- 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.
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Tag Archives: opinion
Cyberwarfare: The most dangerous kind might not even need a PC
A fortuitous combination of reading materials this week has prompted a rather worrying thought: and the shocking things is I don’t think anyone “important” has really considered it. Digital Britain The first item on my reading list was the Digital … Continue reading
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
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Tagged achievment, design, development, Eurofighter, facebook, ideas, lessons, opinion, Spitfire, websites
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The Republic of Internet
I just read Fred Benenson blog post “When Does Facebook Stop Being a Startup and Start Being A Government?” via HN (incidentally never come across Fred before but his blog is an excellent read, worth subscribing) and it set me … Continue reading
Posted in ideas, Uncategorized
Tagged ideas, internet, opinion, republic of the internet
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Failure is good
I hate to fail and used to go to extraordinary lengths in avoiding exposure to failure and disappointment. I consider this a major character flaw and, for the most part, have stopped. If you always suceed because you run away … Continue reading
Quit stealing my bandwidth
Has anyone else noticed this recent rash of video adverts on websites? It might be because this PC is new and I havent had chance to install Ad Blocker Plus to FireFox yet but I seem to be catching more … Continue reading
People make me mad (or Marc Rishardson is evil)
Sad to see Stephen Hawking in hospital “seriously ill” after fighting his disease for 40 years. I wish him the best of luck. And then I see this on Twitter: What am I doing? Praying that when Stephen Hawking dies, … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, hate, marc richardson, opinion, rant, religion, twitter
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Dystopia or 1984: the privacy debate
One of my great interests is in the area of online privacy: or more importantly the fine line where we cross from “safety net” into a big brother culture (a la 1984). I have to admit, though, to never fully … Continue reading
Dont ignore the “Donators” model
I was thinkingjust now about the kind of business models that work for startups and web 2.0 sites. Specifically I was thinking about Twitter and Chatterous – 2 services I use daily. Show me the money Both sites have a … Continue reading
Too much google?
Apparently Jeff Attwood thinks so. Actually that’s a bit unfair because it isn’t what he meant; but he does raise some excellent questions about our dependance on Google. The stats he quotes (which show 350% more traffic via Google) are … Continue reading
Next years “I cant wait” films
So next year is shaping up to be pretty good film wise. This Xmas is VERY quiet which is disappointing but 2009 sees some interesting new releases. Probably #1 on the list has to be X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I’ve been … Continue reading