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E-Books vs. Tree-Books

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Amazon have today unveiled their plans for their long-running (in e-book terms) Kindle e-book reader in the US and UK, in the wake of the unanticipated success of Apple’s iBookstore on the iPad, released two months previous. Having worked with books for many years, and more recently with e-book readers, I understand the argument on both sides;

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The Way of the Octopus

Entertaining video on the future career options of Paul the Octopus, as well as a look at the adventures taken by his other eight-legged friends. Video courtesy, and a production of, Rocketboom.

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No news is good news

I no longer watch the news. For the past twenty-one years (I assume I watched it upon birth) it has served as a never ending depressing soap opera of pain and misery. I ditched Eastenders for similar reasons. I used to watch it as often as you could imagine. In the mornings, in the afternoons,

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Caught in Transit

You’d be forgiven for thinking I never give you anything – as up until this point I have given you little save a grin on your face and a rash on your mouth. But you are in for a treat this evening word fans – behold some real-life journalism. No, not from me. You know

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2010: October to December

You know the drill. Here, for one last time, is what will be happening in the world in October – December, 2010. October 2010 October saw the worst case of ‘mild’ throughout the country since records began. People up and down the UK have reported temperatures reaching mild conditions like they’ve never experienced. One London

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2010: April to June

Two months into this website comes the first ‘Sorry for taking it slowly recently’. They’re not bad odds, and I have genuinely been busy. Did everybody have a good new years? I was here – To get the ‘full picture’ of my amazing view, imagine watching this video from the opposite side of the river

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