Monday, December 27, 2010


those who have been most wronged are sometimes the most forgiving

Sunday, December 12, 2010


Enemies of the Internet (2010)

Saudi Arabia, Burma, China, North Korea,
Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam

Friday, November 26, 2010



RIP Benoit Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010), whose book "The Fractal Geometry of Nature" may turn out to be the most important scientific publication of the C20th.

Saturday, April 24, 2010


UK Defence Minister Kevan Jones attacking English icon Joanna Lumley? he's either very stupid, or is determined to commit political suicide

Monday, March 29, 2010


Google vs the Chinese Government?
Bring it on!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010


if the human race goes into space, it will probably need to modify its genotype

Sunday, March 21, 2010


Tony Blair is fortunate that Robin Cook is no longer alive to give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry

Wednesday, February 03, 2010


when we were young we knew everything, except how fast we would forget what we knew