Number one: Because, in the majority of cases, it’s not relevant. Number two: More to the point, why are the British interested in the [...]
June 5, 2011
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media
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Get engaged, become a hero!
Today’s BBC News website has another entry for it’s archive of bizarre links, this time involving Prince William and an unwell walker on Mount Snowdon. The first paragraph of the story runs as follows: Prince William carried out a dramatic helicopter rescue just 48 hours after announcing he is to marry Kate Middleton next year, [...]
November 21, 2010
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media, words
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The Incredibles – cameo by Hugh Dennis?
The Incredibles is, as you all know, an awesome film from Pixar. I was re-watching it last night as I do from time to time, and was struck by the uncanny resemblance between one of Syndrome’s henchmen and a certain Mr Hugh Dennis (click the picture to see Hugh in all his animated glory). Given [...]
October 30, 2010
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chuckles, media
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