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
4 tags
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...
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.
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
3 tags
3 tags
2 tags
3 tags
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
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
3 tags
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
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.
2 tags
3 tags
3 tags
Alan Moore Gets Psychogeographical With Unearthing →
Interview with the beardy wonder in Wired. He’s his usual, wonderful self.
4 tags
5 tags