Genius, moi?
I discovered the Blog Readability test via John Naughton, and had to do it of course. Gratifying, if baffling, to come out at Genius. Anyway, it means I can post a nice banner over there—-> showing a brain.
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Working class
As a non-telly viewer, I’ll miss The Royal Family At Work. But it’ll be a pretty short programme, won’t it?
Bad Science
I frequently share in the “shared items” section over there —-> Ben Goldacre’s “Bad Science” column. It’s unfailingly interesting, frequently funny, and often features some jaw-droppingly appalling manipulation of science by self-declared experts who are exposed by Ben as complete charlatans. The equally admirable David Colquhoun does a similar job on his website. On World… Continue reading Bad Science
Prometeus – The Media Revolution
All rather disturbing… I think it’s the confident way they talk about possible future events as if they have already happened.
Kindle: The Holy Grail for ebooks?
Kindle: The Holy Grail or the last gasp of eBooks? : OUPblog This is a very interesting development, especially as it has the power of Amazon behind it. Carry something the size and weight of one book, but with 200+ books’ worth of reading onboard. It’s intriguing…Amazon has a demo here.
Telegraph hack knows nothing about education shock
I was so annoyed about this article by Simon Heffer that I posted a lengthy, and not entirely coherent reply. Gratifying to see that even Telegraph readers can see, for the most part, what nonsense this is. I wrote the following, but it’s worth checking the link to see the comments of others. Somehow, I… Continue reading Telegraph hack knows nothing about education shock
Writing for Profit revisited
Some time ago, I blogged about the advertisements that the mail-order writing course Writers Bureau place regularly in the national press. The general tone of the adverts was that their course could open the door for you to become a professional writer, earning lots of money. This was supported by testimonials from apparently successful clients.… Continue reading Writing for Profit revisited
How to deal with cold callers…
This seems like a good technique!
Procrastination…
Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
The Book of Dave
Will Self is never a cosy read, and The Book of Dave is no exception. Its central conceit is that, in a Britain where the waters rose calamitously centuries ago, the primitive people who inhabit what’s left of England have founded a religion based on the sacred texts of Dave, a depressed cab driver. The… Continue reading The Book of Dave