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Notable posts

These are not necessarily the best posts, but these are the ones that have attracted some kind of attention and general highlights from my few years as a blogger. Presented in reverse chronological order.

It’s true — I’ve moved to the right

My dilemma with the spinning woman who claims to tell you which side of the brain you use the most. This was featured in James Higham’s Blogfocus, the Britblog Roundup and Radio 5 Live’s Pods and Blogs (audio here).
Should I put my blogs on my CV?

Pondering that age-old dilemma about blogging and work. This post was featured in the Britblog Roundup and Radio 5 Live’s Pods and Blogs (audio here).
FM3’s Buddha Machine: Cheap but awesome!

After writing this post about the quaint little music machine I was asked to talk about it on Radio Scotland.
Live Grate

In summer 2005 I got angry at Bob Geldof a lot. This post was quoted in BBC News Online’s Weblog Watch: The most talked about economic conference ever?
Too many thoughts on Fuji

My review of the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix contained an embed of the YouTube video which provided evidence of Lewis Hamilton’s apparent erratic driving behind the Safety Car. This post was mentioned in one of the Telegraph’s stories about the FIA’s investigation and also Shane Richmond’s Telegraph Technology Blog.
Warning: This is a navel-gazing post about blogging, and they are the worst

The launch of Guardian Unlimited’s Comment is free blog prompted a fresh round of navel-gazing in the blogosphere. My contribution to the debate was featured in Tim Worstall’s Britblog Roundup and Comment is free.
Top of the Pops was only axed because it was bad

This post was quoted in the letters page of The Guardian’s Technology section.
RSS decisions

This post was quoted in The Guardian’s Technology section.
In defence of the London 2012 logo (again)

I wrote a couple of posts defending the logo for the 2012 Olympic Games. This one was linked to from the BBC’s Pods and Blogs.
Some ideas for Twitter

A post pondering some potential uses of Twitter. My idea of liveblogging Formula 1 Grands Prix attracted a bit of attention, including from The Telegraph’s Technology blog.
My thoughts on the Berliner

I took a look at The Guardian’s radical redesign in 2005, which their own Editor’s blog picked up on.
Alleged sexy wildman caught in a socialist party

A post about Tommy Sheridan. This was featured in The Herald’s Blogworld feature (since taken offline).
The media’s obsession with Google

In the wake of the launch of Google.cn, I wondered why a similar fuss wasn’t kicked up when MSN and Yahoo! did the same. I also take the opportunity to have a go at the media who will get themselves into a frenzy if Google sneezes. This post was featured in a Slate round-up of the blogosphere.
David Davis: mad but right

This post reacting to David Davis’s decision to resign to force a by-election to be fought on the issue of civil liberties was featured in the New Statesman’s ‘Best of the Politics Blogs’.
Why the Eurovision bloc voting theory is bogus

A debunking of the idea that political voting dominates the Eurovision Song Contest. This was featured in Metro’s Blog On section.
Why yesterday’s verdict is good for F1

A post about the “Stepneygate” scandal, also known as the spy scandal involving Ferrari and McLaren. This post was featured in both James Higham’s Blogfocus and the Britblog Roundup.
I hate summer

I quickly fired off this post one night. It ended up in Tim Worstall’s Britblog Roundup.
Teaching to the test

About how schools approach exams. Featured in the Britblog Roundup.
Joe Blogs and Joe Public

I wondered if the blogosphere was becoming a bit of an ivory tower just like the mainstream media. This post was featured in Tim Worstall’s Britblog Roundup.
Biased Biased BBC

My first post to be featured in Tim Worstall’s Britblog Roundup.
Sorting out my sleeping patterns

A progress report on my new years resolution to get my sleeping pattern in order. Featured in James Higham’s blogfocus.
Journalists, bias and comments

Featured in James Higham’s Blogfocus.
Selling looks and selling sex

I reported about the man who has had 5,000 marriage proposals rejected. It reminded me of a gold-digger who posted an ad on Craigslist. I wondered if this approach was similar to prostitution. This post was featured in James Higham’s Blogfocus.
The meaningless difference between left and right

This post is about blogging awards, Neil Clark, and the similarities between the extreme left and the extreme right. This post was featured in James Higham’s Blogfocus — in the same edition as the post above!
The Lib Dems just can’t win

A defence of the Liberal Democrats’ position following the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary election. This was featured in James Higham’s Blogfocus.
User generated content doesn’t belong on the mainstream media

This post, criticising some of the more uncomfortable instances of user generated content on the mainstream media, attracted a bit of attention from journalist types. It was also (if memory serves me correctly, as it has since been taken offline) featured in James Higham’s Blogfocus.
A breath of fresh air from F1 Racing

I liked the deputy editor of F1 Racing magazine as he deputised before Matt Bishop’s replacement came on board. Featured in F1 in the Blogs.
Media hypocrisy is making the F1 racism issue worse

Featured in F1 in the blogs.
F1 season review: websites

This review of Formula 1 websites was featured in F1 in the blogs.
F1 season review: the constructors (11th–6th)

Part of my series of posts reviewing the 2007 Formula 1 season. This was featured in F1 in the blogs.
The most biased article about Lewis Hamilton I have ever read

I was so enraged by a particular article by ITV-F1 and Autosport journalist Mark Hughes that I wrote this semi-fisking of it. This post was featured in F1 in the blogs.
A bad day for media hype

Lewis Hamilton’s British Grand Prix performance was not up to the standard of his previous drives. I pointed and laughed at the media in this post which was featured in F1Fanatic’s F1 in the blogs.
Why I’m glad to see the back of the tyre war

A post about the tedium of tyre wars in Formula 1. This was featured in F1Fanatic’s F1 in the blogs.
ITV F1 wins Bafta; F1 fans leave country

This post is used as a citation in the Wikipedia article for the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Blunkett advocates small government!

This post was featured in the General Election 05 blog’s daily roundup.
Leaflet review

This review of election literature from the 2005 General Election made it to the General Election 05 blog’s daily roundup (sadly no longer available online).
London Sinfonietta — Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters

ABC Australia’s ‘Sound Quality’ programme saw fit to link to this CD review.
Urinal etiquette

Incredibly, this rather tongue-in-cheek post was once cited in the Wikipedia article for Urination.
Plaid & Bob Jaroc — Greedy Baby

Kultureflash saw fit to make this one of their hundreds of links one week.