Category Archives: Life
SOPA, PIPA, ACTA & The Cloud
SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) has gone dormant for now, thanks to a massive outcry by millions of end-users who are, ironically, far better clued up about how the Interpipes work than the legislators debating the bills and a host of big-name companies, like Facebook, Yahoo, Google and so […]
Protect IP Bill – Censoring America
There is a terrifying new Bill in the works over in the jolly old US of A. It’s called the Protect IP bill. It’s been backed by some pretty powerful conglomerates and it’s primarily driven by the entertainment industry. While I wholly oppose piracy and believe in supporting artists for the […]
Heavy and Light 2009 Intro
I saw this a while back and it’s the simplest intro to any event I’ve ever seen but it’s the more powerful for it. It’s since been remixed and made awesomer. It’s really really worth watching. To Write Love On Her Arms is a charity dedicated to helping people get […]
Game Addiction
I’ve been following the escapades (you’ll see the pun momentarily) of ExtraCreditz for some time now. They’ve been posting hugely informative videos about all kinds of aspects of gaming that aren’t often coveredby mainstream gaming media. Unfortunately, The Escapist decided they’d screw them over after Alison, their animator injured her […]
Life Advice
A friend of mine linked this article on Facebook. I read it and lo, I beheld that it was wise and good. More than that, it mirrored the changes that took place in my own head over the last 3-4 years. I’m equal parts happy that this advice is out […]
Freedom of Speech
I came across a piece on TheNextWeb about how the UK government is partly blaming Twitter and RIM’s Blackberry Messenger software for the riots in London and other UK cities. Cameron opened his address with: “Mr Speaker, everyone watching these horrific actions will be stuck by how they were organised […]
Policing By Consent
I’ve had this conversation with a few people now and the overwhelming consensus is towards agreement. In the UK, the police operate on the basis of policing by consent. That doesn’t mean that the police can only arrest you if you agree to your arrest – that would be ludicrous. It means […]
London Riots in Social Media
I’ve been loosely keeping my finger on the pulse of what’s been going on over the last few days. So far I’ve seen some interesting facets of society emerge during the London riots: The mindless fuckwits who are intent on burning/smashing/looting everything under the sun because they’ve been granted crowd […]
Hackney Riots
So North London exploded in rioting and fires and all sorts and this has been going on for the best part of 3 days now. While there are folks out there better qualified than I to report on the whys and wherefores of the situation, the one thing that’s struck […]
The UK Explained
I had to get this one in here too. A quick rundown of what the UK is and how it works, as well as explaining the Commonwealth and Crown Territories.
30 Day Challenge
I came across this tiny snippet of a TED video on the youtubes and rather unsurprisingly, it’s stupendous! It sort of mirrors how I came to be at this point in my life – by saying “yes” to stuff and trying new things, even if they seem somewhat far-fetched. It’s […]
Beauty Is Subjective
A friend of mine posted this on her Tumblr blog. So I’m sharing it too. Attach this to your mirror. Or don’t. It’s entirely up to you!