Away for the next two Thursdays
I’m overseas on business this week and the next, so I won’t be doing my regular Radio New Zealand slot. The good news is that Nathan Torkington has agreed to do it. Nathan’s a great guy – you’ll like...
View ArticleWhere it all started
This week on Radio New Zealand National I talk about the Colossus computers built by the British during the second world war. They were the first computer that we would recognise today as a general...
View ArticleRadio today: does technology change our language?
Today on Radio New Zealand National I’m going to talk about several different things. One of them is how technology changes our language. Read on for my speaker notes or download the audio as ogg or...
View ArticleThe Mobile Wars
Today on Radio New Zealand National I talk about the mobile wars – the new Telecom XT Network, the new “Two Degrees” mobile company, and the existing Vodafone network. What are we to make of all the...
View ArticleThe Rapture of the Nerds
Today on Radio New Zealand National at 11:05 I talk about a lot of things, but my main topic is the Rapture of the Nerds – or, rather the technological singularity (as more sober commentators describe...
View ArticleAre reports of the death of newspapers greatly exaggerated?
Today on Radio New Zealand National at 11:05 I talk about the Internet and the death of newspapers – is this real or is it just another request for corporate welfare? You can read on for my speaking...
View ArticleWhat programmers do (and why you should give it go)
Today on Radio New Zealand National I’ll talk about how computers are programmed. Getting started may be easier than you think! There’s a conference for may favourite language, Python, in Christchurch...
View ArticleDon’t sign away our rights in secret
Today on Radio New Zealand National after the 11am news I talk about ACTA, the secret treaty being negotiated by your government that has the potential to take away your rights. It’s worth getting...
View ArticleThe Geek Within
Today on Radio New Zealand National I’m gonig to talk about several things, including ACTA, copyright and, of course, Pompeii. My main topic will be about what it means to be a geek. You can read my...
View ArticleHomage to a piece of Kiwiana
A whimsical story referencing a piece of Kiwiana that we all know. Figure out which one before you get to the end! It starts with a bass figure, then a strum, then two different views of a separation....
View ArticleSo long and thanks for all the fish
I stopped updating this blog some time ago, mainly because my work started taking me overseas so much I couldn’t keep up with it. But now I am blogging again, perhaps a bit less frequently than I used...
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