Turns out when you wake a mac from sleep, it’s keyboards attention can go AWOL on you. Best solution is to restart and don’t put your mac to sleep, unless like me you decide to rant to your friends through the on-screen keyboard.

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A little over a year ago I took part in a climate change protest with my friend Katie, and I took my film camera along with me, I’ve always been pretty proud of the results of that day’s shooting, so I am happy to present it to you on gfxl!

This also means the sites photography section is open for business! I hope you’ll have noticed the pace is fast growing on this site, and so we hope to have more and more coming over the next month or so! Now’s the time to subscribe! 
Check out the gallery here! 

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I’m sorry, but that was marketing genius. Unfortunately part of me just died when I saw it though. See better coverage at Gizmodo and of course, Fake Steve Jobs, (and his follow-up.)

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My mate Charlie has started up his own blog, which at the moment showcases his current photography work. Pretty impressive.

http://ipodclock.wordpress.com

(Yes… he is in the clockcrew )

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I lack a television. A few years ago, I’m sure, this would be ridiculous for someone like me, so in love with entertainment to force myself to go without a television. There are a few simple reasons why I didn’t, which follow.

1. The Television licence is like £130, and I’m not the type to try and get away with it
2. Most of what’s on TV is crap that I don’t watch
3. I can’t schedule myself for anything, I missed most everything I like when I was at home.
4. Most of the TV I do like is on Sky, which I can’t get in student accommodation, and is a stupid luxury I really can’t afford.
5. I have a laptop, and I get a lot of entertainment from it.

Read on to read what crap I watch…

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Another Digg gem from the Drawing department…

Check out more at Funny World. via Digg.

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