Wikipedia is the Bee’s Knees

In my PhD research, I’ve used Wikipedia a number of times, to provide definitions or background information on the object of study. Generally, I argued that, since my object of study (the webfilm) was located online, it was appropriate that my data be collected online:

Internet data is thus a crucial agent in the network under [...]

Hackney is the Bee’s Knees

I read today in The Guardian (it’s actually last Saturday’s edition but I hadn’t gotten round to reading it yet… that the area my BF has just moved to is “London’s cooler-than-thou epicentre“:
Moorhens, coots and Canada geese. Ducklings in spring. Peace: rare in the East End. Artsy: Broadway Market and Vyner Street, London’s cooler-than-thou epicentre.
Well, [...]

Confessions of a Language Fetishist

Yes, I admit it: I am a language fetishist, more precisely: a fetishist of the written word. Language used correctly turns me on, while language used incorrectly turns me off. Simple as that. I first started noticing errors and mistakes when I was a teenager, at the age of 13 or 14. A German-run Italian [...]

Homeswap to a Posh Place - News

well, sorry to disappoint. There isn’t really any news.
There was supposed to be some news today, i.e. the decision of the guy who came to see my place last week (L.). The London woman with the posh place (C.) kept phoning me and him as she’s really desparate.
So, the other day he told her he [...]

‘Diary of a Teleworker’

I’ve been thinking about what to do with my blog once the PhD stuff is finished. In theory, I can keep the title Life after PhD for the rest of my life since the rest of my life will be a Life after PhD
However I would like to change it to something relevant [...]

Facilitating Viva preparations - The Utube Blog

I’ve just come across (by pure chance - i.e. while surfing idly to get a break) a Utube blog which will undoubtedly make my Viva preps much easier. On my Timeplan of VIVA Preparations document, the entry for 11th Dec - 17th Dec reads:

Up-to-date knowledge on ‘webfilms’, i.e Google buying YouTube etc.; reread thesis; focus [...]

Sneaking in a Post before Midnight

Luckily the posts of this blog don’t have a time stamp. It’s nearly midnight and I have to sneak in a post, thus indulging in my obsession for doing things properly.
I’ve very nearly finished the translation for the German web 2.0 start-up but boy, has it been hard work! Much more than what I’d originally [...]

Albums Leaked before their Official Release

I’m just listening to the new Bloc Party album (A Weekend in the City) which isn’t due for release until next year February (!) but which was leaked a couple of weeks ago. The other two albums coming to my mind regarding a leaked release were the second Franz Ferdinand album (You could have [...]

Funny Comment

I’ve just had a really funny comment so I’m going to reproduce it here. This also saves me having to come up with a post for today
edit: my fucking tabs are gone so I can’t format anything! FFS!
edit: the tabs have changed. They are now called ‘Visual’ and ‘Code’.’
edit:
“A Viva Voce is [...]

Homeswap to a Posh Place

yesterday I had a phone call out of the blue with regard to a potential 3-way-homeswap: Some guy living in a house on the outskirts of Edinburgh would move into my central(ish) flat, some woman living in a dead posh central area of London would move into this guy’s house, and I would move into [...]