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And people say that modernisation is a good thing http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/10/35-year-time-lapse-of-tokyo-skyline

Why is it that one of the most enjoyable things to do with Facebook is to whittle your time away doing pretty much nothing?Don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge Facebook fan. It and Linked In have enabled me to get in touch with reams of friends and acquaintances who had drifted off as I [...]

So, Gordon Brown’s cronies have committed to guaranteeing what’s left in Northern Rock’s coffers; a tidy sum of approximately £28Bn. All this to allay a media-generated hysteria that saw hundreds of people queueing for days to withdraw their meagre pennies.But is this offer really valid? What is it about? And has he asked us, the [...]

This weekend has been something of an awakening for me. I’ve spent a long time looking at various forms of digital and IP TV and have finally come to some form of opinion, with the recent launches of iPlayers for C4, ITV and good old Auntie. A brave new world? Not quite yet…Now I have [...]

There has been a huge amount of soul searching after another weekend of, let’s face it, fairly inadequate performances from Northern Hemisphere rugby teams. Ireland struggled to conquer Georgia, England lamely captiulated against South Africa. Even the French victory over Namibia was tainted by the early red carding of one of the more influential Namibian [...]