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Lyrical ballads 2.0

December 1st, 2007 · 3 Comments · Music

My 15-year old son told me about this site, SongMeanings. Love the idea. People commenting on lyrics and making connections that way. Just take a look at the discussions around A Day in The Life.
As with anything else 2.0, these things improve with time and increased “liquidity”, as people learn about the subtlety of the [...]

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Chopping bits out of books

December 1st, 2007 · 8 Comments · Books

Those of you who know me well will also know that I love books. I read them. I devour them. I collect them. I love them.
At home, we had books everywhere, and I have many wonderful childhood memories built around reading. The way we lived, it was perfectly normal to hear harrumphs and guffaws [...]

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Cricket: The Sound and Numbers Game

December 1st, 2007 · 8 Comments · Cricket

Thank God for the Web. How else could I have done what I did a few minutes ago?
It all started this morning. I was doing my snooze-awake thing, a critical technique practised and refined over years of really important business meetings. You know the one I mean. When your eyes are open, one ear is [...]

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