Monthly Archives: November 2006

Tracking the speed of a meme

Feel free to take part in this experiment mrBen

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ChristMoose Party Final(ish) Details

OK – after discussion with some of the moosers, we’ve decided that the Christmoose party will be on Saturday 9th December. We will meet at Bier Halle at around 6.30-6.45pm, so as to make sure we get a table. And … Continue reading

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Digital Rights Management

Watch the video, and check out this article. DRM affects everyone – not just geeks. mrBen

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JediMoose Christmoose Par-tay

OK – we’ve been talking about having a ‘Moose party, and, while Guy’s birthday party last weekend was excellent there were a few notable absentees from the ‘Moose stable. So we’re planning a Christmoose party. Here’s the idea – the … Continue reading

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Two (very) important campaigns

I don’t normally blog about these things, preferring to leave them in the ‘recent links’ categories, but there are 2 campaigns going at the moment that I think are vital in 21st Century Britain: 1. A petition to allow for … Continue reading

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Christian Aid on Open Source

Or rather, they’re not. The BBC is running a story about the fact that Christian Aid has chosen not to run open source software. It’s actually a short piece based on an audio interview in their Digital World program, also … Continue reading

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Quatermass no more

Nigel Kneale, best known for writing the Quatermass TV series, has died. If you ever get a chance to watch the old Quatermass films or the series, I would heartily encourage you to do so. I might, if there’s time … Continue reading

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