If we ever met, I’m sure that Boris Johnson and I would have plenty of ideological differences. But I have to admit that he’s never less than entertaining and his blog is well worth reading. Today’s entry is a good example. He’s interviewing for a new researcher and can’t resist the urge to compare today’s… Continue reading Kids These Days
Day: 27 October 2006
Gulf Stream Worries
You’ll often hear people complaining about how cold the UK is. What the complainers don’t seem to realise is that considering how far north we are, the climate in the UK is actually far warmer than it really should be. The reason for this warmer climate is the Gulf Stream (or, more accurately, its northern… Continue reading Gulf Stream Worries
Defective By Design
A nice subversive use of technology. Amazon.com has started allowing customers to tag products (don’t think that’s available on the UK site). A group of DRM campaigners have started adding the tag defectivebydesign to products that implement some kind of DRM.