a blog about information
Maybe it’s because of the events leading up to the Digital Economy Bill becoming an Act here in the UK. It’s been a bit like Chinese water torture for many months; then, more recently, as the BPI saw their chance to corrupt parliamentary process and took it, it felt more like being waterboarded. I have … Continue reading “The silent spring of the internet: cyberspace needs its stewards”
Do you find it easy to be moderate about things? It’s taken me a long time to learn about moderation, about knowing how to leaven and temper my passion with patience. For most of my life I’ve been an extremist, either full-on about something or not at all engaged. As a result, particularly of late, … Continue reading “The Digital Economy Bill: Be Careful What You Wish For”
sometimes i irritate myself iii: j’adoube, originally uploaded by incidental music. For some time now, we’ve all been leaving digital mouse droppings all over the place as we wander around the web. And people have gotten good at analysing what the droppings mean. What you “touched”. When. For how long. Sometimes this information is actually … Continue reading “Musing about the need for j’adoube in a digital world”
I love tandoori food. And for many years I stayed away from cooking tandoori food for a variety of trivial reasons. Reasons like not having a tandoor, a tandoori oven. Not having a good tandoori recipe. Not being able to understand the recipe. Not looking forward to eating food cooked by someone who didn’t have … Continue reading “Of lazy tandoori and “epicuration””
This is a vote of thanks. An unashamed vote of thanks to someone who made my day brighter, my life brighter, and continues to do so. Jim Croce. http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalcitizenexperiment/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Jim Croce, born January 10, 1943, died September 20, 1973. A wonderful musician, and by all accounts a warm and loving husband, … Continue reading “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be a Brighter Day”