Neil Gaiman has proved once more that he’s One Of The Good Guys. He has posted an interesting comment about the new Amazon Kindle, and its reading-aloud capabilities. Apparently, his publishers think that this infringes their licensing agreement, as there is a profitable market for audio books. Gaiman says: “When Read more
(via Matthew Bozarth) A WoW insider joke I had to share. Has the Ice Stone melted?
It seems like as soon as this blog’s Technorati ratings go up, we start getting flooded by virtual gold sellers. I don’t know if it’s because of my earlier confession to having purchased WoW gold, or just random attacks. Last night’s gold spammer was particularly prolific, leaving messages in 20 Read more
The Bad Science copyright chill has seemingly reached an impasse. The offending clip is still not available on the blog, but it can be found in countless websites as bloggers all across the country have started infringing copyright in a show of solidarity for Ben Goldacre. The Streisand Effect Strikes Read more
xkcd once more manages to distil complex issues in an understandable and undeniable manner. The weakest point in any computer security system is the carbon-based element managing the keys.
Ben Goldacre is the author of the Guardian column Bad Science (and eponymous blog). Dr Goldacre is a champion of rationality in a world enamoured with sloppy thinking, uncorroborated anecdotes and dodgy statistics. For many years he has been at the forefront of the battle against the pernicious MMR vaccination Read more
The programme for the upcoming SCRIPTed conference has been published, and it looks pretty interesting. SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2009 19:00 Welcome Wine Reception (Playfair Library) MONDAY 30 MARCH 2009 09:00 Registration (Raeburn Room Vestibule) (Posters Erected) 10:00 Welcome & Opening (Playfair Library) (Chair: Prof Graeme Laurie, SCRIPT) Prof Douglas Brodie, Read more
Continuing with the coverage of the interim Digital Britain report, something has been bothering me since I read it, so I went back and browsed through it again until I realised what it was. According to the UK’s chief technology policy-makers, we still seem to be living in the 20th Read more
The Digital Britain parliamentary commission has presented its interim report, which has been met with the usual journalistic brouhaha and bombastic statements. The more progressive media has kept a distrusting tone, while the usual suspects at the Telegraph and the Mail have hailed it as going in the right direction Read more
What would be the best way to study war? Academics at the University of California at Berkley believe that the answer is through Real-time strategy game Starcraft. The course description reads: “UC Berkeley students with an interest in real-time strategy games and the competitive gaming landscape are encouraged to participate Read more