Author: Craig
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Who Killed the Electric Car (the Sinclair C5)…
This is a 1980s English version of an electric car; the Sinclair C5. (I think the term ‘car’ is quite generous as it looks more like a go-cart). I am told by my friend Simon at the Centre for Computing in the Humanities that it ran on a washing machine motor (and it was perhaps
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What is globalisation?
Given the events of the past week (the G20 protests), I thought I would resurrect a video I made a couple of years back on the subject of ‘globalism’. It is the most popular video I made for the illustrious series ‘morning coffee with Craig’. It had 547 views…only 4 billion to go!
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Google is just an amoral menace…
I am glad I am not the only one who is becoming increasingly frustrated by amoral and rational technologists looking for the quickest and most practical means of getting from A to B; not slowed down by anything that that vaguely looks like a value system. If indeed a new era of global responsibility has
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Media Talk: Twitter @G20
Here is a podcast (audio); a reflective analysis of the use of new media such as twitter at the G20 protests by a panel of media experts. Matt Wells and the panel discuss Twitter and the new forms of digital journalism at G20 (link) Here is the app. for the iphone called Audioboo that is
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Mrs Obama goes to the Opera…
I work about 300 metres away from the Opera House in Covent Gardens. Mrs Obama and other spouses of the G20 leaders have gone to the Opera. I found it very difficult to park my motorcycle today because the streets were blocked off. They will be there until 2PM. You might catch a glimpse near
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My Media is bigger than Your Media…
The sound track did it for me on this one…