All the Fun of Northern Rock

With all the fun of Northern Rock yesterday, and today, and the complete cock up with bank records, today’s Spence! video show is rather more political than normal, although somehow framing it with Hungry Hippos and Dustin Hoffman being Jimmy Stewart. honestly once I get a microphone the script gets forgotten and the story can [...]

links for 2007-11-20

Car fans wanted for Aussie ‘Top Gear’
“In making it we won’t simply replicate the UK series with an Australian version of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond or James May,” he said. This feels wrong… although I;d giggle if Cameron Reily was the host
(tags: topgear australlia franchise wrong conversion icky)

A fix on the state
Interesting idea – [...]

Introducing My Filofax

I picked up my first Filofax in early 2004, and I’m still using it, almost four years later. It’s a ‘personal’ sized version, under the Kensington design – one that is no longer offered. But it’s very much a traditional look, with soft brown leather (and two thick cardboard inserts behind the cover to give [...]

links for 2007-11-19

The Facebook betrayal – users revolt over advertising sell-out
Mainstream article, but a very clear view on the Facebook advertising problems
(tags: facebook independent column advertising)

Why The Community CEO Does Work by Jason Calacanis
Editor’s Note: Last week I wrote a column titled, “Why the Community CEO Doesn’t work”. Jason Calacanis, Mahalo CEO had a lengthy reply, I [...]

links for 2007-11-16

Spence! – Video Podcast Episode 17 (Season1)
Where I talk about teh WGA Strike, the David Letterman staff, Illegal Job Interviews and some postcards and random images
(tags: ccchapman cheddar cheeze homeoffice illegal interview letterman offer pizza shaunofthedead strike talkingvoices theadvanceguard wga)

Schneier on Security: The Strange Story of Dual_EC_DRBG
This looks very very important, and baffling, but I [...]

Spence – The Video Podcast Rising Up

For those of you paying very close attention, the video podcast that I do (imaginatively called Spence!) has been building up listeners from the standing start it had at Podcamp Boston. Yes it’’s been going for 7 or eight weeks in total, but most of that was in stealth. But now, it’s not only out [...]

links for 2007-11-13

BBC NEWS | Health | Curvy women may be a clever bet
Women with curvy figures are likely to be brighter than waif-like counterparts and may well produce more intelligent offspring, a US study suggests.
(tags: women curves intelligence obvious)

Mobile Messaging 2.0 » Where Will The Next Mobile Messaging Revolution Come From?: a hosted discussion on mobile [...]

links for 2007-11-12

WGA Strike Week Two Picket Changes
THis sounds so cool. More strikes please!!
FRIDAY 11/16: Battlestar Galactica Day at Universal
There’s a BSG convention going on at Universal. And they’re going to picket. Probably in costume. Oh, frak!
(tags: strike wga hollywood universal bsg battlestargalactica ronmoore)

Never have to hear of the iPhone again | The Register
Some people here at [...]

links for 2007-11-11

Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in ‘Halo 3′
I used to find it hard to fully imagine the mind-set of a terrorist. That is, until I played Halo 3 online, where I found myself adopting — with great success — terrorist tactics. Including a form of suicide bombing.
(tags: halo3 assymetric terrorist suicide bomb tactic)

links for 2007-11-10

Six-month hangover for 60-pint Scotsman | The Register
A 30-year-old Glaswegian has suffered what may go down in history as the greatest hangover west of the Mississippi – a six-month headache induced by sinking 60 pints over four days.
(tags: hangover wow record pintage glasgow weegie twat)

Hot Chocolate Cocktail Maker
Create your own chocolate indulgence! With the Giles [...]

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