[as part of a course in Social Informatics, I have to write some journal entries of what we ahve been thinking about during the week, as provoked by the course…
Category: big question mumbles
I’ve just finished reading The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.  As well as being an excellent read (as usual, ignore the garish cover) there was an idea in it that resonated.  …
I’ve just sent this out to a few people (mostly workmates). I know that people want to express their concern, and they’ll do it in the way they think is…
As usual, I’m reading about 5 books concurrently. One good book leads to another, and the chain that started this one has had quite an effect on me, leading to…
I don’t like stealing stuff. I remember with heated embarrassment, even now, flogging the milk money on the way to school when I was six. I’m sure even then I…
The internet is a parasite to business. It has grown its tendrils through every part of every for-profit organisation, and has been bolstered and boosted by business. Business has created,…
I’m skeptical about things metaphysical, but I have a small, sneaking thought that I’m not entirely in charge. Sometimes I can just leave things to work themselves out, and they…
Last night, about 3am, I heard screaming. It was prolonged screaming from a woman I could hear over the noisy wind. I dd what you have to do in a…
It’s kind of ironic tonight was the premier of “The Age of Stupid”, an excellent documentary on glob climate change. Today I bought a solar hot water heating system (well,…
Every fire needs a spark. The images of change starting by small actions, small vigorous actions, are legions. The latest adbusters.com campaign, kick it over is exactly one of these.…