Clay Shirky on filters

by | Jan 17, 2009 | Reading

Lots of thought-provoking thinking in this Interview with Clay Shirky. Items that resonated for me:Firstly the thought that information overload has probably existed since the Library at Alexandria (more information in one place than one human could digest). The...

Getting Audio tracks from DVDs

by | Jan 16, 2009 | IT

I was given a marvellous DVD of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for Christmas, and wanted to get the audio tracks off on to my iPod, along with the superb Glyndebourne Theodora (which I recently bought on DVD). Neither has a CD version, and I though that given...

Game theory and SATs

by | Jan 13, 2009 | Uncategorized

Game theory and SATs. Can you work out the answer for a multiple choice test question without the question? The likely topic is relatively clear and then you should work out what the likely wrong answers are. On my first scan I didn´t even notice the odd man...