ICorrect and fact checking

ICorrect is an interesting idea. It’ll work until someone fakes their way on to it and then it could lose all its trustability. Even at present, it is difficult to trust it entirely, as there is no real proof that anyone on the site is who they say they are. The...
How to assert your beliefs

How to assert your beliefs

It does concern me that I might come over this way. Not that I care about insignificant details in word choice, of course. FYI Basic instructions is often very, very funny. I recommend.  

Not being locked in

Dave writes very eloquently that centralisation (e.g. one Facebook, one Twitter) creates clear Achilles heels for news networks, especially. I think he’s right that people need to have a piece of their own infrastructure on the internet, just as most people have...

Books for a dollar?

Sounds like it is possible to make a proper living selling books cheaply. Note: not cheap books. I wonder how this will translate to music? The computer games industry has worked out that apps can provide a serious revenue stream for creators, and is now looking at...

The 6 Crappiest Interview Questions

The 6 Crappiest Interview Questions. Hate the fact that lists work, love the Oatmeal. I’ve tried all the strategies mentioned as an interviewer and an interviewee.

Wikileaks good, Assange IUPG

Simple summary: Wikileaks is as good a place as any to release the cablegate and Afghanistan war logs. Julian Assange should be treated as innocent until proven guilty and should stand trial in Sweden. I believe that the stealing of the cablegate files was illegal....