September 2010
19 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-26) →
Arcade Fire (12) Beirut (12) The Czars (11) BBC Radio 4 (6) Sigur Rós (5) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 29th
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The Most Important Subjects are the Worst Taught
I glanced through this article from Computer World about how badly computing is taught and thought that the problem is much wider than they make it out to be. The problem is that when you underfund and underpay your teachers, the situation you end up with is that all of the most important subjects end up being taught the worst. Computing’s a good example. The fact is, if you know your way...
Sep 23rd
Fear and Atheism →
Frankly, I think the atheist community came out of the Pope’s visit seeming like shrieking idiots. This article deals with one aspect of my misgivings really well.
Sep 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-19) →
Arcade Fire (32) Beirut (30) Sufjan Stevens (16) The Czars (13) John Grant (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 21st
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Sep 19th
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Sep 19th
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Sep 19th
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“At the end of the day, if they haven’t got any properties that are valuable...”
– Alan Moore, Interview with Adi Tantimedh on the rights of Watchmen
Sep 18th
Sep 14th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-12) →
Arcade Fire (32) Tom Jones (16) Elliott Smith (14) Sufjan Stevens (14) John Grant (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 13th
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Sep 13th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-5) →
Elliott Smith (28) Al Green (21) Sufjan Stevens (18) Arcade Fire (17) Neil Young (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 8th
When it comes to phone hacking, the press is the... →
Another perfectly pitched article from Brooker, this time on the phone hacking, and general media crappitude.
Sep 7th
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Sep 3rd
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Sep 2nd
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Sep 2nd
Alan Moore Gets Psychogeographical With Unearthing →
Interview with the beardy wonder in Wired. He’s his usual, wonderful self.
Sep 1st
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Sep 1st
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Sep 1st