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Your Content, Their Server

01/02/11

I've been seeing mutterings around the Net for a while now about the perils of putting your content on other people's servers. Of course user generated content was one of the core concepts of the whole Web 2.0 thaang. Now the chickens are coming home to roost.  read more ...

Go East

01/02/11

I didn't blog yesterday, so that resolution lasted less than a month, but in my defence I've still got man flu. Anyway here's a great video I came across while Googling about. Combining my favourite Pet Shop Boys track with some excellent video of gaffers ...  read more ...

Strepsils

30/01/11

So, while bored waiting for the man flu to go away I've been reading the instructions on these Strepsils Extra. They claim that the dose is one "every three hours as required" but goes on to say "Do not take more than 12 lozenges in any 24 hour period". Huh?  read more ...

Man Flu

29/01/11

I've been struck down by some sort of virus today. I felt vaguely sub-par yesterday but I was then woken up in the wee small hours today with a sore throat (thank goodness I still had some Strepsils left from last time)...  read more ...

A Holding Pattern

28/01/11

Buying a boat seems to be strangely like buying a house in that, having decided which boat to buy and had your offer accepted ... it all grinds to a halt. ...  read more ...

Vote ... anyone but Lib Dem

27/01/11

With the growing anger over the proposed sell of our woodland (and if you've not signed the 38 Degrees petition yet then please find time to do so) I've been pondering why I'm more angry with the Lib Dems ...  read more ...

Crowbarring Jesus

26/01/11

Friday night's News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 included a little side bar by Mark Steel on the "Thought for the Day" segment of Radio 4's Today programme. You can hear it here:  read more ...

Caught in the Horns ...

25/01/11

Of a what? Well, before you continue to read this posting I'd like you to pause and ask yourself how you spell the D word which is coming next ...  read more ...

That Kilt

24/01/11

Here's a few more words about that kilt, not least to give me an excuse to post this picture of me which Beth took today and is rather better than the one of Saturday night.  read more ...

Sunday Travel

23/01/11

I have to admit that before I started on this trip I wondered whether it was wise trying to come back on Sunday. Normally I avoid travelling by train on Sunday in order to avoid engineering works and the dreaded rail replacement buses.  read more ...

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The Undercover Economist
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