General Election - Week One E-mail
Written by Paul Dunning   
Sunday, 11 April 2010 00:17

So a General Election has been called. This week the campaigns have been dominated by the increase in National Insurance. It's generated a circular argument whereby each party is triggering repetitive responses from the others whenever they mention the subject. Clearly the power of the Marketing Folk at work here. I doubt any candidate is allowed to have an individual idea now. In other news: the first leaflet has arrived. It's from the Lib Dems and features paragraphs which consist entirely of one sentence each.

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 April 2010 10:36
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Little Planet E-mail
Written by Paul Dunning   
Saturday, 03 April 2010 18:37
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A Little Planet

I took this picture last year using a panoramic head for my tripod, and some clever software to stitch it together to make this image.

Click on the image to enlarge.

 

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 04 April 2010 12:42
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It’s a Two Way Stream... E-mail
Written by Paul Dunning   
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00

Over the weekend, I learned, via @ruskin147’s (that’s Rory Cellan-Jones of the BBC) Twitter feed that the Conservative Party is going to launch it’s own iPhone app. Why, thought I, do they need this? What could be going on in the minds of the political élite?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:59
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Bringing Down the House E-mail
Written by Paul Dunning   
Monday, 01 February 2010 16:10

I’m known for my somewhat sombre outlook on life, but this post on FaceBook kind of killed any party that was going on.

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 April 2010 10:35
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Apple’s iPad E-mail
Written by Paul Dunning   
Thursday, 28 January 2010 10:32

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Well, here we are. Apple have unveiled their tablet computer - the iPad. So what of it? What kind of mis-informed ideas have entered my mind? Some observations I have jotted down are here.

Oh - click the pictures to see larger versions.

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 January 2010 11:22
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