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Week notes, 5th March 1991

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 by Nigel

Thursday 28th February After an evening with friends and too much drink, and a row about a girl, my twin brother Patrick gets into his…

Politics

In praise of anonymity

Posted on February 1, 2021March 26, 2021 by Nigel

Cleaning house starts with those who set the tone. It should not begin by seeking to frighten the Nameless into quiet submission.

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Flixster flops, ne plus Ultraviolet

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Nigel

If you’ve been using Flixster (or before that, Blinkbox/TalkTalk TV) to access “ultraviolet” movies, you’ll probably have had a reminder that you need to migrate…

Uncategorized

Strange “Windows” phone call

Posted on August 12, 2017August 12, 2017 by Nigel

This morning brought a weird voicemail; the start is cut off, because presumably the computer making the call didn’t realise it was talking to another…

Politics

UK censorship gets ever closer

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Nigel

I’ve written here before about politicians and technology, including the daft attempts by Theresa May to try and outlaw end to end encryption in the…

Networking

$300 ransom? It’s the price of doing business

Posted on May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 by Nigel

Today computers across the world have been hit by ransomware – notably including the UK’s NHS, and Spanish telco Telefonica. Some initial comments suggested “well,…

Technology

Feeling at home with Three?

Posted on September 3, 2016September 8, 2016 by Nigel

Earlier this summer, UK mobile network Three announced a massive expansion of their “Feel at Home” scheme, essentially adding all the missing European countries to…

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