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Linklog for 24th February to 28th February

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 24th February to 28th February Obama’s Mideast Policy: The Case for Sitting on Our Hands – Now we may be witnessing the end of the “war on terror” as well. The rise of democratically elected Arab regimes … Continue reading →

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Linklog for 7th February to 23rd February

Posted on 23 February 2011 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 7th February to 23rd February Geekcore – If you love fonts and colours and shapes and Comic Sans kills kittens, if all your base belong to us, if you badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom!, if you … Continue reading →

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Farringdon Lane Docking Station

Posted on 18 February 2011 by Robert

Right then, here’s my tentative foray into the world of webtools for urban living: The Farringdon Lane Docking Station on Twitter. Continue reading →

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Linklog for 5th January to 1st February

Posted on 1 February 2011 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 5th January to 1st February Dozenalists unite! – All about the dozenal society. List of Tools, Resources and Nonprofit Service Providers Covered in the Book « Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits … Continue reading →

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Linklog for 1st December to 2nd January

Posted on 2 January 2011 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 1st December to 2nd January 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error Wikileaks and the Long Haul … Continue reading →

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A Criticism of Wikileaks

Posted on 11 December 2010 by Robert

This blog has been saturated with Wikileaks commentary recently (one, two, three, four in a row).  Allow me one more on the basis that it adds a dash of caution to the Kool-Aid. Reading various commentaries about the Wikileaks and … Continue reading →

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Salman Rushdie at English PEN

Posted on 9 December 2010 by Robert

Here’s a video we made of Salman Rushdie accepting the Golden PEN award from our outgoing president, Lisa Appignanesi. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fsalman-rushdie-at-english-pen%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Salman+Rushdie+at+English+PEN’; addthis_pub = ”;

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Linklog for 26th October to 1st December

Posted on 1 December 2010 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 26th October to 1st December WikiLeaks reveals more than just government secrets – Awesome analysis by Glenn Greenwald at Salon.com Are there just too many people in the world? – Excellent Johann Hari column, suggesting that the … Continue reading →

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On the Weather

Posted on 30 November 2010 by Robert

It’s funny how we acclimatise to the, erm, climate. Walking to the station this morning in my boots, heavy coat, woolly hat and multiple layers of underwear, I suddenly recalled with a shock that not six months ago, I was … Continue reading →

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So you’ve had a threatening letter…

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Robert

Last week, Libel Reform Campaign terriers Sense About Science published a timely document on blogging and libel. Entitled So you’ve had a threatening letter. What can you do?, the booklet gives sage advice to those harassed by legal action. Sense … Continue reading →

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