The Electoral Vote Predictor 2004 web site has some saddening comments about the US electoral system today. The saddest is a pointer to the BBC story of ex-President Carter’s contention that Florida does not fulfill international requirements for a fair election. Since Florida has so many votes associated with it, it is a determining [...]
A small bookclub meeting with mixed feelings about Naguib Mahfouz’ “Palace Walk”
I was lucky enough to go along to the Friends of O’Reilly camp; it’s a different style of conference. The recipe is to put a bunch of geeks together, give them a number of rooms, feed them regularly, and see what they come up with.
Experiences with the NHS after knee damage incurred while dancing…
The CSW XML Summer School is where I typically spend the last week of July each year. As the name implies, it’s more like a school than a conference, with the emphasis on teaching immediately useful stuff rather than bleeding edge discourse. I really enjoy going each year and there are lots of reasons for that.
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