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1. noun. One who reads many blogs but leaves no evidence of themselves such as comments behind; a silent observer of blogs. 2. noun. One who reads many blogs but has no blog of their own; a blog-watcher or blog voyeur. Usage: “But, Mikey, I can’t have a blog of my own! I’m a blurker!” October 4th, 2002 | Comments are closed
 There is an excellent article in the Telegraph which serves as a splendid example of just why so many libertarians regard democracy, as it exists in most countries, with profound ambivalence.
If you ever wanted a demonstration of the fact the last thing democracy is about is ‘the consent of the people’, this is it. It is about justifying the actions of political elites.  October 3rd, 2002 | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
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Judy Hatton and Amoy Ing listen closely as Joe demonstrates some surreal performance art called ‘The so-called Jessie Jackson’ October 1st, 2002 | Comments are closed
Or so says leading New Labour talking head and failed Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson. He says one of Europe’s “huge challenges” in the next couple of years includes “rebuilding the Atlantic alliance”. Well this is indeed a ‘European’ problem, but not a British problem. British relations with the United States and Canada are just fine, thanks… it is the governments of France and Germany which have problems with anti-Americanism at the highest levels. At least I agree with the dismal Mandelson on one point: the need for ‘British Leadership’ in Europe. Let the nations of Europe follow Britain as it walks briskly for the door marked EXIT.  October 1st, 2002 | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
noun. Using googlebombs (qv), comment spam (qv), hostile trackbacks and other technical means to propagate memes. October 1st, 2002 | Comments are closed
noun. Intentionally altering a concept or phrase, or using it in a different context, so as to subvert the meaning. Also: memehack Usage: for example the use of ‘socialist’ imagery to in fact advocate capitalism:  October 1st, 2002 | Comments are closed
noun. A meme is considered to be a discrete idea that replicates itself, with the connotation that memes replicate themselves and are propagated by people through social and technological networks, much like both real and computer viruses. (Coined by Richard Dawkins) Usage: “The sarcastic meme of ‘Our friends, the Saudis’ continues to spread across the Intenet” Note: Although not strictly speaking a ‘blog specific’ term, meme is very widely used in the Blogosphere (qv). Also see: Meme hack, Meme war October 1st, 2002 | Comments are closed
Stacy Tabb worked on the samizdata.net web site and then threatened us with carnivorous plants until we agreed to pay her September 29th, 2002 | Comments are closed
 The image above, which I took about an half an hour before writing this article, shows an employee of Britain’s premier cancer hospital, The Royal Marsden, standing by the front door having a cigarette. This is a man who works in a cancer hospital and comes face to face with the savage realities of what his habit vastly increases his risk of contracting, on a daily basis. This picture says something very profound about human nature. One thing is for sure, it says more than any lengthy exegesis I could write about the futility of trying to use the violence of law to mandate behaviour the state feels is in the regulated person’s “best interests”. Ponder that. September 29th, 2002 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
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