Monthly Archives: May 2009

Star Trek, Reviewed on Twitter

Sometimes, you don’t need a long review to capture the essence of a movie.  In two tweets, I think MitchBenn gets the new Star Trek movie in a nutshell: First: Particularly impressed by Chris Pine in Star Trek. Gives it … Continue reading

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Linklog for 3rd May to 8th May

My del.icio.us links: 3rd May to 8th May Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2009 – The 2009 Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize asks professional and young writers in 1000-1500 words to interpret the Franklin quote: “Those who would give up … Continue reading

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Redesign

Keen eyes will have noticed the blog has been redesigned… again. Continue reading

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Moving Photography?

Jason Kottke thinks that the stills video camera will become obsolete in a few years time: As resolution rises & prices fall on video cameras and hard drive space, memory, and video editing capabilities increase on PCs, I suspect that … Continue reading

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Linklog for 23rd April to 2nd May

My del.icio.us links: 23rd April to 2nd May Being Poor – John Scalzi: "Being poor is deciding that it’s all right to base a relationship on shelter." Tactical Technology Collective – An international NGO helping human rights advocates use information, … Continue reading

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Governments losing the media war?

My feeling is that the truth of the motion depends on what we include as “international media”. If we are talking just about established, authoratitive news outlets, then maybe the “ayes” have it. However, if we include bloggers and citizen journalists in the definition, then maybe the “noes” are closer to the truth. Continue reading

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