http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk An infuriatingly infrequently updated reflection on the Internet, the US, and life in general Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:01:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was at the United Nations in Geneva last week to watch what was happening to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as it prepares for its third outing, this December in Hyderabad, India. Actually I was there for a different reason - an ICANN consultative meeting on the future of the ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/09/21/the-internet-governance-forum-%e2%80%93-third-time-lucky/ I have been itching to do some writing but have been caught up with other things: friends visiting, fixing up the van, and work. So I'll quickly going to knock up a list of blog posts I want to write so I don't forget next time I am in front ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/09/03/blog-posts-to-come/ There are many reasons why people don't surf. The biggest is probably that very few people live close to an area of sea that produces waves that can be surfed on. But there are others: it's bloody hard work; it requires a significant amount of co-ordination; you are guaranteed to ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/08/12/surfing-at-33/ I forgot to add that I also found two fantastic video clips that demonstrate the sheer madness of the TV news in the United States. One shows the mindless self-absorption the media has with itself in such an extraordinary way that it could easily be mistaken for genius satire. [youtube]KBRUalssp0Q[/youtube] And the ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/08/12/us-news-rant-the-video-evidence/ Forgot to say last week that the "US news: utter utter rubbish" rant I wrote a fortnight earlier appeared in a slightly more professional format on the Guardian's Comment is Free site on Wednesday under the headline: Why TV news in the US is utter rubbish. The title I sent them ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/08/12/us-news-rant-on-guardian-comment-site/ I haven't had a new poll for a very, very long time. So, sort-of inspired by my pseudo rant last week about TV news in the United States, I have knocked up a new one. It's on the right-hand side and included below. That means that I need to review ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/07/28/social-networking-poll-result-wasting-time-with-old-friends/ A very funny example of journalist ego gone mad is zooming around media circles at the moment. And at the centre of it, designer-stubble dork Giles Coren. Coren's not a bad writer and he used to write very funny pieces, but over the past year/two years it was clear his ego ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/07/24/giles-coren-fantastic-twat/ I am working from home today which has given me the rare and entirely unsatisfactory opportunity to watch the lunchtime TV news in the United States of America. People often say that the news in the US is terrible - and it is, it is appalling. But it hit home ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/07/22/us-news-utter-utter-rubbish/ My computer was shifted to Outlook Exchange yesterday with the result that this morning I have had to re-input all my email account passwords to get at my email. I knew most of the passwords but the more important ones I have very complex passwords for and rely on accessing my ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/04/22/my-eclipse-email-address-is-now-dead/ I wrote a quick 800-word blog post for the Guardian's Comment is Free site on Sunday on the fact that iTunes has now become the number one music retailer here in the United States. It felt good to have a bit of a think and a type. I still amaze myself ... http://kierenmccarthy.co.uk/2008/04/22/itunes-blog-post/