Archive for December, 2010
How large are the different continents?
December 13th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
You might obtain a better idea from these illustrations.
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Netroots UK event
December 13th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
If you live in the UK and you’re interested in using the Net for social activism, you might want to attend this event.
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A Christmas treat
December 12th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
I’m not religious – but I would love to have been here.
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“The Diving Bell And The Butterfly”
December 12th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Three years ago, I read the book – my review here. This weekend, I saw the film – my review here. Truly a haunting and inspirational story.
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The case for evolution (2)
December 11th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
A week ago, I did a posting about an essay I have written for my web site entitled “The Case For Evolution”. I felt that the web was missing a short and accessible – and accurate – guide to this most important of scientific thoughts. Since then, the essay has benefited from a number of […]
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This year’s Darlington Christmas letter
December 11th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
It’s written and this weekend we start sending it out with our Christmas cards to friends around the world. But you can read it now – and with hyperlinks. It’s the famous Darlington Christmas letter and here is the 2010 edition. This is the 15th such letter to go online and, if you read all […]
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Happy anniversary Angry Birds
December 10th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
It’s one year to the day since the launch of Angry Birds, the world’s most popular mobile application for casual gaming. You didn’t know that? That’s why you come to NightHawk – for fascinating insights into our complex world 🙂 I’m one of 36 million players of Angry Birds and currently I’m frustrated because I’m […]
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Forgotten World (230): Ceuta & Melilla
December 10th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Ceuta (pop. 75,000) and Melilla (pop. 73,000), fragments of Europe on north Africa’s Mediterranean coast, came under Spanish control around 500 years ago. Spain insists that the urban enclaves are integral parts of the country, but they are surrounded by Morocco, which views the Spanish presence as anachronistic and claims sovereignty. Improving relations were jeopardised […]
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Happy anniversary “Coronation Street”
December 10th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
This evening, “Coronation Street” – the world’s long-running television soap – marked 50 years of broadcasting in a dramatic special episode. The show is based on Manchester, the city where I grew up [my notes here] and, three years ago, I was able to visit the set of the television series [my blog posting here]. […]
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The lessons of behavioural economics
December 9th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
New research into behavioural economics published by the Communications Consumer Panel today shows that vulnerable consumers, particularly low income consumers and to a lesser degree older consumers, are more likely to display the biases identified by behavioural economics. This can put them at particular disadvantage in complex markets such as communications. You can check out […]
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