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Well, the first meeting of “resumed” PrepCom3 as begun, and the room is packed. People fighting over chairs, squashed up against the walls and the temperature is bordering on unbearable.
President of PrepCom Karklins has apologised for the heat, and already I've heard one government member officially complain. It's a tough start to what […]

The most controversial aspect of this whole world summit hasn't been the ensuing fight of who should run the Internet but where it is being hosted: Tunisia.
Stories about the clampdown on freedom of speech by the government in Tunisia have been the main focus of most stories up to now. It is nowhere […]

You can directly measure the quality of a hotel by the amount of stuff in the room that leaves with the guest.
God only knows why you would want a tiny sewing kit or a miniscule bottle of moisturiser, but the better the hotel, the more they call out to you. Or the pens […]

Well, the news from France appears to be getting more depressing every day. By quelling the riots by bringing in heavy-duty emergency powers, the line is that the problem is now being dealt with.
If this was in England, the interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy would have been fired days ago. But it would appear […]

Another Technobile rant of mine in The Guardian today. I'm a little disappointed they didn't use an illustration I knocked up for a laugh and which I thought was hilarious. It was this:

I have to say, moaning for a moment because I'm in a bad mood today, that it is mildly irritating […]

I find it immensely sad that it has taken 11 days of violence in France for politicians to finally come under pressure over the appalling way that Magrebins are treated in their society.
It was incredible to hear and read this morning the analysis of why it is that violence - stone-throwing, arson, some […]

The very fact that I know the name Pete Doherty, lead singer of a band called Babyshambles, ex-lead singer of a band called The Libertines, who has been going out with model Kate Moss, is, to me, no clearer indication of the single greatest problem with the modern media.
I have absolutely no interest […]

Piece of mine in The Guardian today about the iPod and how Apple's history shows that the company may soon cock it all up and become just a bit player.
It's a shame the article was so short - 1,200 words - because the first draft covered the whole thing and gave greater overall […]

I love espresso coffee. I have one virtually every morning. However, after lengthy and honourable service, the seal on my espresso maker has given up the ghost so I set off to buy a replacement.
I found seals for three-cup and four-cup espresso makers, but not the two-cup. However, while searching online I […]