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    “Scheme” to get boys “reading”

    Right, this is the kind of thing that really pisses me off. From BBC News Online:
    Scheme aims to get boys reading
    Secondary schools in England are being given free books for their library, in an attempt to get teenage boys reading.
    Schools will be able to select 20 books from a Department for Education and Skills list […]


    links for 2007-07-08

    Ethan Haas Was Right - Look to the stars for help
    Start page for the Cloverfield ARG/marketing campaign
    (tags: puzzle viral arg ethanhaas via:joystiq cloverfield movie jjabrams marketing)

    More Viral Marketing for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Cloverfield’ Arrives Online - Cinematical
    “Most of the time the marketing turns out to be better than the actual film, but I’m hoping that’s not […]


    My life in bullet points

    Bullet points, because it’s easier than writing prose. Best leave that to the experts, hell, this could just be a blank entry with a bunch of tags associated to it.

    Spending an inordinate amount of time playing Burnout Dominator, getting those tricky last few gold medals
    Not sleeping until 5am, and not getting up until middayish - […]


    London Gamer Geeks Night 3

    Wednesday 20th June saw the third London Gamer Geeks night, which continues to be described in bullet form like so:
    A geeky games-type thing where we do stuff like:

    bring your DS and swap games! (extra points for bringing a Game Gear or a Lynx)
    shout about Sony Home! (and, by logical extension, how no one you know […]


    links for 2007-07-06

    Clickable Culture - Gnomes Rain From Azeroth’s Skies
    Okay, this is hilarious.
    (tags: humour advertising gold farming goldfarming wow gaming via:clickableculture tonywalsh blizzard)

    ARGNet: A Multitude of Game Alerts
    The Summer ARGs are here. It’s like the mid-season replacements! How TV!
    (tags: argnet summer args tv arg)

    blog.pmarca.com: The Pmarca Guide to Big Companies, part 2: Retaining great people
    What to do […]


    links for 2007-07-05

    Google Services Blocked on 3UK - uk.telecom.mobile | Google Groups
    Seriously, how braindead can mobile telcos be?
    (tags: 3 three uk google block yahoo googlegroups)


    links for 2007-07-04

    Fake tilt shift movie
    (tags: photography photoshop tiltshift fake motion video)

    John Nack on Adobe: Faking tilt-shift with Photoshop
    (tags: photography adobe photoshop tutorial tiltshift flickr fake filter)

    Royal Television Society - Latest news
    Trust and deceit in broadcasting
    (tags: trust deceit rts lecture michaelgrade itv)

    Twitter is a story-teller’s dream | Mike Butcher - mbites
    So it is.
    (tags: twitter storytelling arg)

    BBC NEWS […]


    links for 2007-07-03

    AppleInsider | AmTech: iPhone to become fastest selling Apple product in history
    The hype just won’t let up
    (tags: jesusphone iphone apple appleinsider market forecast phone smartphone business product)

    AppleInsider | Apple’s iPhone: an initial (but in-depth) review
    (tags: appleinsider iphone review apple phone smartphone)

    …on pampers, programming & pitching manure: The iPhone tipping point
    “Signup happens through Apple.” - it […]


    links for 2007-07-01

    iPhone First Impressions - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
    (tags: iphone apple osx phone smartphone review via:tuaw)

    Daring Fireball: iPhone First Impressions
    Booting takes 20 seconds. So that’s what happens when your OS is in flash.
    (tags: apple iphone review via:daringfireball)

    Mac Rumors: 3G iPhone for UK Customers?
    Sources say no.
    (tags: apple iphone 3g uk rumour via:macrumours)

    Home Office | Current threat […]


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