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Where to WiFi?
Following G2's lead working from Brighton beach, Demos are up for a day working away from the office (well I am anyway). All we need is a free WiFi network to tap into and some beautiful surroundings. So, where should we head to find the best hotspot in the land?
from : paulmiller
25th July 2003
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Journey into the heart of the US space programme
Yesterday, we met with John Schumacher, the new Chief of Staff at NASA. Getting into NASA isn't the easiest thing to do. We underwent rigorous security checks and has to submit all our questions in advance. However, when we met them, they were helpful enough, and gave us a far from weightless pile of glossy NASA material to read. The one area they weren't particularly keen to discuss was the growing militarization of space, which will be a central concern of our report. They did acknowledge...
from : jameswilsdon
26th June 2003
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Going Digital
I went along yesterday to the BBC launch of some new figures suggesting Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) is taking off in the UK. I have to admit that I can't really see how the new digital world of television radically changes us from being a nation of couch potato goggle box watching billy no-mates.... but that might just be me.
from : paulmiller
10th June 2003
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New word for the day
I've just learned a new word - heterarchies. Apparently, "Heterarchies are new forms of organization featuring collaborative structures, distributed authority, and asset ambiguity. This organizational innovation is a creative response to the ever-accelerating pace of technological change and the redefinition of markets and polities at regional and global scales. Heterarchies are characterized by the organization of diversity: an active rivalry of coexisting principles of evaluation as a given...
from : paulmiller
2nd June 2003
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Budget Bingo
A friend pointed out to me yesterday that tucked away in Gordon Brown's budget this year is a promise to abolish bingo duty. I'm not sure it'll get me dow to my local Mecca but will it lead to a bingo revival?Budget 2003 Summary.
from : paulmiller
16th April 2003
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Dishy Deputy PM?
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is proposing changes to the planning laws that could allow a flowering of satellite dishes and wireless antennae across the UK. Could have implications for wireless internet access.For full story on Silicon.com click here.
from : paulmiller
10th April 2003
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Consulting on Community Companies
The DTI has opened a consultation on the creation of a new type of company specifically aimed at social enterprises.Click here for more information.
from : paulmiller
31st March 2003
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Nigerian spam
If you've ever wondered what's behind those weird emails you get from long lost relatives of the former president of Nigeria, this is quite instructive. Silicon.com followed through a message from one Mr Nadu Frank to see what would happen... The strange tale of Mr Nadu Frank.
from : paulmiller
24th March 2003
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Would you like fries with your WiFi?
Continuing the fast food theme... McDonalds have announced that they're going to be giving away a free 60 minutes worth of wireless broadband internet access in their restaurants with every meal you buy. It's only working in Manhattan at the moment but expect it to spread fast. Starbucks and T-Mobile are involved in a similar scheme and BT Openzone are rolling out Wifi hotspots too.
from : paulmiller
13th March 2003
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What will we wrap chips in?
The Economist have an article this week on the decline of the newspaper industry, where they say, "Journalists are being fired; pay packets and expense accounts frozen; pension schemes slimmed." Even the Daily Mail is losing readers apparently.Click here for more.
from : paulmiller
13th March 2003
