Quadrant loungers

Sat in the Quadrant Lounge on Lichfield Street, it seems I have discovered the world’s most uncomfortable arm chairs. I’m calling them arm chairs because I don’t, at this point, know how else to categorize them. If you perch on the edge, acres of seat is wasted behind you. If you sit back there is …

ID cards

The argument about ID cards in the UK is unresolved, the idea of having to carry ID is unsettling, many (me included) believe it to be unnecessary. Here’s a link to a piece about the possible results of implementing such a scheme. It’s a discussion about an American system, but the prinicipal holds true for …

Reith lectures

Over at the bbc, this years Reith lectures are being released as MP3s. This a Big Thing, as it’s the first time they’ve moved away from the Real Audio/Media Player format. It’s this sort of thinking that makes me happy to pay my license fee. Tom Coates over at plasticbag.org also has an article about …