Internet access a 'fundamental right'?
I would say that I'm something of an 'online person' I ran a Bulletin Board 'the hard way' in the late 1980s / early 1990s using a phoneline, a modem and a PC at home, and have been on the Internet in…
Twitter - the medium is NOT the message!
Regular readers of my 'jottings' might recall a recent post of mine in which Idebated the value of Tweeted Wisdom. Always one to consider returning to the scene of past musings, I was today motivated…
Keep your tank full!
Some years ago when I was engaged (in a small way) in the movie industry I read a rather interesting book of advice to low budget (or zero budget) film makers. One of the most useful things I read w…
Sturgeon's Law
Following on from a recent post when I commented on the quality of Web 2.0 'user generated content' I started thinking about the continued validity of Sturgeon's Law- usually stated as '90% of everyth…
Google predict the end of desktop PCs....
When I started in IT, I encountered a program called 'The Last One'). It was a menu-driven application generator that allowed a non-programmer to specify the sort of system they wanted (within a limi…
The problem with Tweeted Wisdom....
Like many of us on Twitter, I follow a number of Twitter users who post aphorisms, quotes, sayings, etc. A sort of electronic review of the 'Wisdom Literature' of the last 2000 years. This can be pr…
The end of 6 Music
So, the BBC are going to close down 6 Music- which will be a great shame as it's one of the few stations around that play a good mix of contemporary and past music, AND also has presenters that are kn…
Time for a memorial to Bomber Command crews.
From a very early age I was always interested in the history of the Second World War - part of this almost certainly came from that fact that I had Uncles who'd been in the Army and Merchant Navy who …
Gender Disappointment - psychological condition or just spoilt?
When I was a kid, out strolling with my mum, we would often meet a lady of similar age to my mum who'd had a child that suffered from Down's Syndrome. Back then in the 1960s / 70s, it was a rare sigh…
24 hours of techno-hell!
For better or worse I'm a tad dependent upon the technology around me working to support me in my work, entertainment, staying in touch with friends - the usual. So, I have to say now that Friday 26t…