Monthly Archives: June 2005

LibDems vague on software patents

Posted on June 29, 2005 by admin

At the IT conference I am attending, the organisers conducted a straw poll of who opposed the impending Euro-software patent legislation. Everybody I saw was against it; The unambiguous conclusion is that software patents are harmful and the ‘economic majority’ … Continue reading →

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Plodcasting at Europython

Posted on June 28, 2005 by admin

Just a quickie, Nate Aune is demonstrating my Plodcasting system at the fabulous Europython conference; Nate created the ATAudio project which gives Plone support for multimedia formats.

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A Zest for Crumpled Things

Posted on June 27, 2005 by admin

From the ghast spattered bowers of Gaar to the cast-iron gates of Hoon; a single voice resounds; His lordly voice booms with a gnarled yet mesmeric resonance; an extraordinary baritone addressing you with wistful oratory. He is Frank Key, sole … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Bulldog

Posted on June 27, 2005 by admin

“Thank you for calling Bulldog Broadband. Your call is being held in a queue and will be answered as soon as one of our representatives is available. I’m sorry to keep you waiting, your call will be answered shortly. Once again, sorry about the delay.” Continue reading →

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Europython Conference, Day Zero

Posted on June 26, 2005 by admin

I’m off to the Europython conference; My heart is aflutter because I’m running rather late and I know how bad the queues for budget air-lines can be. I’ve never travelled on Ryan-air before and I am expecting the very worst … Continue reading →

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pod.py – A minimal cross-platform “podcatcher”

Posted on June 11, 2005 by admin

I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts recently; a particular favourite is “Escape Pod“, a weekly podcast which aims to revive the genre of the science-fiction short-story. The standard podcast reciever is iPodder, a very feature rich program that … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking Prisoner Graffitto, Archway Roundabout, North London

Posted on June 10, 2005 by Randi Mooney

He’s been standing at the roundabout for the last two weeks… will somebody pick him up? Could this be another work of the world-famous basstensil anarch-artists of Argentina, the people who created the Disney War stensil I reported on a … Continue reading →

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Whats wrong with the Treo 650

Posted on June 7, 2005 by Randi Mooney

My Treo 650 is an odd device; it combines one of the best interfaces of any mobile device with strong multimedia and is not a bad phone. On the other hand, it has many obvious omissions and deficiencies; It is … Continue reading →

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