In 2011 the very idea that the UK's Prime Minister could even be considering to censor or control the internet is scary. Very scary. Cameron's government are facing a serious problem, with the UK descending into chaos and anarchy over the last week. But does that justify even considering blocking Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites from the British public? Even … [Read more...] about UK PM Wants To Censor The Web?
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Air France Flying Blue Gold
Air France Gold, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. I've finally got the official Flying Blue Gold card and luggage tags from Air France / KLM. While I'm still annoyed with them over the entire billing / flight change issue, I'm still a lot happier with them than I am with other carriers. Getting gold status isn't exactly life changing, but it does give you a few nice … [Read more...] about Air France Flying Blue Gold
Slaves.ie And The Intern Debacle
It's been an interesting couple of days .. I've been trying to follow all the comments on this debate across various blogs, LinkedIn and Twitter and it's fascinating to see the visceral reaction that the debate has provoked. So what happened? Yesterday morning James put the slaves.ie site live. The domain was registered by me back in February of this year, but,like so … [Read more...] about Slaves.ie And The Intern Debacle
Last.fm visualisation
Last.fm visualisation, a photo by blacknight on Flickr.One of the reasons I like Last.fm is that they have a lot of funky little tools that can generate graphics and other things based on what you have been listening to. Via Flickr: Shows which artists I've been listening to the most between January 2010 and now. … [Read more...] about Last.fm visualisation
My Love Hate Relationship With Air France
Over the last year or so I've been travelling quite a bit for work. One of the things you discover if you travel a lot for business is that it can make sense to stick to one or two carriers. In my case I chose Air France. They fly to most international destinations and are part of a group, so, for a number of reasons, they made quite a good choice. They also have a comfortable … [Read more...] about My Love Hate Relationship With Air France