Saturday, 22 May 2004

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Silence (remix): first impressions of a switcher

As the long-suffering regular readers amongst you will be all too aware, I'm a smidgen preoccupied with computer generated noise, or rather the elimination of it. When you've tried all the tweaks, mods and specialist racket-hushing kit available and still aren't satisfied with the results, where is a neurotic silent PC enthusiast to turn? The fruity uncharted territory of Mactopia, that's where! You...

Friday, 21 May 2004

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Hash off the menu for Share Reactor refugees

Being hauled over the coals for donkey taming hasn't deterred Simon Moon from starting afresh. In the midst of the investigation by Swiss anti-piracy authorities into his possibly-maybe-probably illegal activities, his new forum-focused tribute to file swapping went live earlier this month. Simon is eager to reunite his dispersed legion of followers, however, has prudently insisted that people refrain...

Sunday, 16 May 2004

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Wake up and smell the corruption!

Hit a raw nerve, did I? I must be doing something right because I've received an inbox-full of colourful hate mail from over the pond in the last few days. I find it amusing that I'm accused of being anti-American for criticising the insidious foreign policy of the United States and the duplicitous nature of its unelected leader. What exactly is it you're trying say here, that American values are...

Wednesday, 12 May 2004

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The war on wallabies

Every so often a human interest story emerges that seizes you by the throat and leaves you feeling stupefied and full of revulsion. One such story is the callous attack of a defenceless wallaby, which took place at Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands last week. Three youths aged between 8 and 11 gained entry to the animal's enclosure by scaling a 6 foot high fence and proceeded to kick the five month...