The FBI wants an 'adult conversation' about encryption, according to Director James Comey, reports AP. Whilst the conversation is a good idea, and we should all be able to agree…
BEREC produces Guidelines on Implementation of EU Net Neutrality Rules
BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) has produced a guideline document on the implementation of the recently enacted EU Net Neutrality rules. Adoption of the Regulation (EU) 2015/2120…
Binary rounding and challenges with Excel
I have known about the challenges of binary rounding since I started working with computers many years ago. I however have not seen any instance of it until the last…
Linux is 25 years old
It doesn't seem that long since I wrote this blog post: Happy Birthday: Linux is 20 years old. The time has come around again, and now today is Linux's 25th…
Further infinite musings on monkeys (1 of ?)
When Émile Borel first wrote about his singes dactylographes as a thought experiment about thermodynamics for his article in 1913 titled "Mécanique Statistique et Irréversibilité", little did he know he'd…
Yahoo! strikes a long awaited deal with Verizon
So today Verizon has ended the years of speculation about where next for Yahoo! , acquiring it for $4.8bn. Yahoo! was once an organiser of the Internet, presenting curated feeds…
Fixing resource constraints with an infinite number of monkeys
As part of the training I am receiving as an element of the new role, I recently partook in a Design Thinking course, where as there are no wrong or…
Go stick your head in a PIG!
The sharp eyed amongst you would have spotted that I'm using the term Pervasive Immersive Game in the last few posts. I firmly believe that if the social issues can…