- My Name is Tom, or Errant. I write about geeky things, politics, and life in general and politic. My current day job is in computer security but I have been known to program in my spare time.
-
Recent Posts
Category Archives: opinion
The trouble with Meritocracys
A Hacker News post tonight reminded me about Meritocracy; which I’ve always found to be a wonderful theory (it’s a great form of governance). Unfortunately the few times I tried to be part of a such a community they crashed … Continue reading
Who wants to be a Millionaire at 30?
When I was a little younger (though only a little) I used to tell people “I will be a millionaire by 25 and retired at 30″. Eventually I realised it was less an actual goal than something to help with … Continue reading
Google Buzz, Sharks and the jumping thereof
This week Google launched, and then spectacularly fucked up, their new uber service called “Buzz“. With all the security mess involved many have hailed this as Google finally jumping the shark. Regardless, on the back of the recent rise in … Continue reading
Geocities is dead, long live Reocities
Im too young to ever have used Geocities; byt the time I actively had a web page hosting was as cheap as chips all over the place. But even as the newer generation of web geeks I always new about … Continue reading
Posted in opinion
Leave a comment
Brother In The Land
Today is an awesome day; I just bought a copy of “Brother In The Land” by Robert Swindell. It may sound strange but this teenage post-apocalyptic thriller is still my favourite book of all time. Allow me to explain. As … Continue reading
Roman Polanski
I am confused by all of this. Firstly I dont quite see how Polanski can claim to be a victim in any way – he was guilty of a crime and thus fled the country to escape prison. Any exile … Continue reading
Protecting the Young
An interesting moral dilemma that struck me today after reading the news that the UK Government plans (unsurprisingly) to distribute our 18 million H1N1 vaccine jabs to the elderly and at risk groups. The question that arises is this: is … Continue reading
Pirate Bay: Considering the Sale
The big news this week is that The Pirate Bay is in the process of being sold off to a new, possibly public, company. At first there was a hell of a lot of confusion about what was going on … Continue reading
Posted in opinion
Tagged file sharing, investigation, peer2peer, pirate bay, research, torrent
8 Comments
Beating The Competition
Last year I went to a local air show for the first time in a few years. It’s always a fantastic place to go because a fighter jet is one of the pinnacles of human engineering. Last year there was … Continue reading
Posted in opinion
Tagged achievment, design, development, Eurofighter, facebook, ideas, lessons, opinion, Spitfire, websites
Leave a comment
Wolfram Alpha is Hugely disappointing
On Friday Wolfram hopes to launch WA to the world. My prediction *right now* is that it will flop; allow me to explain why. Incidentally this is going purely on all I have so so far: I dont actually have … Continue reading