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31st December 2005 Archive

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  • Dr Bastard's photo lab

    Episode 36 Image is everything

    There's nothing like a workplace on Boxing Day! Sure, it's deader than a dead thing on a bank holiday and anyone with a life would be doing something else, but this is where the year is prepared for... First job is cleaning up the debris in the cafeteria - which is quite a task after several cases of anonymously donated …

    BOFH 31 Dec 2005, 11:01

  • Music sales slide despite RIAA's crushing blows against piracy

    Opinion Or because of them?

    2005 proved one thing. The music industry really is as dumb as you think. US CD sales in 2005 fell 3.5 per cent year-over-year, according to Nielsen Soundscan. That's quite a blow given that CD sales actually rose by 2.3 per cent in 2004. A sane person might suggest that higher energy costs throughout 2005 ate up a few of …

    Music and Media 31 Dec 2005, 22:24