Responding to terrorism
Andrew Sullivan and I both experienced the IRA terrorism in the UK during the 1970s, and the way the British government responded. Reflecting on the… Read More »Responding to terrorism
May 2010
The week's twitterings – 2010-05-30
Question for all: What/when was your #firstflight ? Mine was an Aer Lingus Vickers Viscount turboprop, LHR-DUB, in 1961 # Question for all: What/when was… Read More »The week's twitterings – 2010-05-30
"Stupid robots. Stupid weather."
A lovely snippet from one of my favorite aviation bloggers, Aviatrix Canada: A before-bed weather check reveals: METAR CYLL 240500Z AUTO 31012G19KT 9SM -RAUP OVC007… Read More »"Stupid robots. Stupid weather."
Sea otter and seals at Pigeon Point
We enjoyed our visit to Pigeon Point Lighthouse in February so much that we went back there this morning. No elephant seal this time, but… Read More »Sea otter and seals at Pigeon Point
The Marc Chagall Museum in Nice
Earlier this month I was in Nice for the TM Forum‘s Management World 2010 conference. (It was a very useful show, and I’ll probably blog… Read More »The Marc Chagall Museum in Nice
Spending a day in Hong Kong before your flight
Over the last year, I’ve travelled to Shenzhen in China five times, and I’ve got it down to a fine art. On several occasions I’ve… Read More »Spending a day in Hong Kong before your flight
Three weeks on the road with a iPad
I just got home from an almost-three week business trip to Shenzhen and Nice. I had to bring my bulky work laptop along, and so… Read More »Three weeks on the road with a iPad
The week's twitterings – 2010-05-23
At the plenary at TM Forum #mworld2010 in Nice. We're invited to Tweet about it, but conference wifi doesn't cover the auditorium! #FAIL # NYTimes… Read More »The week's twitterings – 2010-05-23
The week's twitterings – 2010-05-16
Back on Twitter, finally, after a week! Curse you, Great Firewall of China! Thank you, @publicvpn # Finally got around to configuring VPN on my… Read More »The week's twitterings – 2010-05-16
Iain M. Banks: Transition
Here’s my review at Amazon.com of the new novel by Iain M. Banks, Transition: Insidiously exquisite, ultimately essential (5 stars) I’ve always loved Iain M.… Read More »Iain M. Banks: Transition