Successful musicians write songs that other people like August 12th, 2008

By all means be careful what you invest in: whether you’re paying with your time or with your money. But thinking about the needs of your fellow man can reap rewards too: not just for your moral integrity.

Drupal, licensing and the GPL June 30th, 2008

If you’re about to start programming under the GPL, and you want to read just one article about it, then: don’t read this; read the Drupal licensing FAQ instead.

Last.fm on Ubuntu Gutsy: smooth as rabbit fur February 3rd, 2008

One of my resolutions this year is to try to cut down on the carbon I spend on music. Notwithstanding my purchase of the In Rainbows discbox, I’ve amassed an awful number of discs of metallized plastic in barely-recyclable containers. (I say “barely” because K. got me a pencil for Christmas made out of old [...]

FixMySpine January 18th, 2008

FixMyStreet is getting some great press, this time a Guardian article comparing it favourably to Facebook. We were lucky to have Tom Steinberg at the fourth Oxford Geek Night, and his plucky lieutenant Matthew Somerville (I may get in trouble for that) back at the third OGN. They’re both fascinating speakers (and I still turn [...]