Writing

Feck off Facebook!

March 17, 2011
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Dear Mr Zuckerberg “Thanks for your feedback. Over time, this information helps us deliver more relevant adverts to you.” I don’t want relevant ads. In fact I don’t want ads at all. You’ve managed to provide me with even less relevant ads each time, so why even bother to provide me with that platitude when [...]

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Panem et circenses

March 14, 2011
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Last November a ceremony took place in a field by the river Thames at Runnymede. It marked the beginning of five years of celebrations leading up to the 800th anniversary of a king signing a piece of parchment. The parchment is, or was, what became known as the Magna Carta. While essentially the laws and [...]

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Saturday Nostalgia

March 12, 2011
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Life has a habit of not being fair. I find myself, in the depths of an economic recession, without a full-time job, not being able to find a full-time job, and trying to figure out if freelancing as a Mac artwork/designer is worth the aggravation any more. So, while I ponder the mysteries of life, [...]

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