Category Archives: Diary

Things that happen to me, or things I do

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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#RoyalWedding, #RoyalWedding

Posted on 16 November 2010 by Robert

Following the technique of Kate Fox News, I thought I would ‘crowd source’ a poem about the Royal Wedding announcement.
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Linklog for 9th October to 24th October

Posted on 24 October 2010 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 9th October to 24th October Lendorff.Kaywa – QR code scarf Are there just too many people in the world? : Johann Hari – Excellent Johann Hari column, suggesting that the best cure for overpopulation is feminism. A … Continue reading →

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Prime Numbers and BASIC

Posted on 8 October 2010 by Robert

I decided to find a BBC BASIC emulator and write a little programme that finds prime numbers. Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing Clegg Commentary

Posted on 21 September 2010 by Robert

It is surprising how often the act of yeilding some control of your content to The Cloud or The Rabble yeilds something true and pleasing Continue reading →

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Linklog for 26th August to 8th September

Posted on 8 September 2010 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 26th August to 8th September A small Amazon Mechanical Turk Success Story – Mechanical Turks as OCR List of paradoxes – from Wikipedia Shaving is Barbaric – Editorial in the New Hampshire Sentinel, 20 June 1855. The … Continue reading →

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