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Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Daily Morality

Friday, October 31, 2008

That story involving Ross and Brand. It was the Daily Mail that saved the nation.
Well done to the Daily Mail for your excellent reporting and for taking a stand against the relentless degradation of our nation.
Nothing to do with 30,000 complaints, all the newspapers, politicians, BBC investigation and anyone else who had an opinion. [...]

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Question Time USA

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The BBC’s Question Time in the USA. Gobsmacking. There are people there who firmly believe that the world does love the USA, that GWB has done good things, that they are right, that only the USA in the whole world can make things happen and only in America could other things happen. Deluded. Genuinely clueless. [...]

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Games

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Burnout Paradise. One race left and then all but 2 stunt runs. The race is from a junction north of Silver Lake to Waterfront Plaza and the second turn from the end I just keep screwing up. I either turn too soon and drop onto a rail track or spin a little late and overshoot. [...]

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A bad lad.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

A Very British Gangster.

Liked the film / documentary. Great soundtrack and very revealing. Wonder what people in that film thought and will think in the future. And Dominic Noonan? I don’t see the problem.
There’s a quote at the start of The Departed where Frank Costello says:
I don’t want to be a product of my environment. [...]

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The third reason.

Monday, October 20, 2008

The family of murdered British exchange student Meredith Kercher is seeking £20m in compensation for her death. BBC
There is compensation to make up for lost earnings, lost abilities.
There is compensation which is punitive.
There is compensation which is all about the money.
You can’t bring someone back, the person responsible will be dealt with according to the [...]

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