by Daz | Dec 14, 2008 | Games, Media
So Oliver Postgate died then. The reaction from the media was the sort usually reserved for a Pope. Nearly ten minutes of coverage on Channel 4 News goes someway to prove that conventional media is still ruled by men of a certain age. Watching the IT Crowd the other...
by Daz | Dec 13, 2008 | Media
I reckon it is only a matter of time before Bernard Madoff becomes a truly household name. In a sense he’s already fairly famous what with having run the NASDAQ and being fantastically wealthy. It now looks like there is a strong chance that all of this vast...
by Daz | Nov 30, 2008 | Birmingham, Media
Just glancing through the Register I noticed they have a story about Reuters giving up on their dedicated Second Life reporter. I remember that there was quite a fanfare when Reuters began their coverage. I think it is interesting to note that it took a month for...
by Daz | Nov 21, 2008 | Birmingham, Media
I’ve suddenly become massively concerned with the future of printed journalism. It is clear that as a business model print journalism is facing competitive pressure from sources that you just wouldn’t have comprehended 15 years ago. Unfortunately as a...
by Daz | Oct 23, 2008 | Birmingham, Games
I’ve had a Second Life account for bloody ages now. It must be two years at least. In total I’ve probably spent around 3 hours wallowing in the frustration that it has a habit of generating. Second Life has always had a bit of a problem in that it wants...
by admin | Oct 22, 2008 | Media
When writing a news story there are certain ingredients that through fate occasionally come together to create something truly odd. If only you could combine:- Otters Chariots Shotguns Wellington Boots Oh great, someone has already done...
by Daz | Oct 19, 2008 | Games, Media
According to Wired the Pentagon have developed a theory on how World of Warcraft could be used to plan terrorist attacks. The ludicrousness of this claim is truly incredible. In fact the underlying factual basis of it is somewhat reduced by the quote:- There’s...
by admin | Oct 17, 2008 | Media
There is literally only 3 days to go before Ringo Starr will implement his threat to stop signing “things”. I’d sort of forgotten Ringo Starr even existed. Which does make me wonder what sort of person has things that they think will be better things...
by Daz | Oct 14, 2008 | Games, Media
You can’t read anything these days without it relating to the global financial apocalypse. All in all it’s getting a bit dull now. The prospect of war with Iceland seems to have receded, which is fairly disappointing and all the news consists of flashing...
by Daz | Oct 9, 2008 | Misc
If you cut me I bleed darts. Ever since devoting much of 1986 to the Red Lion’s dart board I’ve had a passion for chucking little bits of metal at walls. To be honest I’ve never really been that good at it but I think I must have a genetic link with...
