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    <updated>2009-01-12T19:02:53Z</updated> 
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        <title>Yep, that&#39;s it.</title>   
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        <published>2009-01-12T18:27:12Z</published>
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         As previously posted, I&#39;ve moved my blog to Wordpress.com. You can find me at www.richardmackinnon.net from now on. Sadly, Vox won&#39;t permit me to export my posts and take them with me, so it&#39;s all going to stay here.  Thanks for reading and I hope...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>So... I&#39;m off.</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-31T10:24:26Z</published>
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         Dear reader(s),  Looks like I&#39;m also going to leave Vox (at least for the time being) just like a number of my neighbours have. I&#39;m moving to Wordpress, for a host of reasons, but will leave this content here. Ah... the memories.  Anyhoo, if you&#39;r...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Testing</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-30T14:04:50Z</published>
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         Testing testing.... please ignore    <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>It&#39;s not April 1st, is it?</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-23T09:24:13Z</published>
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          Pope: Saving world from homosexuality like saving rainforests  You know, there&#39;s such a thing as carrying a metaphor too far...      <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>The heavy hand</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-23T09:19:59Z</published>
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         This makes me really angry. Yes, Dell (and other US computer firms) have created a lot of jobs in Ireland in the last twenty years. But they have done so because it was advantageous to them - the Irish government offered foreign business a very at...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>An amazing life</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-22T21:22:45Z</published>
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    Conor Cruise O&#39;Brien died last week. A scholar, journalist, government minister, diplomat and opponent of the IRA, he lived the most amazing life. Yes, I was a fan.  He was never afraid of saying the &quot;wrong thing&quot;, as he did so often. He was a ma...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>It goes without saying...</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-22T20:53:08Z</published>
        <updated>2008-12-23T02:39:00Z</updated>
    
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         ...I&#39;ll be seeing this baby in 2009 too. Oh yes. I just hope it&#39;s the first in a series...        <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>It&#39;s Hugh Jackman-tacular</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-22T19:46:29Z</published>
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          Can&#39;t wait for this to come out. I&#39;ve been a massive X-Men fan since I was 8 years old... seeing them make it onto the silver screen has been a dream come true. I thought the three X-Men films were well-executed, though they tried to squeeze in t...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>Christmas begins now... sort of</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-22T19:21:20Z</published>
        <updated>2008-12-22T20:44:27Z</updated>
    
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   I&#39;ve finally finished wrapping presents for my family. I&#39;m about to check-in online for my flight to Edinburgh tomorrow. I have just a couple of work-related tasks to complete tomorrow, as well as a meeting with my manager. Only now am I feeling i...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>Some Work-Life Balance irony....</title>   
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        <published>2008-12-21T12:51:25Z</published>
        <updated>2008-12-22T15:13:04Z</updated>
    
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         I&#39;ve neglected this blog for over a month now, due to overwhelming pressures in the other spheres of my life. Work has been very busy (though not overly so) and I&#39;ve been spending a lot more time on my Doctorate. For this of you who don&#39;t know yet...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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