Posts by Tom Ackroyd

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    Treating creative expression as criminal, argued Lessig, is "corrosive", because it raises children in an environment where breaking the law is normalised.

    My 8 year old son now thinks if you spell "BluTak" "Blue Tak" you'll get arrested, following a parental discussion about the © and ™ symbols.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 159 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: History is now,

    At the Republican election party thing, they have choirboys. Choirboys. I'm just gonna let that sit there.

    And if they had had choirboys at the Democrats party thing?

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 159 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Heard any good tunes lately?,

    OT now, but

    Adrian Sherwood and Tackhead at the powerstation, one of my top three gigs ever.

    reminds of my top two gigs ever. On-U Sound at the T&C; and 808 State, same place, Björk guesting. My bass-rattled guts have never forgotten.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 159 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Food Show 08,

    plenty of punters used to ask for a "cup of chino

    Kinda like up the Cup o' Tea coast

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  • Radiation: Sci-fi high,

    BSG. I really recommend starting at the very beginning, honestly. I got it all from the local library. Two week loans per season box set means you have to cram a lot of viewing in, but it's actually better that way. No ads, good 40 min episode length, you don't lose track, the picture is way better than TV or torrents, and there's no downloading or burning or geekery involved.

    The only downside is the local DVD release lagging original transmission. But it's cheap, choice and worth the wait.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 159 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Travelling Gravely,

    The latent sadism of the good folk of suburbia.

    Them's fightin' words.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 159 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Friday Fun,

    Live Honda ad that aired a few hours ago on UK's Channel 4.

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  • Hard News: The Art of the Interview,

    iTunes plays the podcast anamorphic (320x240). The producers stretched Rickards to fit. Something they may have enjoyed doing.

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  • Hard News: Episode One,

    Spoke to soon - 5 clips from Ep. 1 are listed in iTunes, but still can't download them.

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  • Hard News: Episode One,

    Podcast links now work.

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