2009
- DEC 15 The Illusion Of Anonymity
“Anonymity in a computer system is an illusion.“
- NOV 14 Sharecropping With Apple
“I’m pleased to note that a lot of people have realized that taking part in the iphone (and other locked down mobile devices) ecosystem is sharecropping': please do tell. what are the 'other ways'? — joe hewitt on the 'middle man'.“
- OCT 29 Do The Hardest Thing First
“Reset the odometer today from 1000 km to 1000 ml.“
- SEP 30 Rrr Open Day
“'the station initially operated on a one-year ‘experimental' license that stipulated that the station broadcast 'messages containing matter of an educational character'. who says punk can't teach you a thing or two?' [0]“
- SEP 12 A Benevolent Social Hack
“'i wanted alan turing to be raised into the pantheon of great britons, but i felt it would be hypocritical to do so without recognising that britain treated him so badly.' — jgc“
- SEP 09 Alt.Nerd.Obsessive
“A response to how to get along with geeks: a seven-point guide by bronwen clune (&bronwen). a slightly edited version should appear in the comments.“
- SEP 07 Should Programmers Learn Machine Code?
“Poor choice of phrase: latin, the language is a prereq for natural scientists describing phylum.“
- AUG 27 Dont Read This
“I don’t write for anything, other than for my own selfish reasons, so stop reading, now.“
- AUG 20 Digital Doppelgängers
“For 'why'“
- AUG 12 Ten Signs Of Failure
“While writing up an article on ‟ways to fail”, i realised i had stumbled on a mini—article on failure.“
- JUL 30 The Humans Are Dead
“I turned 50 in the it industry 10 years ago. despite 20+ years of experience, a science degree from cambridge, and an (australian) mba“
- JUL 06 Concentration
“Concentrate, verb, /ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/, to focus, to concentrate the attention.“
- MAY 27 Farmers Didnt Invent Tractors
“A reply to a comment on hackernews “farmers didn’t invent tractors. they didn’t invent any of the improvements. they were busy farming.”“
- MAY 05 What To Do With Paid Maternity Leave
“In reply to the first comment by jeffg: 05 may 2009 7:31:03am. i should be working on stuff but i can't let bonehead assertions go unchallenged.“
- APR 21 Getting Stuff Done With Nothing
“Hello, my name is peter. my talk is called ‟getting stuff done with nothing”.“
- APR 09 Professor Beaten On Eve Of Tiananmen Anniversary
“In the united kingdom and the united states, both democratic countries, you have rights enshrined in law. you have rights to free speech. “
