2005 in Cities

My list is depressingly parochial, and short: Norwich  Peterborough London Cambridge Chester Amsterdam York Bristol Birmingham And in the rough order than I visited them. Hopefully, others on Palimpsest will have added their’s soon.

The Magic of the Cup

MJR thinks of an explanation for the proliferation of cup upsets over the last week: England’s football fans had the pleasure of random football scores last weekend: the FA Cup. Why is there so much expectation of upsets? I think it’s partly because the match is at an ideal time to help level things out, … Keep reading

My Top Ten Websites and services

…right now. This is a seriously temporary list! 1. Gmail – never have I stuck with an email system or even address for so long. Quick, easy to use, almost perfect. 2. Newsgator – you could possibly substitute this with Bloglines, as I seem to switch between the two, but this is my current favourite, … Keep reading

Links 9/1/06

Which I left in drafts until now… Knifing Charles: Was this Daisy McAndrew’s First Scoop? Sniping from the sidelines at Google Pack

Links 7/1/06

It’s a Saturday, so not a lot going on, despite the Google announcements. Google Pack – hasn’t everyone already got this stuff? Politics: Charles Kennedy resigns at last (aside from whether he should have done so, whether now or months ago, the Lib Dems have come out of this looking pretty grubby); and Tony Banks … Keep reading