Keyport Slide

Keyport Slide

Keyport Slide is definitely a gadget, but I like that there is still space for innovation in something so humble as the key. If you had to carry six keys with you all the time, would you rather a neat box for your bag or the chunky bunch of keys in your pocket?
Wednesday wisdom

Wednesday wisdom

A few thought-provokers for Wednesday lunch time. Everyone wins in the postcode lottery argues persuasively that we need variation across the country in terms of services and quality provided. There should be a minimal standard, with people able to chose to deliver or...

Why atheism is unappealing

Sholto has some interesting things to say about the appeal of various religions in The “market appeal” of Ramadan. I can very much imagine that the more demanding, more regular community-oriented religions will hold on to believers more readily. I wonder...

The decline of religious institutions

The slow whiny death of british christianity is a characteristic Hari evisceration of organised religion. I agree that most of the state religious subsidies and allowances should be cut, but found myself wondering why I felt that the argument was a little bit of a...

A future for journalism/ists

The tyranny of chronology in journalism. Lots of thought provoking elements there. The attempt to make the atom of news somewhat smaller than the story is a good one, and not far removed from what I was trying to do at Datamonitor. (Which was making every data point...