Wow! Something to disagree with in every post!

Wow! Something to disagree with in every post!

A bit like the pre-crime department in Minority Report, DNA is foolproof unless someone tampers with the evidence. What it does is absolves the police of ever having to do any real work because once they have DNA the case is sewn …

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There are various reasons why charging for parking...

There are various reasons why charging for parking at hospitals is a bad thing.

Imagine rushing your wife in in the middle of labour and:

  1. forgetting your wallet
  2. finding that you don't have any change
  3. the only parking space is 10 minutes walk away from the entrace (no handy trolleys …
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Bets

Here are various bets I make with people. Let me know what you think and I'll add you in to the table. Tell me the URL to your website and I'll link your name.

Bet For Against
Heading the ball banned in football Me Toby, Paddy, Steve
Electric cars more …
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Google Sites

I've switched my site over to Google Sites. I made the switch because I was fed up with the adverts for other wikis on Wetpaint. Here are my likes and dislikes about Google sites (or 'cheers and jeers' as they said on Family Guy). First the cheers:

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CV

tlocke@tlocke.org.uk

Profile


Following a degree in physics I pursued an interest in computer software, working on an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) application in the C programming language. In 1996 I started writing web applications for Open World, an online marketing company for the luxury travel industry. I …

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CO2 Footprint

Blog entries on CO2 footprint

Things I've done to reduce my CO2 footprint

Please let me know if I'm mistaken in doing these things.
  • Changed electricity supplier to one that uses 100% renewable energy. I chose Good Energy as my electricity supplier. I did a very rough calculation and I …
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Public Transport 2.0

What follows is a business idea that you can start implementing today. Please get in touch if you'd like my help to get it going. I can do the computery bits but I'd be out of my depth doing the rest.

The current situation


Where I live in the UK …

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Matter and Information

Here are two lists:

Matter

  • Cars
  • Houses
  • Food
  • Electricity
  • Clothes

Information

  • Software
  • Music
  • Books
  • Encyclopeadias
  • News
I think that everything in the economy can fit into these two categories of Matter and Information.

Cost of copying

If an item can be copied perfectly with near-zero cost, it's information, otherwise it …
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Intend To Read

These are books and films I intend to read. Also see unfocussed reviews.
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Book Reviews

The links below don't work. I've left them there as a reminder of how bad the web can be. Yahoo deleted my account and all my posts were lost. A salutory lesson.

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