Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Photographed at LIFT 08
LIFT08 Originally uploaded by Ludens. thanks, David!
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 11th through February 12th
Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between February 11th and February 12th: European archives release vintage films online – I can’t wait for this site and the chance to see the films Visualizing Social Media Fatigue – ReadWriteWeb – Nice attempt to plot the flows.
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 4th through February 9th
Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between February 4th and February 9th: Can Social Technology help prevent Genocide? | internet.artizans – Interesting and well-argued post- and not just because it mentions one of my columns BBC NEWS | Technology | Are the watchers being watched? – My latest BBC column Another blogger thinks I’m biased [...]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Bill Thompson and Philippa Martin-King
Bill Thompson and Philippa Martin-King Originally uploaded by Robert Scoble. On stage at LIFT 08. Photo by Robert Scoble – and a rather nice composition!
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
LIFT 08: XO-1 on the bus
LIFT 08: XO-1 on the bus Originally uploaded by BillT. Had a great day at LIFT, and loved the scene on the bus to the evening’s fondue…
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Who is Listening?
[As ever, you can read this on the BBC News website] Members of the British Parliament have been shocked to discover that one of their number was bugged by the secret service, violating the forty-year old ‘Wilson doctrine’ that offers MPs immunity from the sort of snooping they are happy to allow on the rest [...]
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Blazing Saddles: best bike shop in Cambridge
I was distraught when Drakes bike shop on Hills Road closed as I’d been buying cycles there for over twenty years, and I had always found them reliable, reassuring and efficient. Fortunately I’ve found an alternative – Blazing Saddles on Cherry Hinton Road. And they are wonderful….last Friday I was cycling in to the railway [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 1st through February 3rd
Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between February 1st and February 3rd: Effects of Fibre Outage through Mediterranean – SLAC Confluence – Nice analysis ‘Facebook fatigue’ kicks in as people tire of social networks | The Register – real numbers, it seems
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
I saw this…
Here’s what I’ve tagged on del.icio.us on January 31st: Fixing US broadband: $100 billion for fiber to every home – he US is in desperate need of 100Mbps “big broadband.” That’s the conclusion of a new report from EDUCAUSE (PDF), a group that represents IT managers at over 2,200 colleges and universities. But these 100Mbps [...]