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Archiving Podcasts
This week, it was announced that WTF with Marc Maron would be ending its run after 16 years. The show will end sometime in the autumn (aka ‘fall’) having produced more than 1,600 episodes over that time. Maron’s podcast was one of the big early titles, and it’s fair to say that although Maron was…
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Threat Level
It seems that maybe I should have two charts in my hysteria meter: Rhetorical threat, and Actual threat. That way, every so often in a presidential election year when things aren’t going too well and Americans need to be scared to their senses, I can reflect that, while at the same time show the true…
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24
I’ve got to say that this series of 24 has been a real disappointment. Yes, I know I shouldn’t be downloading it in advance, but I have – couldn’t be bothered to wait. The final episode in particular had nothing going for it. Well one thing – but I wanted…. My mouth is sealed. I…
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Digital Switchover
A couple of stories. First off, Mediaguardian has the story (free registration reqd.) that a couple of small Welsh villages are the first in the land to become digital-only. In many respects, it’ll be areas like this that’ll be the most problematical in the fullness of rollout. It’ll take a lot of transmitters to get…
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Digital Radio and “Broadcast Flags”?
A worrying development for digital radio in the States. Incidentally, unless their getting a totally different form of digital radio in the States (i.e. not DAB), then they really shouldn’t be suggesting that digital radio is CD quality.
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ITV Wants to Limit It’s Public Service Commitments
ITV’s MD, Mick Desmond is reported (Free registration required) as wanting to scrap its commitments to religion and arts. I have problems with the fact that they want to get out of something they signed up to in the first place. If Granada and Carlton, or ITV plc as it is now, don’t feel that…
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Mistaken Identity Report
Mistaken Identity at the The Old Theatre, London School of Economics – 19 May 2004 So here finally, are my notes from Mistaken Identity, which was described as a public meeting on the proposed national identity card. Note that I can’t do shorthand, and if I’ve misquoted anyone, or misinterpreted the points that they were…
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Fahrenheit 9/11 Wins Palm d’Or
Michael Moore’s won at Cannes!
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Cycle Guides
Must get my copies.
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The Shield
This week’s (US) episode of The Shield was directed by David Mamet! In some respects I’m always a little uncertain about big name guest directors on TV series, particularly those with a noticeably stylised approach. The Shield does fall firmly into that category with roaming “un-steadycam” work and the like. But the scenes with Dutch…
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Teatime
Isn’t 3.11pm a little early for tea? That’s the time that tea’s coming in the first test between England and New Zealand.
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Sky Captain
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow sounds fascinating….
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Mistaken Identity
A BBC News report from the meeting the other day. When I get a chance, I’ll link to other reports, and still plan on putting my own comprehensive notes up. In the meantime, here’s someone else’s notes from the meeting. Might I also recommend reading Peter Williamson of The Law Society’s address (PDF). He was…
Hadrian’s Wall
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