by Tom | Nov 28, 2004 | Reading
A very informative survey of the future of IT in the Economist. The theory being that IT specialist skills in consumers will dissapear in the next 20 years, just as the requirement to have a mechanic on tap (which lead to the existence of chauffers in the early days...
by Tom | Nov 25, 2004 | Reading
There are some fairly serious problems with the Treo 650s which relate to a new filesystem that massively expands file sizes. Amazing that this wasn’t spotted in a beta or something. Maybe I should hold off getting one before going to India…[Update: looks...
by Tom | Nov 25, 2004 | Reading
Ofcom is going to deregulate large chunks of spectrum and let market forces sort it out. Nice one, and would put us ahead of the US.
by Tom | Nov 18, 2004 | Reading
The Onion runs a frighteningly real story about sponsored election booths.
by Tom | Nov 18, 2004 | Reading
Two articles that give me the willies:US Republican congressmen appear not to care about policy, merely that they win, and are happy to get the minimum vote: 50%+1.The Texas schoolboard is looking to cut "married partners" (it’s not specific enough) as...
by Tom | Oct 30, 2004 | Reading
a nice look a the US Supreme Court judges betting on election results. Funny or worrying? I’m not sure – they’re allowed to express political opinions, aren’t they?
