Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
I saw this…
Here’s what I’ve tagged on del.icio.us on February 28th:
BBC NEWS | Technology | A little less conversation - “I am saddened that the last 20 years of research into human computer interaction, and the last 100 years of research into human psychology and the ways we manage communication with each other, has been totally disregarded […]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 24th through February 25th
Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between February 24th and February 25th:
Hype Cycle 2006 - Works for me
The Associated Press: Worker Snooping on Customer Data Common - So no need to worry about the UK ID database then. Or our health records.
Slashdot | Plants Use Twitter to Tell You to Water Them - This is […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The unenlightened
Pakistan is blocking YouTube because the site, a bastion of free expression, mashups, flexible attitudes to copyright and many other fine things - including me with Gu Pots on my head - contains material that is “blasphemous” and considered offensive to Islam.
It is yet another example of the way in which the world is dividing […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
My son, RPS champion
RPS: Adam, Ryan, Gary, Max
Originally uploaded by BillT.
On Saturday I headed off to Bristol with Max and his mates Adam and Ryan. We were off to Watershed for a UK screening of ‘Rock Paper Scissors, Way of the Tosser’, a fantastic and funny Canadian film […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
I saw this…
Here’s what I’ve tagged on del.icio.us on February 22nd:
Lord Falconer?s plan to remove news from online archives during trials is unworkable : Journalism.co.uk editors blog - It’s a real issue under current law, but the proposal is as foolish as can be!
NUJ?s Journalist magazine to go online-only : Journalism.co.uk editors blog - Bad idea - […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 19th through February 21st
Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between February 19th and February 21st:
Brighton Festival 2008 | Creative Brighton Debate @ Pavilion Theatre - Creative Brighton Debate With Emily Bell, Matt Locke and Beth Appleton, chaired by Bill Thompson 07 May 2008 at 7.30pm Pavilion Theatre £7.50 The digital future is upon us and it […]
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Unlike some of my friends and family I’m not a heavy user of online auctions, and although I have an account on eBay my reputation as a seller or buyer doesn’t really matter that much to me. At the moment I’ve got 100% positive feedback but the number of transactions is so small that it […]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Hotel view
Hotel view
Originally uploaded by BillT.
I’m at a two day seminar in London, and it’s taking place - strange as it may seem - in the conference room on the third floor of the north tower of Tower Bridge. And fortunately the hotel has a nice […]
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 13th through February 17th
Here’s what I tagged on del.icio.us between February 13th and February 17th:
Technology and the public sector | Government offline | Economist.com - “When Britain?s Inland Revenue website crashed on January 31st?the busiest day of its year?the authorities grudgingly gave taxpayers one day?s grace before imposing penalties. They did not offer the chance to pay tax […]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Foggy day in Cambridge: Parkers Piece
Foggy day in Cambridge: Parkers Piece
Originally uploaded by BillT.
It was foggy today. This was taken walking across Parker’s Piece - you can just make out Reality Checkpoint.
