by Tom | Dec 13, 2007 | Reading
Beautiful / strange look at a whale hunt.
by Tom | Dec 13, 2007 | Reading
Time has more lists than you can shake a stick at. Many of them are “gah” lists with not much really new. However, there are some nuggets in there. From Jonza comes the Rough Trade list (of albumclub fame) too much to investigate there, I am afraid.
by Tom | Dec 13, 2007 | Reading
Interesting, and slightly scary looking new home page for the BBC (with some rationale). I have never enjoyed “my.homepage” screens, and this one is similar. The Ajaxy rapid update is good, though.
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
Interesting thoughts on how to keep your blog alive after your death. While I have lots of stuff backed up, I don’t think anyone but me would easily be able to access it. There’s a business in here, somewhere.
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
I wasn’t properly aware of earmarking: in this case $1.8bn for defense projects that the Pentagon did not request. The table comparing earmarking vs lobbying spend is very, very interesting: it is massively cost-effective to lobby for contracts. I suppose this...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
The plain English campaign has released its end-of-year list of items that destroy the English language. Frighteningly, the council one is probably the most concise summary I’ve seen on what’s going on in the inspection regime for local government.
