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I'll be hosting the Insomniacs' Party tonight at midnight (UK time): radiodacorum.org.uk/#/andy-smith/4… about 2 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
It's been a while since I did a direct plug: elizabethawhite.com/2012/02/17/the… Available from Amazon, Apple, Sony and all the usual suspects. about 8 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
lordofmisrule Four Tory monkeys of #Leveson: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, can't recall evil. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by JackBarrowBooks and 46 others
The newspapers have been holding our governments to ransom for decades. If we manage to curb their power it could be significant #Leveson about 8 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
Okay so #JeremyHunt (I prefer Naughtie's pronunciation) says he should set aside his views. But where is the evidence that he did? #Leveson about 9 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
@UncannyVal Oh indeed. We're being governed by idiots. But then we already knew that. about 9 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire in reply to UncannyVal
UncannyVal @JackBarrowBooks I've never seen texting used for business communication. Where I work it's seen as a friends and family thing. about 9 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry in reply to JackBarrowBooks Retweeted by JackBarrowBooks
I'll use texts to organise going for a pint, giving my sister a lift or some such. I would never use them to talk to my employer or bank. about 9 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
It just strikes me as a bit odd that we are being governed by people who communicate almost exclusively by text. #Leveson about 9 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
Surely they can't all be best selling authors on Amazon? Statistically it's impossible. about 21 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
Feck me! Interesting times. #Euro #Leveson #ChickensHomeToRoost about 22 hours ago via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
@FehintiBalogun With that hat the possibilities are many and varied. 12:27 PM May 30th via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire in reply to FehintiBalogun
@FehintiBalogun Who do you pretend to be? 11:25 AM May 30th via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire in reply to FehintiBalogun
Futility is resistance! 11:24 AM May 30th via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire
@jasonpinter Interesting but is that the sweet smell of some other motivation I detect? 7:28 AM May 30th via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire in reply to jasonpinter
jasonpinter @JackBarrowBooks King says in the NYT piece that he's paying homage to the old paperback tradition. artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/new… 7:24 AM May 30th via web in reply to JackBarrowBooks Retweeted by JackBarrowBooks
@jasonpinter No Stephen King eBook? Is there a link to his thinking on this? 7:21 AM May 30th via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire in reply to jasonpinter
jasonpinter Interesting that Stephen King, one of the earliest Kindle champions (his story UR was an e-original) won't be publishing JOYLAND in ebook. 7:17 AM May 30th via web Retweeted by JackBarrowBooks
Publishing, Politics & Weird Shit is out! bit.ly/dQxorF 5:54 AM May 30th via Paper.li
Lunar heritage sites. #NASA asks that they be left alone: wired.com/wiredscience/2… 5:21 AM May 30th via web from Dacorum, Hertfordshire

Name Jack Barrow
Location Britain
Web http://www.jack-b...
Bio Writer, Broadcaster, #Novelist, #DouglasAdams Fan, Hummus Eater. Writes absurdist, #comedy, #gonzo, #occult #fiction. Weird in a good way, or so it's been said.