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Debate on Superfast Broadband


On Monday 12 October, I attended a debate in the Chamber regarding the variations in effectiveness of roll-out of fixed and mobile superfast broadband in different parts of the UK. I was unable to speak during the debate due to it being heavily over-subscribed, with a 4 minute time limit on those who did speak. The Government gave the following reassurances. The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy (Mr Edward Vaizey): We said that we would deliver superfast broadband to 90% […]

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Compassion App launched to bring Wycombe communities together


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A High Wycombe resident has developed a new App to support users to capture and share inspiring moments, helping uplift others through motivating posts and interactions. The Compassion App encourages people to go beyond self-interest and give of oneself for the good of the other. The AnonCare App uses technology and age old values to create a shared responsibility for the well-being of others. Users are actively encouraged to empower and inspire others in poor health or isolation. The system […]

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Why we need Big Brother Watch


Something posted by Big Brother Watch on DNA prompted me to glance back at Albert Speer’s Inside The Third Reich. In the conclusions to this book, the war criminal wrote, referring to his final remarks at Nuremburg: The criminal events of those years were not only an outgrowth of Hitler’s personality. The extent of the crimes was also due to the fact that Hitler was the first to be able to employ the implements of technology to multiply crime. I […]

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MyConservatives.com


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An excellent new tool via MyConservatives.com: Welcome to MyConservatives. MyConservatives is a new online network that gives you the tools to campaign for the candidates you support, and issues that you care about. Here are some of the things you can do: Take part in campaign activities and social action Donate directly to individual campaigns Ring voters from the comfort of your home Set up fundraising events with online ticketing And you can learn more about the site by watching […]

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Change of permalink style yesterday


Apologies to all those who came here from Google, only to receive a “page not found” error. With site traffic ramping up steeply, I decided that I had to change the permalink style now if at all.

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Now using Twitter


Right, I give in: I’m going to start using Twitter. There’s little excuse with applications like Twitterific on iPhone. You can find me here: http://twitter.com/sjbaker

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An outstanding British innovation: great music, free with We7


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Update: We7 is now blinkboxmusic.com. We7‘s MediaGraft technology enables free music downloads, paid for by short adverts at the beginning of each track streamed or downloaded: We7 is an outstanding new music destination where you can listen to, share and discover music for FREE, legally and safely. You choose the music you want to hear and play full tracks and albums online, on-demand at anytime. We also offer you the ability to buy the music you love in high quality […]

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This Blog’s reading level


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Doh! Time to dumb down?

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“Northrop offer supersonic robot stealth raygun cyber-bomber”


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According to The Register, in a typically tongue-in-cheek article: American aerospace colossus Northrop Grumman has called for the US air force to purchase a hundred-strong fleet of enormous aerial stealth raiders, able to direct “netted wolfpacks” of flying kill-robots and packing “cyber warfare tools” capable of “attacking enemy information nodes”. The proposed Next Generation Long Range System (NGLRS) cyberbomber is also, of course, thought likely to mount some kind of raygun. As a young military aerospace engineer, I recall arguing […]

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For your ease and convenience, ShareThis


ShareThis links are now available to the left of each post on these pages and at the bottom of single-post pages. Digg, Reddit, Facebook and so on are all supported.

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