The Geecologist

Semantic web at ECF2010

Semantic web at ECF2010

Mar 27, 2010 | Geekery | 0 comments

Some notes from the eCampaigning Forum 2010… “Data Hugging Disorder” – how can we persuade organisations to release their strangle hold on data and shift to the mindset of data being open by default. i.e. justifying why you don’t want to...
Hugs for Monsters IE6 messages

Hugs for Monsters IE6 messages

Feb 18, 2010 | Geekery | 0 comments

I imagine the fame Joe of Hugs for Monsters fame has garnered from these IE6 splash pages is probably doing his head in a bit by now (sorry Joe!) The problem is, he said what sooo many webbies were thinking and put it so succinctly. As I can’t find them on...
The Betrayal of the West

The Betrayal of the West

Jul 26, 2009 | Campaigns, Geekery, Truth, Truth & Lies | 0 comments

We are racing toward the end of the world and have no plan of escape, but it is considered impolite to acknowledge that fact in public. We see the mistakes we have made, but we continue to make them with an apparent blind obstinacy… We know the implications of...
Blogging

Blogging

Aug 18, 2008 | Geekery, Truth, Truth & Lies | 0 comments

Granovetter was interested in how ideas spread through communities, and argued that weak ties between individuals are more important than strong ties for the broad dissemination of information. His argument is fairly simple (though backed by considerable data and...