Eee essentials
This is another archival repost, originally written on the old blog in Nov 2008. I’m on the train! Yay for the Eee PC! In between distractions from the frosty countryside and industrial heritage of...
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This is an archival re-post of something written last summer on the old blog. Any Questions, one half of BBC Radio 4′s weekly foray into the realm of mindless US-style talk radio bigotry, this week...
View ArticleFive ways Wikipedia beats newspapers
This is another archival repost from the old blog. Wikipedia avoids weasel words. It attributes statements to their sources, rather than to “some people say”. Can you imagine a newspaper surviving five...
View ArticleIn which I predict death and revolution
From the cult of the amateur to the triumph of miscellanea, a revolution in how we interact with information is in its early stages. I don’t use the term “revolution” lightly. You could be forgiven for...
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