South by South West (sxsw) is nearly upon us again. For those that have never been, it’s understandably a bit of a mystery. For those of us who do get to go, it is a unique chance to catch up with people from around the world who are passionate about The Web, technology, film, music [...]
Realising that if I don’t write a blog post my head is probably going to explode, I guess that’s the reverse of writer’s block isn’t it? So, I did it. I’m psyched. Actually, Dip.Psych‘ed to be specific. My little jamboree of academic qualifications now includes science, engineering, education, technology, theology and psychology. For the latter, [...]
Tonight I’ll be talking at Bernie Mitchell’s Late Late Breakfast show – “Masters of the scene” – in 7 minutes, I’ll spill the beans on how the web is affecting knowledge, shifting power and changing people.
I think we all remember where we were on that day. I had just returned to the UK and was in a meeting room with a team from our US investors, as news came in. Disbelief turned into dismay, dismay turned into distress, distress turned into despair. Websites, phones, email, all went down, but gradually messages [...]
likeminds – Self Portrait – Nokia n8 style!, a photo by Benjamin Ellis on Flickr. Bit of a tech tragedy at the weekend – and a bit of an embarrassing one. My trusty Nokia n8 was sitting on my desk, peacefully minding it’s own business, when a 25Kg studio monitor fell off of the wall [...]
Our local forest took a bit of a beating. The fires didn’t get as close as last year – when we could smell the smoke – but they did make the national news, and over 740 acres of forest were damaged. It took 350 firefighters from 40 crews to get the blaze under control, and a [...]
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