I know it’s been a while since I last made a post on here, but I have just seen something incredibly moving on Channel 4

Channel 4 is currently running its Disarming Britain season, and I have just seen the extended version of the trailer. My god, I was totally consumed by the entire thing; I dropped what I was doing and just sat there and watched the entire thing. It was so visceral even though there are no shots of weapons in the entire presentation, just representations of guns, and associated crime.

Anyway here is the video, (thanks to youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-4JDlDs0E

I think you will agree that it’s very good! I almost expected it to be a public service broadcast, and the ending is fantastic! But I won’t give it away here, please watch it for yourself

This is only a quick entry, but I just had to share!

I currently own a Canon EOS 350D camera, and I usually just shoot photos in JPEG, mainly because then its so easy just to upload them to Facebook, and share them, however I have just come back from Italy, a small place called Macugnaga, near the town of Domodossola, An absolutely stunning region of northern Italy, and thought I would try shooting in RAW for a change.

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This is an excerpt from a research project that I wrote at university, mainly about the origins of the web and the standards that have developed around it.

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Following a recent discussion with my girlfriend (sparked when we heard the news that Dixons are campaigning to have all “stand-by” functions removed from the products they sell) I decided to do some research into the truths behind whether “stand-by” is something that we don’t want to lose or should it be “stamped out?”

We at Bench Media seem quite one sided on this matter, we all agree that we wouldn’t want to lose the ability to switch on the T.V. and instantly be absorbed by whatever trash happens to be on at that time* from the comfort of our own armchairs, or in Adam’s case, hardwood floor. Read More