Weeknotes #4
I spent two days in Salford, visiting the fine folk of North Lab. Lots of good discussion about The Future™ was had, as you might expect.While I was there, I managed to spend some time with Chris and...
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Government ‘manipulated’ DLA figures to try to justify cuts: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) claimed that the number of DLA claimants was increasing, but neglected to point out that...
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Horse-Meat Testing Finds Something Even Worse: No Meat
View ArticleLord Sugar and Richard Desmond in furious boardroom bust-up
Lord Sugar and Richard Desmond in furious boardroom bust-up: One to read about in Tim Davie’s eventual memoirs, I suspect.
View ArticleSheffield stadium where Jessica Ennis trained for Olympics to close
Sheffield stadium where Jessica Ennis trained for Olympics to close
View ArticleBlocking BitTorrent sites doesn’t stop piracy—but Spotify might
Blocking BitTorrent sites doesn’t stop piracy—but Spotify might: No shit.
View ArticleLetter: Is the NUJ stopping bad journalists from leaving the BBC and keeping...
Letter: Is the NUJ stopping bad journalists from leaving the BBC and keeping good ones out?: Note: I don’t know the answer.
View ArticleJury Finds Occupy Wall Street Protester Innocent After Video Contradicts...
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View ArticleThis shopping centre tracks its customers’ mobile phones
This shopping centre tracks its customers’ mobile phones: I’d perhaps argue that something which uniquely identifies a mobile phone is almost certainly personal data.
View ArticleEvernote Security Notice: Service-wide Password Reset
Evernote Security Notice: Service-wide Password Reset: Another in a long line. At some point in the not hugely distant future, I predict Java and Flash will be routinely prohibited on corporate...
View ArticleDictionary + algorithm + PoD t-shirt printer + lucrative meme = rape t-shirts...
Dictionary + algorithm + PoD t-shirt printer + lucrative meme = rape t-shirts on Amazon
View ArticleAcoustic cover of Outkast’s “Hey Ya!”, via @dansumption
Acoustic cover of Outkast’s “Hey Ya!”, via @dansumption
View ArticleThe Lightning digital AV adapter is a tiny computer
The Lightning digital AV adapter is a tiny computer: Cripes.
View ArticleStress that Doesn't Pay: The Commuting Paradox
Stress that Doesn't Pay: The Commuting Paradox: However, in a direct test of this strong notion of equilibrium with panel data, we find that people with longer commuting time report systematically...
View ArticleOne website for the UK Government. Extraordinary.
One website for the UK Government. Extraordinary.
View ArticleBBC's new director general warns against reckless risk-taking
BBC's new director general warns against reckless risk-taking: You give people the confidence to be bold and run with what they want to do. If things do go wrong then you have to have the confidence to...
View ArticleThe lies we tell ourselves: ending comfortable myths about poverty
The lies we tell ourselves: ending comfortable myths about poverty
View ArticleWeeknotes #5
It was a week of playing catch-up after quite a frantic fortnight. On the plus side, my inbox is no longer the e-mail equivalent of a garden which has become completely overrun with weeds.We had our...
View ArticleIsrael introduces 'Palestinian only' bus lines, following complaints from...
Israel introduces 'Palestinian only' bus lines, following complaints from Jewish settlers: The Afikim bus company will begin operating Palestinian-only bus lines from the checkpoints to Gush Dan to...
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