Monthly Archives: March 2006

IT Contractors comment on the ID Card

I found some particularly good comments on the Blairwarch.co.uk blog article about the National ID card scheme: “This is going to be one of the biggest wastes of public money ever. Still, as an IT contractor, maybe I will be … Continue reading

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A Mighty Concession

So ID Cards will be compulsory by 2010, and our government are acting like they have made an enormous and magnanimous concession to the majority of the House of Lords who remain skeptical of this ill-conceived notion. It is just … Continue reading

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Tron 1.0.1

Released in 1982, Tron is an animated feature film from the Walt Disney Corporation. This film combines live action with CGI and traditional cell animation. The artistic result is way ahead of it’s time; indeed we can safely argue that … Continue reading

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“The Book of Gnats” is online now

Make sure you take a moment to hear Frank Key’s exciting yarn, The Book of Gnats, no doubt the most exciting story you will ever hear concerning a book that you will never be able to read. While you are … Continue reading

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Of Patents & Broken Windows

This short essay at the “Right to Create” explains the fallacy of IT Patents. We are often told by pro-patent advocates that a harmonious patent system is required for a thriving information economy. For those of us involved in IT, … Continue reading

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The Book of Gnats

The literary world abounds with tales of lost books; These are manuscripts which have been mislaid and masterpieces which never made it to the press. Just search google for “lost novels” for a very long lost of famous novelists and … Continue reading

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