by Tom | Oct 23, 2006 | Reading
Praise be! This is so obviously the right idea – an open pan-London smartcard system. Not that I use trains much, but it would make life so much easier (97k options to 21, for a start). Given how much I use it as near cash (pay-as-you-go with auto top-up), I...
by Tom | Oct 23, 2006 | Reading
Two different approaches to the number of deaths in Iraq explained and evaluated. It’s the first time I’ve seen the two sets of numbers discussed rationally and effectively. Why can’t the broadsheets (what is the new collective term for their smaller...
by Tom | Oct 23, 2006 | Reading
Surely it must gall Scientologists that £23m of their contributions (are they called tithes?) went on buying a building, let alone the cost of fitting it out and running it? Same with the Sally Army, whose enormous HQ near the wobbly bridge is equally poor taste....
by Tom | Oct 6, 2006 | Reading
Walking World looks exactly what I’ve been wanting to help us do more walks around London. Prints out good guides, linked to OS maps with pictures for the tricky bits. And only £18 a year. Huzzah.
by Tom | Sep 30, 2006 | Reading
Looks like this home automation over WiFi / LAN might be the way to control the Mac from the bedroom / kitchen.
by Tom | Sep 30, 2006 | Reading
Some useful pointers to being more innovative in workshop settings. Purpose: get more out of the people.
