On Experts (Long Post)

There’s been quite a bit made lately of the fact that Michael Gove has said that that “British people are sick of experts”. Of course, the reaction has been swift and ruthless, and as always, extended to the point of absurdity. (I’ve always found it interesting that people who attempt to point out what they […]

Why I Voted for #Brexit #Leave #Out – And Why I’ll Never Regret My Vote (Long Post)

The front page of the Daily Mail 25 June 2016. The paragraph in the image above reads: “It was the day the quiet people of Britain rose up against an arrogant, out-of-touch political class and a contemptuous Brussels elite. Read the Mail’s incomparable writers of the most tumultuous event of our times” That first sentence […]

REMAIN Campaign Must Take Us for Fools #LeaveEU #Brexit

Seen on the Reuters ticker outside the Canary Wharf tube station yesterday. Picture by me. I believe the people in the REMAIN camp must take us for fools. As you know, with respect to the #Brexit question, I am most firmly of the opinion that Britain should leave the EU. There’s really no sense in […]

What has the #EU ever done for Us? #leaveEU #Brexit @independent

Picture taken from the linked article. In the Independent, there is this article which talks about Boris Johnson being as trustworthy as David Cameron. Aside from the obvious joke about trusting politicians, there’s an interesting gallery entitled “What has the EU ever done for us?” and which lists seven things, as follows: It gives you […]

#Cybersecurity Predictions for 2016

Picture from sigstr.com. It’s that time of year! Time to make predictions for the upcoming year, and as I like to do, I like to try and make them in my field – cybersecurity. These are just my guesses, speaking for myself – I am in no way representing my employer or anyone else. Blockchains […]

The @rmtunion Strike — No One Has Sympathy for Them & They’re Just Proving Their Worthlessness

So the @rmtunion had their strike today. The sentiment among most of the people I’ve queried is that while they “have the right to strike” (a distinctly European thing) they are a bunch of spoiled people who wouldn’t know a good thing if it jumped out and bit them. I’m of the same opinion. Many […]

Father of Computer Science, Alan Turing, to Get Institute in England

Picture taken from the wired.co.uk article. The father of Computer Science, Alan Turing, is to get an Institute named after him in England. Recently posthumously pardoned for his “crime” of “indecency” (what they called homosexuality back in the day), he is finally seeing the tribute that he deserves. Not only did he come up with […]

New Bitcoin Shop Right Here in London! #bitcoin #lovelondon #agorism (h/t @joonian @coindesk)

Screenshot of azte.co logo from their website. There’s a place to by buy Bitcoins directly for cash in London. I’m intrigued – I was wondering when something like this would pop up. Of course I have several questions surrounding this. The first one is when I can actually visit – there don’t seem to be […]

Today is the day we fight back! Against mass surveillance.

Today is the day that we fight back against mass surveillance. Obama framed the debate not about whether there should or should not be spying, but who should be responsible for holding the data! This is unacceptable – the question is whether there should be spying, with the obvious answer being no! There’s no proof […]

London – The New Darling of Media #lovelondon

Screen captured from Thor: The Dark World (1:38:20) Green circle shows Canary Wharf, and one of the buildings is where we live. Since moving to London, it’s become very obvious that people are infatuated with London. It’s probably not as prevalent a thing in the US (though the US has its share of anglophiles), but […]