Copyright and the Digital Economy

Yesterday there was a little bit of excitement in the digital rights world caused by an amendment to the Digital Economy bill proposed by a Tory and Liberal peer. The justification of the amendment does make some good points – particularly about bringing any action under the control of the courts rather than just requiring […]

Marcus Povey

Yesterday there was a little bit of excitement in the digital rights world caused by an amendment to the Digital Economy bill proposed by a Tory and Liberal peer. The justification of the amendment does make some good points – particularly about bringing any action under the control of the courts rather than just requiring […]

Coding at the Dojo

I am really pleased to welcome the Oxford code dojo as the latest addition to the Oxford tech scene. At a Code Dojo, you are presented with an algorithmic problem and are encouraged to solve it in the most efficient way possible – stretching possibly atrophied puzzle solving muscles in the mean time. It is […]

Marcus Povey

I am really pleased to welcome the Oxford code dojo as the latest addition to the Oxford tech scene. At a Code Dojo, you are presented with an algorithmic problem and are encouraged to solve it in the most efficient way possible – stretching possibly atrophied puzzle solving muscles in the mean time. It is […]

[audioblog] Google buzz and privacy

Unless you have been living under a rock the last few days you will be aware of Google’s new social networking product – Google Buzz. Unfortunately it would seem that some assumptions made by the designers and the automatic opt-in nature of the service has lead to some serious issues. For me it underlines some […]

Marcus Povey

Unless you have been living under a rock the last few days you will be aware of Google’s new social networking product – Google Buzz. Unfortunately it would seem that some assumptions made by the designers and the automatic opt-in nature of the service has lead to some serious issues. For me it underlines some […]