Apr
2
EMI heed Uncle Pauly . . .
April 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
. . . . well, not quite but it’s nice to see that days after my rant against DRM, EMI have announced they’ll make high-quality unlocked tracks available for purchase. This is a step in the right direction but as the article mentions, only 5% of all music sales are currently online. The next step […]
Mar
29
Coffee n’ Shrapnel
March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Omar at Iraq the Model wakes up one morning, brews himself a cuppa and calmly watches as a hissing, still-hot sliver of crud lands in his garden from an IED explosion. All in a day’s work . . .
Mar
27
Alan Johnston
March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
BBC journalist Alan Johnston is still missing 16 days after being abducted in Gaza. A tragedy for the BBC and for Alan’s family (he’s from near Dollar in Scotland — just a few miles from my own home town). Yet again however, we see that the Palestinian people’s own worst enemy is themselves . . […]
Mar
26
Croc Bomber!
March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A chilling new development in suicide belt technology from those crafty Palestinians . . .
Mar
5
Worst Job in the World?
March 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
There are crap jobs and then there is being Uday Hussein’s body double. Latif Yahia was press-ganged into the job years ago and apparently even had to undergo plastic surgery to make him a more convincing double. He is now seeking a life in Ireland. What I particularly like about the way the SKY News […]
Feb
24
Just Me, Jarno, Ethan, Jesse and er, Aung San
February 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Ethan Hawke: Nae bad ah suppose. Jesse Bradford: Nivir heard ae the bawbag. Jarno Trulli: Hey big man, gonnae lay oaf the pies? Aung Saan Su Kyi: Hmmmmmmmmm? The above gizmo comes courtesy of myheritage.com. I’m not whether it’s an insult to me or Aung San Su Kyi that the machine thinks we’re lookalikes. Mrs […]
Feb
24
IED Attack
February 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Ever wondered what an IED attack is like in Iraq? A horribly detailed account by milblogger Eric Coulson in Iraq is here. Strong stuff . . .
Feb
22
BBC Bias?
February 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
For some reason BBC bias has become a hot topic right now in the UK. I think it’s because this ex-BBC employee has a new book out criticising the Beeb. He’s featuring heavily over at 18doughtystreet.com too.