MonkeyRants

Yep, that's it.

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:27:12 +0000

As previously posted, I've moved my blog to Wordpress.com. You can find me at www.richardmackinnon.net from now on. Sadly, Vox won't permit me to export my posts and take them with me, so it's all going to stay here. Thanks for reading and I hope...

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So... I'm off.

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:24:26 +0000

Dear reader(s), Looks like I'm also going to leave Vox (at least for the time being) just like a number of my neighbours have. I'm moving to Wordpress, for a host of reasons, but will leave this content here. Ah... the memories. Anyhoo, if you'r...

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Testing

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:04:50 +0000

Testing testing.... please ignore

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It's not April 1st, is it?

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:24:13 +0000

Pope: Saving world from homosexuality like saving rainforests You know, there's such a thing as carrying a metaphor too far...

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The heavy hand

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:19:59 +0000

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...

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An amazing life

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:22:45 +0000

Conor Cruise O'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 "wrong thing", as he did so often. He was a ma...

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It goes without saying...

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:53:08 +0000

...I'll be seeing this baby in 2009 too. Oh yes. I just hope it's the first in a series...

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It's Hugh Jackman-tacular

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:46:29 +0000

Can't wait for this to come out. I'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...

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Christmas begins now... sort of

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:21:20 +0000

I've finally finished wrapping presents for my family. I'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...

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Some Work-Life Balance irony....

nobody@vox.com(PhonicsMonkey) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:51:25 +0000

I'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've been spending a lot more time on my Doctorate. For this of you who don't know yet...

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