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  • Andrew Keen, Cynthia Mckinney and Jeff Blankfort

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI recently dropped by the Frontline club to listen to what Andrew Keen had to say and his talk was really interesting. There are a few ideas that I found were interesting and I’m still planning on getting something written up about the event. Last night I met up with Documentally…

  • Forums Are The Sandbox Of The Web

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesThe concept of community is an old one, coming from an evolutionary need for more than one pair of eyes to watch out for predators and other threats. over time the sense of community has evolved and become as great as it is today. There are however pockets of social discord. I…

  • Four Reasons to be Happy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are four reasons to be happy today. The first of these is that my MBP is finally in Geneva therefore it is a short matter of days before I get it into my hands and start playing with the computer and the new software. The laptop will be used for all…

  • Estimated Delivery Date 03 Jul 2007

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf that’s true then my MBP is waiting for me in Switzerland but I’m stuck in London for another week before i can go back and get it. Tonight I’ll find out whether a note was left by the delivery company and soon I’ll start up the computer for the first…

  • Slightly Ahead Of Their Comfort Zone

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went to film some friends playing a gig by the lakeside in Nyon and it was a great occasion. The sun was shining, the air temperature was good and many people that I had not seen in many years were present. The shoot involved two cameras. One was at the…

  • It’s A Nice Upgrade

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I passed an order through the online apple store and within a number of weeks I should get one of the top of the range machines and I’m really looking forward to it. The Ram isn’t maxed out but that’s because I’m going to upgrade that from an other distributor…

  • It feels really great

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor the past hour or more, I’ve been listening to music and working on my dissertation and I’ve just hit 9500 words on my dissertation (disso as it’s affectionately referred to) and it feels great. I’m so happy that I have two weeks in which to proofread, re-write, and improve what…

  • Why It’s Great To Be A Student

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the best things about being a student is that you can work on projects without having to feel bad about not making any money. In particular, I’m thinking of the dissertation. It’s a point where you’ve got ten thousand words to write about subjects you love. As you’ve got to…

  • Friends and Those Who Fool Me

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday afternoon I received a phone call from some post grad students asking whether I could go and film the football game they were covering. It was between westminster uni city FC and another club whose name I don’t think I heard. It’s the first football game I cover so it…

  • Airport security can be fun

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you fly a lot you get used to the antics of airport security. Sometimes you see people get angry and flustered by their stuff being searched. Sometimes I’ve felt that way as well. Today was amusing. My bag went through the x ray machine and since it was so full…