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  • Christmas Music – Day 2 of 24

    I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday – Wizzard This song is the only song people will remember Wizzard for. It’s been in the charts at least 9 times since its release in 1973. Most importantly though I chuffin’ hate this song. The day I never hear this song ever again will be the best day ever.…

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  • Christmas Music – Day 1 of 24

    It’s Cliched to be Cynical (at Christmas) – Half Man Half Biscuit  Ah Christmas! That time of year when the shops force you to buy stuff you don’t need to give to people who aren’t necessarily thankful. That time of year when it gets a bit nippy and the nights get darker. That time of…

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  • Christmas eh? That period of enforced shopping and spending. There was a time when Christmas meant nipping down to the local church, doing a few carols with a mug of warm mulled wine before giving up and having a sing a long in the local pub round the old Joanna. These days Christmas is heralded…

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  • Facebook Real Names Policy – Narcissism, Zuckerberg and me

    Facebook are enforcing their real names policy like jackbooted fascists. Pressurising members to use their real legal names rather than any assumed, stage or preferred nom-de-plume. Please see my previous post for their reasons why – Facebook Real Names Policy – Intro. This is the second post of this series.   People ask why I…

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  • Facebook: Real Names Policy – Intro

    Recently Facebook began enforcing their so-called “Real Names Policy”. You might remember this making the news back in September when Facebook began closing or suspending the accounts of transgendered people and drag artists who were not using their “real names” on their profiles. After the wails of protests became too loud for the Facebook PR…

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  • BBC Breakfast currently having a Daily Mailesque newzgazm about this site (which has been around for ages) today. The lesson? If you connect it to the internet, change the default password! http://www.insecam.cc/cam/bycountry/GB/ UPDATE:  Website has now closed with creator using the site to look for work.

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  • The times were hard. The King, an absolute tyrant. People were hauled from their homes by swat teams of government troops, tried in mockeries of the court and executed. Purely because of their beliefs and ideals. One group of prominent English men had had enough. The king and his tyranny must go. The last time…

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  • The Bigot’s Wife

    The Bigot's Wife.

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  • Things You Should Know About Introverts

    Originally posted on Playfully Tacky: From MeetTheIntroverts.com 1) We need to recharge alone. This right here is the cusp of the entire introvert v. extrovert debate (if there is one, anyway) – Introverts need to be alone to recharge. We tend to get completely worn out by socializing. This is basically what it means to…

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