Stuff I’ve been reading/surfing today: * 1up has a week of coverageof the English version of gorgeous Japanese painting-action game Okami, where you play Okami Amaterasu, wolf warrior and sun-goddess. * Bookmooch – online book swapping, inspired by file sharing. It’s got a lot of positive press and blog coverage, and I’m really keen toContinue reading “Webreading 15th August”
Author Archives: Alex
Emusic UK pricing: Operator, get me the President of the world!
As I mentioned in the last post, online music retailer eMusic has launched a UK version of their site. Emusic is interesting because it sells MP3 files without onerous DRM restrictions. You can therefore use the files on any portable MP3 player, and copy and burn them as you see fit; it’s also accessible throughContinue reading “Emusic UK pricing: Operator, get me the President of the world!”
Webreading 13th August
Master topic list for first-time readers of Neomarxisme, the only blog that makes the use of the word ‘orthopraxy’ look like a good idea. (Via Jean Snow). "Once the "pop sociology of pop" and now a "post-blog," Néomarxisme primarily analyzes the social mechanics and historical circumstances behind contemporary Japanese pop culture." * Guardian Photographer DanContinue reading “Webreading 13th August”
Custom PC Issue dates
It’s a bit difficult to find these on the Custom PC website, so here’s the direct link to the publication dates for the upcoming issues.
Arrivals Desk: Helping Out Those Who Just Got Off The Google Express
The stats program I use for this site lets me know how peole arrive; a few use the wiredjester.co.uk URL, which is nice, because it means they’re people who actually wanted to come and read the site, but a lot arrive through Google. Looking through the terms they use really makes me think that perhapsContinue reading “Arrivals Desk: Helping Out Those Who Just Got Off The Google Express”
Email issues
For some reason, my alex [at] thewiredjester.co.uk e-mail address has stopped forwarding my email on. It’s all just disappearing into a big black server hole somewhere… So if you want to get in touch, leave a comment, or drop me a line at alexwatson117 [at] hotmail.com. Thanks 🙂
Technorati
Playing around with Technorati at the moment, trying to claim this blog, and quick claim isn’t working. So I need to link to my profile: Technorati Profile
Genre Bending
Just because Top Of The Pops is dead doesn’t mean the Top 10 is no longer a cultural force to be reckoned with. Everyone loves a list, and the Guardian is no exception. Their Books site often posts up ‘Top 10s’, list of books on a specific theme, written by an author with a relatedContinue reading “Genre Bending”
Tuesday’s Thought For The Day
Sight is not a perception, it is a creation. I have a feeling it’s a quote from somewhere, a film perhaps, but a quick Google doesn’t bring up anything…
New Links
A few years ago, I went to UEA and did an MA, the Creative Writing One that is pretty well known and has turned up quite a few good writers (Kazuo Ishiguro etc). As student-writers, we were encouraged to keep notebooks with us at all times. Possibly this was to prepare the majority of usContinue reading “New Links”
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