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Found this video, of a robot controlled remotely over an IP network, at Phil Wolff’s blog via Bill Barnett via Facebook. Fascinating. As usual also available on my VodPod. It’s over nine minutes long. Waste of time? Perhaps it is, for some people. As for me, I learn from seeing things like this. They help … Continue reading “Musing about the things you can do at the edge of the network”
In today’s print edition of the Financial Times, David Bolchover averred that The self-employed are too busy to go surfing; commenting on the TUC criticism of blocking access to social networking sites, he meanders through the graveyard of worker apathy and ends with the assertion that “you will not find the self-employed immersed on Facebook … Continue reading “Treating your company’s time as you would your own”
This is what some captain of industry is meant to have said when asked if he used Facebook. I must be getting old. I’ve heard this precise phrase twice before. The first time, it was in the mid 1980s and the question was about PCs. The next time around, it was in the early 1990s … Continue reading “No, but I think my secretary does”
Have you ever heard of TechSoup.org? They describe themselves as: Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. In addition to online information and resources, we offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup … Continue reading “Thinking harder about enfranchisement and cyberspace”
Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner, That I love London so. Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner That I think of her wherever I go. I get a funny feeling inside of me Just walking up and down. Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner That I love London Town. Hubert Gregg, 1946Â I’m consistently bemused … Continue reading “Maybe it’s because I’m a Calcuttan…..”