Experience-led open source?
Aral Balkan has just announced a new project (code-named Prometheus, but here’s hoping it’s better than the diasppointing Ridley Scott film) that aims to bring the everyday tech user to open source....
View ArticlePreviewing the Fringe
I went to the Fringe. Actually, I’m still there, on day two after an epic first day. Not many people I know go. That’s a shame, as it’s wonderfully eclectic mix of comedy, music, and theatre. I have to...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Lightness of Twitterbots
I was very sad when at a Bill Bailey comedy gig he made fun of the @big_ben_clock<?a> twitter account and the type of people that follow it. I’m one of those people! And I follow a number of...
View ArticleMy Inbox is Not Broken
I sometimes wonder if I’m a dying breed. You see, I’m one of those people who will always sign up for your email if I like your post. Why? Because email is a push medium. If I sign up to your twitter,...
View ArticleHow Delia Ephron Inspired Me To Write
When I was studying filmmaking at high school (I’d got into a film competition and was frantically studying up for it) I remember one book saying that the key was to study ‘just OK films’. The...
View ArticleAn Evening With Maureen Johnson: Newcastle upon Tyne
England did put on its best face (i.e a rainy one) for the inaugural book talk on Maureen Johnson’s book tour. In Newcastle, yay! The lovely Brunwsick Methodist Church gave it something of a ‘secret...
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90 Percent of Life is Showing Up
I was asked today what my motto of life is. There are a couple. One is that if you step out into the universe, it will reach out to meet you. However, that’s a bit new wave woo-woo at times (and I...
View ArticleA Designer’s Eye on Blue Jasmine
Blue Jasmine has been getting a lot of plaudits as of late, and deservedly so, with comparisons to “A Streetcar Named Desire”. I’d also compare her performance to Judy Davis’s wonderfully confused...
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‘Sherlock’ and the triumph of the mind over the computer
Warning: this post contains spoilers about Sherlock season 3. Read on at your peril. It’s been an interesting time as of late, seeing Stephen Moffatt (and to a lesser extent Mark Gatiss) juggling...
View ArticleMore than a singing contest: politics and gender in Eurovision
Earlier this month I went on an escapade down to London for Eurovision. No, not the actual event. That will take place in Vienna next year. (It’s been a fair while since the UK has got even close to...
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