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St. Andrews and the Fife Coastal Path
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Guardian comments are destroying civilisation, Part II
Becky Gardiner just published a fascinating and damning study on the endemic hostility towards women and minorities in Guardian comments: By using blocked comments as a proxy for abusive or dismissive comments, I found that articles written by women attracted a significantly higher percentage of com- ments that were subsequently blocked than those written by…
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TSB and Bank Account Number Portability
Even after the TSB banking debacle, it’s unlikely that many of their customers will switch to another bank, given that just 1-2% of UK consumers switch each year with most being put off due to the hassle. Yes, the new Current Account Switch Service has made the process easier, but it’s disappointing we never got the true “bank account…
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Spies, Cairo, and Cats on The New Yorker
I don’t know how I feel about rumours that Apple might buy part or all of Condé Nast – yes, their unlimited resources might boost journalism, but there is a long history of tech companies buying news companies and it usually doesn’t end well. Still, if Apple brought more readers to stories like these two from this…
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