May 2002
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Is it magic?
No it’s not. And David Blaine doesn’t claim otherwise. However the amount of attention that has been lavished on him for this stunt is slightly baffling. Similar stunts were popular in the 20s, and the saint San Simeon’s time living on a pillar, is well documented. But why the hype now? Are we really that…
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Blogistan
O’Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference All hail the “the Distributed Republic of Blogistan”: “A main theme was quick to emerge… the sudden realisation that each of us.. were all heading in the same philosophical direction: that developers now see the internet as a platform to run applications on, rather than something to connect to”. A rich…
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Scruples Saturday
Saturday Scruples (late again…) 1. You’re becoming famous as a singer. Your manager advises you to improve your image by campaigning for a worthy cause. Do you do the right thing for the wrong reason? Well yes and no. If my new found celebrity status allowed me to support a worthy cause with some impact…
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Friday Five
Friday Five 1. What shampoo do you use? Head and Shoulders to help calm down my dry scalp and give me dandruff-free kissable hair… 2. Do you use conditioner? What kind? None. Nil. Nada. My hair is usually too short to warrant conditioning. 3. When was the last time you got your hair cut? 5…
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Champion!
UEFA Champions League Final Kicks off in Glasgow tonight, and the city is buzzing. George Square is packed with Spanish and German fans (check the two live webcams) and the atmosphere reminds me of a carnival. This is the side of a sporting event you don’t often get to witness, and I’m loving it. I…
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This and that
First trip to gym for over a week, so I ache a little, but before I head off; to the driver of the black Astra, the reason I tooted my horn (which sounds a lot more polite than it should) was because you came within an inch of removing the front bumper of my car…