Monthly Archives: August 2009
Reasons to celebrate the collapse of the news industry
And why it won’t have any effect on our ‘democracy’. The collapse of the news industry speaks volumes. It shows that people aren’t interested in the news and, if they are, they’re probably not willing to pay for it. The … Continue reading
What will you pay for? Thoughts on price and quality
I just saw this post on Jon Slattery’s blog about the “Guardian Club”, and immediately thought “hardly anyone’s going to join that.” That was my immediate reaction, and it wasn’t really about the “club” at all. Instead, it was my … Continue reading
Using TextExpander with Quicksilver’s clipboard
Recently I bought TextExpander from SmileOnMyMac, and it’s a really great piece of software. It allows you to type certain abbreviations, which it then expands into a full word or phrase. For example, when I type “unilin” it automatically expands … Continue reading
Defining Terrorism
There’s an interesting piece over at Comment is Free by Natalie Hanman, though I disagree that the search for a definition of terrorism is “unresolved”. For those who find it convenient for it to be “unresolved” it shall remain so, … Continue reading
A response to Lindsay Page’s essay on the BBC & the Gaza appeal
Lindsay Page, in an essay on Charlie Beckett’s blog, argues that the BBC made the right decision to not show the DEC appeal for Gaza. She’s wrong, but takes us on a 1,300-word journey first. It’s full of exciting words … Continue reading →