Links 25/10/05
Haven’t done one of these for a while. Sorry! Joel: Something Rotten in AdSense CyberJournalist: Top 10 Reasons for Reading a News Site Google Base Was Sort of Live Phil Bradley asks which blogging system he should switch to
Gutenberg formatting
Palimpsest’s Book Group is reading two H.G. Wells books at the moment. Being a skinflint, I thought I would download them from Project Gutenberg, a library of free books available in ext format, and sometimes HTML. The two novels are: The First Men on the Moon The Sleeper Awakes The trouble is that often the … Keep reading
In the News
Been listening to Radio 4 and the Today programme on the way into work recently. This morning’s news was full of interesting stuff: Galloway accused of Senate ‘lies’ – I am no fan of Galloway’s, but I do find it surprising that the Seante Committee has come out with these statements without further interviews with … Keep reading
Can you trust Wikipedia?
The Guardian asks whether the content in Wikipedia is worth all that much, and gets some experts to judge some entries. The founder of the online encyclopedia written and edited by its users has admitted some of its entries are ‘a horrific embarrassment’. To be honest, I would never dream of using Wikipedia as a … Keep reading
Screen Select
I recently joined Screen Select, an online DVD rental store. I had previously been a member of Amazon’s effort, but I cancelled as I was bereft of a DVD player for a few months. I pay £12.99 a month for an unlimited number of DVDs, and I can have 2 at home at any one … Keep reading