Looking at the main points of the UK 2016 budget, I'm pleased that the Chancellor is cutting spending, but I'm not happy about where he's cutting it. Here are some comments on the specific items:
Walking through Green Park Station in Bath, a man from the Leave the EU campaign saw me and proffered a leaflet. I said that I was in favour of remaining in the EU. He asked why and I explained that at the European level we've got democracy at the moment …
read moreAccording to RFC 3986 the following two URLs are not necessarily equivalent:
But most users would think the two were equivalent. What's to be done? I think the RFC should have said that the first should be normalized …
read moreHere's the letter I sent to my MP Ben Howlett:
read moreDear Ben Howlett,
I am writing to urge you to vote against the bombing of Syria.
The onus is on those making the case for military action to show that it will do more good than harm. In my view …
My friend Kazim Ladimeji has written a book called Will The Future Workplace Still Need You?, which I've just finished reading. As he says, this isn't a book of philosophical speculation, but a practical guide on what action the individual should take to avoid being replaced by a robot. The …
read moreSecond one to go kaput in six months!
read moreMy laptop was under a beanbag and I trod on it and broke the screen:
I've ordered one of these.
read moreDid you say trams? Well I know of at least one person who would be all over your blog now!
read moreHere's a picture of a cat so that my blog becomes popular on the internet.
Happy now?
This is the cathedral just round the corner from me:
The bridge over the Loire at Tours that the trams and cars go over:
Faded grandeur:
But wait, there's more!
read moreDave and Andy have asked me to take some photos of trains for their website. I protested that my camera's not very good and that I'm a rubbish photographer. Anyway, against my will here are some tram-related photos. There seems to be just one long track, stretching as far as …
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