- Polly Toynbee and David Walker: an extract from their new book on the widening gap between rich and poor | Money | The Guardian – “Most dismaying was their lack of empathy and their unwillingness to contemplate other, less luxurious lives. They could not see that the pleasure they derived from possessions, prospects and doing well by their children is universal and that others deserve a share of that, too.”
- Hands on: Delicious 2 cleans up social bookmarking – In case you were wondering why a lot of my old posts suddenly reappeared in the RSS feed… First impression: looks nice.
- Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit – New film from the people that brought you the documentary “Helvetica.” Looks intriguing.
Tag: Media
- Afghan Student Sentenced to Death After Downloading Report – Good to see that the invasion of Afghanistan has resulted in more freedom for the locals…
- Forget passports – teachers and kids are the new ID card targets – Despite the loss of personal data and despite the fact that they will not (and cannot) do what the Government says they will, the ID Card scheme is still not completely dead.
- The True Cost of SMS Messages – “How come technology, communication, and infrastructure is getting cheaper while the costs of SMS messages are increasing exponentially? My theory: SMS messages are transfered over air made of solid gold.”
- Behind bars – Looks like another fascinating documentary by Louis Theroux.
- Music lessons – Why the music industry as it’s currently structured is dying.
- “You Don’t Understand Our Audience” – The whole spiel by Justin Long in Die Hard 4.0 about the media cynically manipulating audiences is much closer to the truth than most people would like to admit…