April 2010
12 posts
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What Happened When I Went Undercover at a... →
givemesomethingtoread:
What I saw and experienced at JiM both enraged and disturbed me. I had trouble staying in character as I watched one man, as part of his therapy, act out beating his father to death with a baseball bat — just one of several “Are you kidding?” moments. How anyone could believe that a JiM weekend could turn a man straight still baffles me.
City of the Daleks - Daleks invade Sheffield →
The BBC shows off Doctor Who Adventure in the UK.
The forces that have been blocking British... →
When did this switch from an election scripted by Charles Saatchi to one painted by Salvador Dali? If I had told you a month ago that Gordon Brown would be despatching naval warships to Spain, David Cameron would be jostling with a man dressed as a chicken and down to 30 per cent, and Nick Clegg would be identified alternately as “the most popular leader since Churchill” and a...
Ash is disrupting flight plans? Surely that's more...
(via skeweredjellyfish, -orchestraofwolves)
This Is Apple's Next iPhone - Iphone 4 - Gizmodo →
You are looking at Apple’s next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. We got it. We disassembled it. It’s the real thing, and here are all the details.
GLEE: "Back 9 Trailer" →
!Glee is Back! And looking good, if not better! Back in UK next week! (April 19th) Promotional Trailer http://tinyurl.com/aldakila
Digital economy bill rushed through wash-up in... →
“Government drops clause on orphan works but inserts amendment criticised as over-broad which could block sites based on ‘intent’”
Earlier the government removed its proposed clause 18, which could have given it sweeping powers to block sites, but replaced it with an amendment to clause 8 of the bill. The new clause allows the secretary of state for business to order...
Redemption Stories :: Something Beautiful →
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redemption stories is a collection of stories. There are words, pictures and verse, but all of them tell a story — a redemption story. We received input from Adele Sakler,…
March 2010
13 posts
BBC News - Opposition mounts to UK's Digital... →
The government has published a new draft of a controversial clause in the Digital Economy bill, in an effort to ease its progress through parliament.
The Liberal Democrats said they will oppose any plans to rush the Digital Economy bill into law.
The bill faces its second reading in the House of Commons next week.
Critics say the bill is unnecessarily draconian, particularly plans to cut...
Dr Vs Dr, Smith vs Tennant | geeks.co.uk →
Good Read BUT No comment - for the sake of my sanity!