Dec
8th
Tue
8th
Dec
4th
Fri
4th
Had both flu jabs yesterday, along with my regular B12. Gradually working my way through the list of side-effects. Where is the paracetamol?
Dec
3rd
Thu
3rd
Some of the biggest names on the web have written to Peter Mandelson to express “grave concerns” about elements of the Digital Economy Bill.
Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay object to a clause that they say could give government “unprecedented and sweeping powers” to amend copyright laws.
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BBC News - Web giants unite against Digital Britain copyright plan
Hopefully Mandy will listen.
Nov
27th
Fri
27th
On train. Want to rant at someone taking up two seats by sitting in the aisle-side one: have you bought two tickets? Too grumpy old man-ish?
Nov
26th
Thu
26th
Solution to the Visual Studio “The project location is not trusted” error (via Chris Craft’s Blog)
A very useful tip.
Nov
22nd
Sun
22nd
Have started my Christmas shopping. Usually I’m one of the last-minute hordes on Oxford Street. Finding starting in Nov a bit disorienting.
Nov
20th
Fri
20th
A source close to the British Labour Government has just given me reliable information about the most radical copyright proposal I’ve ever seen.
Secretary of State Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now under debate in Parliament. These changes will give the Secretary of State (Mandelson — or his successor in the next government) the power to make “secondary legislation” (legislation that is passed without debate) to amend the provisions of Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988). What that means is that an unelected official would have the power to do anything without Parliamentary oversight or debate, provided it was done in the name of protecting copyright.
Secretary of State Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now under debate in Parliament. These changes will give the Secretary of State (Mandelson — or his successor in the next government) the power to make “secondary legislation” (legislation that is passed without debate) to amend the provisions of Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988). What that means is that an unelected official would have the power to do anything without Parliamentary oversight or debate, provided it was done in the name of protecting copyright.
Nov
18th
Wed
18th
#Spooks techno-guff: System protected by virus. “Every time I hack in, it attacks my hard drive. It could wipe … the M15 mainframe” #FFS
Nov
16th
Mon
16th
German car giant Mercedes has bought the Brawn Formula 1 team in a move that is likely to see Jenson Button join McLaren as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate. […]
Brawn, who won both world titles in their debut season in 2009, will be rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix.
Nico Rosberg will be their lead driver, with Nick Heidfeld his likely partner.
Nov
11th
Wed
11th
Network Rail is transporting 200 staff by coach from Reading to Coventry for a conference because of the high cost of train tickets, it has emerged.
Nov
10th
Tue
10th
Rupert Murdoch has said he will try to block Google from using news content from his companies.
The billionaire told Sky News Australia he will explore ways to remove stories from Google’s search indexes, including Google News.
Nov
7th
Sat
7th
Waiting for the fireworks at Alton by the Round Table. Preferred last year’s venue.
Nov
4th
Wed
4th
Ferrari has suggested that the departure of Toyota, BMW and Honda from Formula 1 in the past year is due to the actions of the sport’s bosses rather than the economic downturn.
