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Local councils having a busking policy?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by alex

Bizarrely, in the news today (17th June 2010) it turns out that Exeter has a policy for busking in the city. Stunning, isn’t it. Apparently, said buskers have to audition for a place in the city so that they can … Continue reading →

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About Googlegate

Posted on June 17, 2010 by alex

I was reading this at El Reg. I like Privacy International. I share many of the same values but I’m not sure that Alexander Hanff has any idea of how code is written at Google. I don’t, but I’d hazard … Continue reading →

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Dear BBC: It’s not ‘Digital Piracy’, it’s ‘copyright infringement’

Posted on April 9, 2010 by alex

It really, really annoyed me this morning, lying in bed, listening to the radio, hearing a journalist parrot the ‘digital piracy’ line. Piracy evokes images of beards and cutlasses on the high seas, where pirates board ships, steal galleons and … Continue reading →

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