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For those who visit the site rather than subscribing, you will notice a change in style. This is down to the upgrade to WordPress 1.5 which I have finally got round to putting into place. Will have a look at the various available templates at some point in the future, but at the moment the … Keep reading

Aubade

Just in case, er, someone, is interested, I was reading Aubade by Philip Larkin for the nth time last night, just before I went to bed. Here it is. I don’t think this will land me in any trouble, copyright wise. I work all day, and get half-drunk at night.Waking at four to soundless dark, … Keep reading

Blogging’s Killer App

Steven Streight asks What is the Killer App for Blogs? I wonder: has the killer app for blogs been realized yet? What implementation of blogging holds the greatest promise for the future? I really don’t think the perfect and ideal utilization of blogs is the digital diary. Why? Because these are being abandoned, and the … Keep reading

Blogging from East to West

Interesting article on the BBC News site about blogging: Weblogs started off as a personal outpouring, a kind of digital diary. If you work on the basis that a problem shared is a problem halved, you can share with millions and – who knows? Now blogs feature everything from cant on cars, opinions on opera, … Keep reading