Author Archives: Tim Ireland
About Tim Ireland
Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.Three minutes of silence for tsunami victims
OK, so let me just make this clear… Victims of World War I and other wars (some lovely statistics available here) get one or two minutes. Every year. Victims of the September 11th atrocities got two minutes, but only for … Continue reading
Freedom of (Some) Information
50,000 files opened as act sweeps away 30-year rule Of course, in the interests of job national security, some things must remain secret. I’m thinking of a few interesting things to do with this. If you are too, then the … Continue reading
Iraq Elections: shaping up for success
Knight Ridder – As Iraqis register to vote, Shiites enthusiastic while fear grips Sunnis: Block by block, and neighborhood by neighborhood, Iraq’s election process is unfolding in starkly different ways. In areas populated by Shiites, who are the majority in … Continue reading
Murdoch’s push for terrestrial TV in the UK
Guardian – Files show extent of Murdoch lobbying : Freedom of information files released to the Guardian reveal how the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch wields extensive lobbying clout over the Blair government. Mr Murdoch secured private reassurances from ministers during … Continue reading
Whore? Moi?
Scaryduck notes with interest that Belle du Jour is blogging again now his/her book is out. You may also be amused by the (still developing) “Customers who bought this item also bought” list at Amazon, which currently includes Moby Dick … Continue reading
Eclectic link dump #3
Tsunami link (blogged), tsunami link (blogged), tsunami link (blogged).. mostly familiar links on Blogdex today, but one new disaster-driven link covers all bases and also happens to be in the No. 1 spot: Webloggers: Give to tsunami victims and I’ll … Continue reading
Eclectic link dump #2
How to fix your Mom’s computer. You know how it is; all us drivers are mechanics, right? Every end-of-year list you are likely to need and some good news from FOXNews. I’m sure it’s all true. Technorati – New Year’s … Continue reading
Carriers & Barriers – Condoms, AIDS and the HIV Virus
Thanks to this reworked tract by Jack Chick and this pamphlet from ‘Truth’ For Youth Teh Kids now ‘know’ that the AIDS virus is so small that it can pass through teeny-tiny holes in latex condoms. Summary: – The assertion … Continue reading
Climate Change, Tsunamis, and The Rapture
Oh, you are so going to love this… From Joel Makower: A neocon climatologist… has condemned “environmental experts busily creating links between the recent tsunami and global warming” (though no such claims are being made). Others are busy blaming a … Continue reading
Murdoch: Fox-watching and Xmas Xtras
Come the New Year, I’ll have to get around to building the early stages of The Anti-Murdoch Network. The Sun-watching blog may be held up by the general election, but I appears we already have some worthy Fox-watchers in place… … Continue reading
