In The Beginning…
Why write a blog? Well, why not. It seems like everyone else is. I’ve been racking my brains to decide what I have to blog, or rather what is interesting enough to share with people. My field is...
View ArticleWhat is Open Source?
Computer Floss, the video series that aims to enlighten the general audience about free/open source software. Here is a transcript of the first episode: Welcome to Computer Floss, a series of videos...
View ArticleMyths and Misconceptions: What Open Source ISN'T
The Computer Floss series continues over at YouTube. Here’s what was talked about in episode 2, “Myths and Misconceptions”: A few myths and misconceptions have arisen over the years about what free and...
View ArticleWant to Know the Facts? Turn off the TV and Logon
I’m going off-topic slightly here, but, in a way, I still remain on it. Swine flu is upon us. Members of the public who know nothing of epidemiology want to know the facts about the virus. Meet...
View ArticleThe Penguin and the Gnu
Another episode of Computer FLOSS, a YouTube series aimed at educating about FLOSS. This episode is about two flagships of the FLOSS movement (GNU and Linux), how they came to be and how they relate....
View ArticleShould Educators Use More Visualisations?
Not so many years ago, I was one of the people in the education system, spending much of the working day being lectured to. Being a geek, most of my subjects involved mathematical, scientific or...
View ArticleReading List II
Once again, clearing up some enjoyable reading of the past few months: Books Thomas Paine. Rights of Man. One of the original libertarians, a term that has pretty much lost its original meaning these...
View ArticleYouTube videos still trickling along
Information is both hard and easy to get hold of on the Internet. Getting it is easy; verifying its veracity is hard. The Internet is a double-edged sword in this respect. It’s a free and open forum,...
View ArticleComputer History Museum: Maurice Wilkes and struggles at DEC
If you’re not familiar with the Computer History Museum, they have a YouTube channel that is a treasure trove of interviews, presentations, documentaries (both contemporary and historical) and many...
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