teoma now has this blog, as an expert link on blogs, and we all know that its bloody unlikely that i'm an expert on such things now don't we, well sort of, but anyway, i find it interesting that it is this site and not others.

Compass.

A new Labour (but definitely not New Labour) ginger group has been launched, by the name of Compass. It looks interesting and some good people are involved.

[Crooked Timber]

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now this sounds somewhat progressive, maybe we need it in the U.S.

why yes, today is talk like a pirate day, how did you know?

I know they'll tell about the night I died. Slim Dusty – Australian country music icon – passes on. You know him – “There's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear, than to stand in the bar of the pub with no beer.” [MetaFilter]

everyone knows it's windy. Was Isabel more hype than substance? Yes, there are millions without power right now and some states on the Eastern seaboard are experiencing flooding, but the way this storm was presented for the last week (Axis of Isabel postings notwithstanding),… [A Small Victory]

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of course it was more hype than substance, but then it was category 5 for a while, and that was substantial. I think the winds in my area peaked at 45, and the rain was no more than 2 inches.

V-Day Online Organizer. I'm trying to find my replacement for V-Day. If you know of anyone in New York that'd be interested, let… [zephoria]

Online coverage of WSIS PrepCom-3. Here are some tools to help you follow the work of the WSIS PrepCom-3 meeting, which is going on now in Geneva. First, the “governance” email list, hosted by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. Many members of the list are… [InternetPolicy.net]

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i wonder how large the community of watchers is compared the group of participants? i bet it isn't that much of a difference….