Archive for September, 2006

Does file-sharing hurt the music biz?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

It's fascinating to hear that very little actual research shows any decline in music sales - the only people saying that it does are the music industry themselves and they are hardly to be believed without any question. Ars Technica asks: Does file-sharing hurt the music biz?

Thai Constitution - 404 Not Found

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

After the September 2006 coup in Thailand their constitution now brings up a 404 Not Found error.

WordPress TagClouds at Phraction

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Phraction give up their WordPress TagCloud code

WPPlugins.org

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

WPPlugins.org has a tasty collection of ... you guessed it: WordPress plugins

Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: What We’ve Lost

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Andrew Sullivan, a US marine compares his experiences of the first Gulf War and how Iraqi prisoners were treated - and expected to be treated - to the situation now.  Read on: Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: What We've Lost

US Iran report branded dishonest

Friday, September 15th, 2006

BBC News reports that a (leaked) Intelligence report caused a letter of complaint from the IAEA to the House of Representatives in the USA.  This reminds me of various other attempts by America to deliberately distort the IAEA's findings :/ BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | US Iran report ...

The John Pilger Film Festival

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

The John Pilger Film Festival at the Barbican looks awesome.  The first night address by Pilger is sold out, but there are other events which I believe he will be appearing at. If you're unfamiliar with Pilger's work ... shame on you!

Mint: A Fresh Look at Your Site

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Mint: A Fresh Look at Your Site.  Mint, built by Shaun Inman, is one of the best (javascript-based) stats tracking apps out there.  It's most powerful feature? Enabling users to build their own extensions to the system, called "Peppers".  You might want to check out Pepper Mint Tea for some ...

Phat Controla

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

I love Phat Controla - makers of very fine dub.

Douglas Adams - hyperland - Google Video

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Douglas Adams - hyperland - Google Video