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  • On being a parent

    tigerchild.com is one of the many treasures unfairly knocked around by the ‘great crash’. Running a content web site these days must be a thankless task but the tigerchild people…

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  • A ragged-trousered elite

    When a figure of authority (this is me, but not really me because in this I’m just standing in for The Guardian) reaches out to offer ‘validation’ to an emerging,…

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  • Obscure? Irrelevant? Moi?

    It’s always difficult to persuade an elite that the great unwashed might have something useful to contribute. Looks like bloggers are no different. How many weblogs are there in the…

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  • Brother, sister, mother and father

    A Mother’s Love, The MetersAll Your Sisters, Mazzy StarBig Bayou, The Flying Burrito BrothersBroken Little Sister, Death In VegasBrother Can You Spare A Dime, George MichaelBrother John, Cannonball AdderleyChristine’s Tune,…

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  • Weblogs go mainstream. Some bloggers don’t like it

    I’m busy judging entries to The Guardian’s Best British Blog competition. It’s not easy, not least (of course) because these things are weblogs so they’re full of interesting links. As…

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  • I’m and you’re

    I’m Still In Love With You, Al GreenI’m the One (live), Average White BandI’m Waiting For The Day, Beach BoysI’m Only Sleeping, The BeatlesI’m Serious, Beenie ManYou’re Gonna Make Me…

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  • Down by the River

    Fall in a River, Badly Drawn BoyRiver Theme, Bob DylanThe River Hymn, The BandAfrican River, Abdullah IbrahimDam That River, Alice In ChainsDown By The River, Neil YoungFind The River, REMHarlem…

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  • Waltz

    Bagatelles, Op. 6 – Waltz, Béla BartókLast Tango In Paris: Jazz Waltz, Gato BarbieriPueblo Waltz, Townes van ZandtSad Song Waltzes, CakeShadow Waltz, Zoot SimsTennessee Waltz, Hank WilliamsTennessee Waltz, Ella FitzgeraldThe…

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  • You want me to provide my own firewall?

    I guess my main problem with Danny O’Brien’s thinking about running web-based services from home is a kind of category uneasiness. The kind of services Danny wants us to run…

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  • Running web-based services from home

    Danny O’Brien’s been talking about making good use of an always-on home connection to replace all those web-based services we’ve become dependent on and that are about to start charging.…

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