Black 2 Comm is a new radio show hosted by Paul Jackson every Sunday evening between 9 and 10pm on London’s Resonance FM, also available on-line at resonancefm.com. Paul bills the show as ‘the sonic connector’ and if you listen you’ll soon find out why. Using his legendary knowledge of musicology, Paul presents a sequence of tracks that are
Living where I do in the bottom of the Calder Valley, DAB radio has never really cut it. I’ve tried it on several occasions and the reception is very poor, which is a shame because I love listening to the radio. It’s been quite frustrating hearing others go on about stations like 6 music which [...]
A couple of weeks ago I took part in Hebden Royd council‘s ‘Big Spring Clean’. The BSC is an effort to get the public to lend a hand in fighting the horrendous litter problem that we have in the upper calder valley.
According to Emma, the lady [...]
For most people, the word ‘Psychogeography‘ conjures up images of Ian Sinclair and Will Self making pedestrian journeys through the less salubrious parts of London. For many, ‘Psychogeography’ is synonymous with these authors and a very urban outlook. I would like to contend that place is central to many people, and is [...]
Sorry for yet another extended period of silence on my blog. I know that I have at least two(!) readers and I should try to stick to my new year’s resolution and write more.
Anyway, one of the reasons I’ve not been posting is a sense of shame, mostly caused by the shiny new Macbook Pro laptop [...]
I’m writing this on the train back from London where I’ve just had an excellent afternoon visiting the London Hacklab with my old friends James Stevens and Ian Morrison. The Hacklab is a not-for-profit organisation that encourages experimentation and innovation across a huge range of areas ranging from Computing to Bio science, with [...]
Sad news this week – Steve Jobs finally succumbed to his illness, after struggling on for years while appearing increasingly frail and fragile.
The media reaction has been remarkable, with everyone from president Obama to Bono eulogising the great man.
So far, I have only encountered one dissenting voice, and surprise surprise, it’s Doctor Richard [...]
Ten years ago, I attended the Code conference at Cambridge University.
The conference featured talks by some of most important people in Free Software and Open Source, including Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens and Bob Young.
I attended on behalf of my employer [...]
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This is the first in a series of walks that I’m going to write about. Each walk will take in several points of interest, and more importantly, will end up in a hostelry where one is certain to find quality ale.
This walk is [...]
