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The eyes have it

January 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Four pillars

Yesterday, as I came through immigration at Heathrow Terminal 3, the Border and Immigration Agency officer was very helpful, commenting that I should take a look at the IRIS Scheme and consider signing up. So I did. And I probably will sign up.
And in that strange serendipitous way these things happen, I came across this [...]

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Old Man’s River: Electra Glide in Blue

January 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Films, Old Man's River, Retarded hippie

Okay, time to move slightly further afield than is usual, even for me.
Recommendation 4: (film)
Electra Glide in Blue. Great movie, great soundtrack, great style. Every now and then, a movie comes along, and the critics say “that one’s going straight to video”. Well, when I saw this film, my immediate reaction was ‘this one’s [...]

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Information Ownership in an Information Economy: A sideways look

January 4th, 2008 · 28 Comments · Privacy, Trust, VRM

I’m a gregarious person: I tend to know a lot of people, and I tend to have the contact cellphone numbers for many of them. Every now and then, as a result, I get a request from Friend A, asking me for the contact numbers for Friend B. What do I do?
The first thing I [...]

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