Tag: Sweden
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Denial of Service
No not talking about Twitter (although I have to say, a site that depends on Javascript for deleting or posting but doesn’t disable it in the posts is incredibly negligent and stupid. I mean, security 101 here?!? And make your site not need Javascript too!) but that following the news that the film industry has…
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Spotify DJ
Unusually for a new(ish) shiny Web 2.0 music application, Spotify is only currently freely available in the UK – but you can get it outside of the UK with an invite (more in a sec)…but it’s basically a legal iTunes-type application you can listen to music for free (with ads)…and it has millions of tracks.…
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Pirate Bay: We’re All In The Same Boat
Posting this a few days late since my webhost was having problems, so hence all my sites have been down for the last few days. Really annoying… Firstly, it’s a bit late but I have to say how shocked I was at the sentencing of the Pirate Bay founders – a year in jail and…
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Oppose Proposition 8: Standing in the Way of Control pt II
Your back’s against the wallThere’s no-one home to callYou’re forgetting who you areYou can’t stop cryingIt’s part not giving inAnd part trusting your friendsYou do it all againYou don’t stop trying Standing in the way of control We live our livesBecause we’re standing in the way of control We will live our lives I’ve posted…
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RC 171: Around the World in 808s Pt 1
Hiphop is over 30 years old and has become an international phenomenon, in surprising ways from Maasai rappers to Austrian accordion anarchists, from kuduro to kwaito, from east-end grime to german Krautrap. Part Two is here. Here is part one of a journey in 808 beats round the world, via hiphop. Hip Hop You Don’t…
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Politics of Fear
I wrote this over at Bicyclemark‘s blog in response to his great and thoughtful 50th show – I noticed no-one responding was actually on the spot where it happened, so I wanted to reinforce my view from the ‘front line’. I support the comments from bicyclemark, George Galloway and Ken Livingstone (although people have pointed…