I’ve just attended Virtual Policy ’08 in London, organised by BERR and the Virtual Policy Network. This has been a different event because it has brought together regulators, industry, educators, developers, economists, and academics to explore current and future policy Read more…
It’s that time of year, and xkcd nails it again… (Disclaimer: if a supervisee happens to read this, I AM an expert in your field. Honest).
(via B2fxxx and Terra Nova) Back in March we reported on an important suit involving World of Warcraft and software developers MDY (I don’t know why I’m using “we”, it’s only me writing this). The suit involved cheating autopilot exploit Read more…
Radiohead has continued going where no band has gone before, and in another ground-breaking innovative marketing and licensing strategy they have released their latest video under a Creative Commons BY-NC–SA licence. House of Cards is part of the already seminal Read more…
(via Future Lawyer) Continuing with this week’s theme of looking at the lighter side of IT, here is further evidence that users are uninstalling Vista in droves. Yes, when someone goes to the trouble of advertising a downgrade, you know Read more…
(via Burkhard Schafer) I’m feeling rather silly this week, so no serious stuff from me. This is a wonderful reminder of why we should not rely on automated translation systems: Wonderful stuff from the Language Log.
(via Andrea Matwyshyn) The internet was made just so I could watch these ads from Argentina.
(via Fernando Fernández and Claudio Ruiz) One of the risks for retailers engaging in electronic commerce is the dreaded pricing error. The relatively short history of the internet is paved with such mistakes, for example, when Kodak sold a £329 Read more…
After yesterday’s rant against European democracy, I’ve had some of my confidence revived by a reply sent by Alyn Smith MEP (SNP), who has taken the time to answer to many of us who sent messages expressing our concern about Read more…
Given the fact that the amendments to Telecoms regulation have passed, I have been thinking about Europe. I am not a European citizen, I cannot even vote, but this year it will be 10 years since I have been living Read more…