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Journalist Alex Watson, technology, books, reading, photography, the Far East, the iPhone, technology’s role in creativity, lots of caffeineMethods of consumption
Greatest Hits…
...Although none of these were ever Number 1s in Azerbaijan, Japan or on college radio.
* On visiting countries that have been the subject of airstrikes by allies of your home country
* Why it's important for The Beatles to make their songs available digitally
* A visit to Peleliu, home of some fascinating WW2 relics and origin of the phrase 'thousand yard stare'
* Five ways to beat writer's block and get words going
* On Holbein and Shakespeare
* Blights on the English language - most hateful words in techFrom which department?
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Category Archives: Web
Grmmr advice from Twitter
You might not think Twitter is a great place to go for grammar advice, given that every message has a maximum character count of 140, but you say that before laying eyes on FakeAPStylebook: “Always capitalize ‘Bible.’ You don’t want … Continue reading
Stop Safari always opening new tabs
I’ve moved away from using FireFox as my browser – it’s too slow to start, too fond of updating – and now have Google Chrome on my PCs. It’s not properly available for the Mac yet, so I’ve switched to … Continue reading
Year of the Ox’s most popular internet slang
FAIL is over – especially if you’re in China. Apparently, these are the Year of the Ox’s most popular linguistic terms on the internet (although we’re only halfway through the year). Wonder how long it will take for ‘yùzháizú’ – … Continue reading
Virtual reality, then and now
In the 1980s and 1990s, the term ‘virtual reality’ was understood to mean the creation of reality inside the computer – and thus we would need to experience it using complex imaging and interaction systems (3D googles, cursors mapped to … Continue reading
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Tagged beyonce, viral video, virtual reality
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On Steve Gillmor, FriendFeed 2 and inhaling the hype
Steve Gillmor’s Techcrunch post on the revamped FriendFeed was so incredible that I felt it needed a little commentary. A Cliff’s Notes, if you will. I wrote it up for the bit-tech blog.
Drops wet cement on unsuspecting crippled children: Web 2.0 vandalism
By now you’ve hopefully seen Juno; it’s a wonderful film with a sharp script and well drawn characters. It uses music beautifully, too. Rather than simply whacking it down as a thudding backbeat to some flash images (CSI), or using … Continue reading
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Blog not popular? No worries, just obsess over your Flickr stats instead
I know, from careful perusal of my blog stats, that The Wired Jester appeals to a select, discerning audience: mostly people looking for information on the not-quite famous footballer who shares my name, some after information on Wolf Pillows, and … Continue reading
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Pownce invites up for grabs
A cat, ready to pounce, yesterday. Just a short post; I’ve signed up to Pownce, the Twitter knock-off/second coming from, among others, Kevin Rose of Digg. The best thing about it is there’s a lot of vowels in the name … Continue reading
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It’s finally here: the new CustomPC.co.uk
And I am so relieved. For the past 18 months or so, helping create a new website for Custom PC has been something of an obsession for me. I’ve talked endlessly about it on flights, in bars, in many, many … Continue reading
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Facebook is not the new AOL
Jason Kottke started the ball rolling for the ‘Facebook is the new AOL’ story by writing a tempting little note in a link post. It turned into a headline, and as the hours zipped by, a host of talented bloggers … Continue reading
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