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Virgin Media Thinks Net Neutrality Is “Bollocks”

15 April 2008, 10:31 am

Found this by way of the Something Awful forums, a post in the TorrentFreak blog gives an interesting view of Virgin Media’s plans. Basically, their aim is to throttle the bandwidth to services that don’t pay a premium to Virgin Media. In an interview with the Royal Television Society’s Television magazine, far from covering up [...]

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Flat Earth News

9 February 2008, 2:45 pm

Thanks to the Private Eye for running excerpts from this excellent book in the magazine. To step away from my main story, you should try to read at least one copy of the mag, it is the only real satirical magazine in the UK and the only publication which investigates and attacks all the parties [...]

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Hype

8 November 2007, 8:56 pm

Every time the media mentions some sort of surprise runaway bestseller you can almost feel the palpable shock that something succeeded on it’s own merits. As an example, look at Disney’s High School Musical. Disney put out a number of low (for Disney) budget films every summer. These films have little advertising and use the [...]

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And A New Rant

31 May 2007, 7:27 pm

Madeline McCann. I have to say that I never thought I would be ranting over coverage of a girl of 3. In truth, I’m not really, i’m having a pop at her parents and the sheer level of bandwagonnery from the media and even the fucking Pope. That’s right, the fucking Papal Father. Story is [...]

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