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Letter to Boris: Electric taxis in London
09/10/11 19:02
The AV referendum - it's still bugging me
13/05/11 13:17
Last week, for the first time in my entire adult life, myself and the rest of the people of the UK got the chance to chance their electoral voting system. The change available to us wasn't exactly earth shattering; we were able to choose between the current system (first past the post - you put an 'x' beside your chosen candidate and the one with the most votes gets a seat in Parliament) and AV (you get to rank your choices on the voting slip). AV wasn't much of an alternative. There are better voting methods out there like Single Transferrable Vote or STV but that was what we got.
And then two thirds of us (or at least the half of voters who actually turned up) said 'no' to AV. WHAATTTT????? Read More...
And then two thirds of us (or at least the half of voters who actually turned up) said 'no' to AV. WHAATTTT????? Read More...
Am I the only one who gets a bad reaction to Facebook?
13/03/11 12:11
I fiddled away on my vector art program (I’m still using LineForm even though it’s going nowhere as a product. It’s really easy to use and very effective) and I came up with the logo displayed. My aim was to keep the logo as simple as possible while, at the same time, being evocative and a little bit humorous.
Read More...Cort guitars and being a selfish, affluent Western scumbag
23/01/11 15:57
About a year ago, I wanted a travel guitar to take with me on holiday and to music festivals. I had had a brief look the previous summer when I’d been to a music festival. There were several choices available; a Taylor Big Baby, an Ozark travel guitar and a Cort Earth-Mini. I tried them all.
