UPDATE! I have reached a settlement with Sky. tl;dr Sky News stole my copyrighted work and distributed it without credit or payment. I asked them to pay £1,500. They refused. Full Story During the recent O2 brouhaha I recorded a video showing how the issue could affect people. I deliberately gave it the standard YouTube [...]
Dec 152011
The universe had a moment of quantum indecision while I was sat in a doctors’ waiting room. It flickered randomly between playing nicely and messing with my head. I tried to collapse the probabilities by uttering a most unusual secular prayer for a man… Don’t be pretty…. don’t be pretty… don’t be… “Mr Eden?” Maybe [...]
Dec 142011
Gobsmacked. This was the first piece of theatre in ages which left me open mouthed throughout. But let me start at the beginning…. I’d only vaguely heard of Howl’s Moving Castle before I saw the Southwark Playhouse’s latest show – although, to judge from the audience, it attracts fanatically devoted readers. Entering Southwark’s vault is [...]
Nov 302011
You are traffic Yes, it’s a marketing slogan, but I think it illustrates the way we think of ourselves. Each of us is the star of our own show. However empathetic we are, we only see through our eyes. As the world hits 7 billion people, it’s time to realise that there is not “an [...]
As many of you know, I worked for Vodafone for nearly 7 years. I left shortly before the “entirely legal and justified tax avoidance” scandal came to light. I didn’t know anything about the tax issues while I was working there – other than the fact I had some colleagues working in Luxembourg – otherwise [...]
Nov 112011
The journalist Shiv Malik took a rather intriguing photo at the recent student protests. It appears to show a group of police officers gathered around a blue box. No one seems to know what the box is for. I’m sure it’s got a rather prosaic function – but that doesn’t stop the speculation! As soon [...]
Nov 092011
In my last post, I was talking about generating new cards for the fantastic game “Ex Libris”. I emailed the manufacturers to see if they had any objections – and to see if they were releasing any updates. With their kind permission, I’m posting their reply in full. Dear Mr Eden, We are delighted that [...]
Nov 082011
Ex libris is a wonderful game. No – better than that – it’s a beautiful game. Here are the rules: Everyone has to write the opening line of a novel, based on the novel’s summary. One player has the real opening line to copy down. One other player (the guesser) has to guess which of [...]
Nov 042011
According to faux-influence-measument site, Klout, I was influential on Verizon Droid Stock Market Hotels Errr…..? What? If you’re following me on Twitter for any of the above, perhaps you’d like to consider your life choices. So, I opted-out of Klout. Their opt-out page is full of feel-good nonsense to try and convince people not to [...]
Nov 012011
A rather persistent hoax has been floating around blogs, Facebook, and Twitter recently. The “warning” alleges that a company put a flier through your letterbox claiming that they were unable to deliver a parcel – and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911. Apparently this will immediately charge your phone £315. Before we [...]
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