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'Smartphone by default' internet users
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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
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The Case For An Older Woman « OkTrends
OK Cupid’s analysis of their membership base with lovely visualisations and intelligent interpretationsCategories
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Women are getting more beautiful - Times Online
“For women, looks are much less important in a man than his ability to look after her when she is pregnant and nursing,...Categories
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Stoooopid .... why the Google generation isn’t as smart as it thinks
Attention spans waning, distractions increasing, kids interested only in gossip. We’re doomed! Doomed!Categories
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How migrants fuel Britain's boom town
Commentary on the positive effect of immigration on Slough, just down the roadCategories
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half price for halfwits
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Who has the world's oil vs who consumes it
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The Bible According To Google Earth
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The Dilbert Blog: Going Forward
How Scott Adams lost visitors to Dilbert because of his blogging -
Tory atlas of the world
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Charlie Brooker: Nightclubs are hell
Oh God yes. “It’s not enough to pretend you’re having fun in the club any more - you’ve got to pretend you’re having fun in...Categories
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Particletree » The Endowment Effect
Another great Particletree essay. “Your friends might think you’re a genius, and tech insiders may give you rave reviews, but...Categories
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Last.fm-Mainstream-O-Meter - me
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O'Reilly Radar > Why Johnny Can't Program
A teacher’s steps to get kids programming with logo, animation, lego, etc.Categories
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inessential.com: Weblog: Comments for ‘Bobo and the iPhone’
Brent’s right. I can’t look at any other phone without thinking “bobo” and yet I can’t get one until next year at the... -
Liberal thinker JK Galbraith dies
I think I quoted Galbraith in almost all of my economics essays at school and his theories of “tax and spend” shaped my ideas...Categories
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Surprise secret to soccer appeal
Football offers most surprises and thrashes all other sports. But it’s getting less fun…Categories
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How to order wine without looking like an [arsehole]
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | SMS Bible launched in Australia
The world really has gone mad