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Five Reasons Not to Buy an iPhone

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

At last! Some critical thinking. It comes from Brett Arends, who’s the guy who got into trouble with the Cult of Jobs a while back for describing Apple as “the world’s only publicly traded religion.” Long may he prosper.

Posted in Apple

Window boxed

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

The view from James’s college room. Wonder why the Fellows thought it necessary to have battlements.

Posted in Asides, Photography

Medieval skyline

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

Cambridge, yesterday afternoon.

Posted in Photography

Social networking

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

A demonstration of Dr. Johnson’s definition of ‘network’ as “anything reticulated or decussated at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections”.

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Captain of industry?

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

Lord Wolfson, with unexpected headgear.

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So…?

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

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Picture from an exhibition

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

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Tempus fugit

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jjn1

Spotted in the Art room of my daughter’s school.

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Every picture tells a story

Posted on June 29, 2007 by jjn1

But this one is a more compelling story than most.

Thanks to Brian for spotting it.

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That iPhone thingy

Posted on June 29, 2007 by jjn1

David Pogue of the New York Times has made a witty video about it. Many broadcasters would be pleased to have made something as funny.

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