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Computer History Museum: Maurice Wilkes and struggles at DEC

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:43:39 +0000

If you’re not familiar with the Computer History Museum, they have a YouTube channel that is a treasure trove of interviews, presentations, documentaries (both contemporary and historical) and many other videos for any computing enthusiast. One of their latest videos is a tribute to Maurice Wilkes (who died recently) in the form of an interview […]

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“There are two types of people in this world…

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:57:50 +0000

… those who remember floppy disks and those who don’t.” I’m a little skeptical to be honest, but if this question over at superuser.com is genuine, a new divide has opened up in the computer world that may disturb some of us who don’t rate ourselves as particularly old. The questioner asks, “What are the […]

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The Oddity of the Pre-facto Quotation

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:47:50 +0000

I spend less time than ever these days reading about politics, not that I ever had a great interest to begin with, but I happen across the odd news report from Blighty now and again, just to stay knowledgeable throughout my exile from the Kingdom. I don’t know quite how long this particularly oddity that […]

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Reading List II

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:42:18 +0000

Once again, clearing up some enjoyable reading of the past few months: Books Thomas Paine. Rights of Man. One of the original libertarians, a term that has pretty much lost its original meaning these days. The core ideas that came forth from his work, radical at the time, are simple. That rights are inherent in […]

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We Have a Winner

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:56:13 +0000

Not many votes (about 20 or so at time of reading), but Google App Engine seems to be a big favourite for Eclipse users, gathering half the votes by itself. Looks like I have some reading up on Google App Engine to do…

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Poll: Your favourite web application hosts/technology when using Eclipse

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:34:54 +0000

I’m embarking on a pet project, in short: a Python-based web application using my favourite editor, Eclipse. Being quite new to this, I thought I would poll my readers, especially those Eclipse web app developers among you, for their opinions on the best solutions. I realise I’m giving very few details, but I simply want […]

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Reading List

Mon, 03 May 2010 08:32:37 +0000

Some books/articles/websites etc. that I have enjoyed reading in the last few months (just to prove my interests do occasionally stretch beyond computers) and which I can recommend: Books Letters to a Young Contrarian (Christopher Hitchens). Just seeing the title of this book was enough by itself to compel me to buy it; memories of […]

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Libel Reform and Quickie Research on Online Politics

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:42:10 +0000

For a mere £200,000, Simon Singh has won the right to free speech. He has won an appeal against the libel action brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association, when Singh pointed out the lack of evidence for their claims. Instead of honouring his right to commit his thoughts to writing and simply countering […]

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