Monthly Archives: October 2008

Report on Listening to the Social Entrepreneur

2008-10-13 by mjr

Last Thursday, I was at a conference called Listening to the Social Entrepreneur. Here are some short notes about the plenary session, which were written at the time, along with thoughts on the workshops that I’ve just written up. HCT … Continue reading →

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Listening to the Social Entrepreneur

2008-10-09 by mjr

Today, I shall be mostly at Listening to the Social Entrepreneur. If you’re in the area and have something to say, leave a comment here to contact me. (Comments won’t appear here until this evening, sorry.) I’ll write a review … Continue reading →

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Pulling One File From a Plesk Backup

2008-10-08 by mjr

I won’t repeat my frequent anti-Plesk rant, but suffice to say: it’s a pain. For some reason, we wanted one file back out of a backup. It took me a few minutes to realise it, but Plesk’s backups are essentially … Continue reading →

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Nestle Boycott 20th Anniversary

2008-10-08 by mjr

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Nestle Boycott this week. The theme is “Change Nestlé, Change the World”. This is one of few boycotts that I wholeheartedly support and participate in. While reading a report from the NI cooperative, I … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Big Webmail

2008-10-02 by mjr

So last week, a relative commented to me that a solicitor sent a letter in reply to an email. I suggested that it might be because the email reply address was on one of the major free web email providers. … Continue reading →

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Is Firsht Social Networking’s Godfrey?

2008-10-02 by mjr

A case of a former friend impersonating someone on facebook was decided during the summer: Applause Store Productions Ltd. & Anor v Raphael [2008] EWHC 1781 (QB) (24 July 2008) . The victim was awarded thousands of pounds in damages. … Continue reading →

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How not to be a Popular Politician

2008-10-01 by mjr

So, while everyone was watching the Bush Bank Bail-out plan get rejected by Congress, they also found time to approve more bad copyright law, an RIAA-backed initiative to attack cooperative download tools like BitTorrent. Thankfully, the attempt to empower the … Continue reading →

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