Private Information Retrieval

Private Information Retrieval asks an interesting (to me) question:Can you make queries from a database without the database knowing what you want ?.The answer is, of couse, that you can, but you have to be clever about it. This has a strong bearing on how Google and...

Conference costs

Man, Scoble worries me about our 1,000 person conference we’re running in April. Then again, we’ll need about £1,000 spend per head to make it zing – a cool £1m to you and me. We’re not being so creamed on refreshments in the same way, and we...

Recruitment

Some good, but less god-like tips on recruitment from Guy Kawasaki. I whole-heartedly agree with getting people who are better than you. (Yes, there are some out there, in response to your not quite stated question).Update: linked tips on how not to mess up your...

Values Exchange

Very interesting web-based debating tool. More than just a poll and already some strange political and gender biases on view.

Neighbours From Hell in Britain

Neighbours From Hell in Britain is what it says on the tin: a rational look at dealing with neighbour problems. I don’t have any at present, so it isn’t necessary now. However, who knows for the future?