Category Archives: Technology

The economic consequences of Mr. Brown

By scrubber | Published: June 29, 2010
My thanks to our blogging colleague Old Holborn for bringing our attention to the following youtube clip of a speech by Professor Stein Ringen, and thence, by extension, the rather longer version below it. The subject is a book by Professor Ringen called “The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown”: quite a subject… The good Professor is [...]
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Head of ‘Climategate’ research unit admits withholding data about global temperatures

By scrubber | Published: March 2, 2010
Today’s Daily Mail, a long-time champion of transparency in the self-inflicted CRU’s Global Warming furore, has reported on Professor Phil Jones’ appearance before the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee inquiry yesterday. Described as pale and shaky, Prof. Jones, erstwhile Head of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit which was at the centre of the [...]
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National Identity Card is a sugar coated pill for youngsters…

By Jackal | Published: February 8, 2010
It seems that voluntary National Identity Cards are starting to spread their way across the country as they are now available in London as well as North West England. However, the Government seems to be taking a new approach to this controversial scheme, as it appears to be targeting the youth of our society for [...]
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Nothing to hide, nothing to fear. Really?

By scrubber | Published: January 18, 2010
Our gratitude to the Telegraph for this one; something to worry us all… According to the article, the delayed £224 million ContactPoint database, which contains personal details of all 11 million children in England, has suffered at least 3 ’serious’ security breaches, in London, Staffordshire and Surrey, according to details obtained under the Freedom of Information [...]
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Norfolk Police blow £250,000 on website redesign!

By Jackal | Published: January 15, 2010
Amid all the gloom with our country in the middle of an economic crisis, it’s good to know that the Norfolk Constabulary have decided to keep the good times rolling by blowing an eye watering £254,662 on a new website. As you would expect, Anne Campbell, Director of Communications & Public Affairs for the Norfolk Police [...]
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Gordon Brown’s “aspirational” laptops hit ebay

By scrubber | Published: January 15, 2010
Oh joy! This one is top. Ebay has a cracking listing which, I suspect, won’t last long. Just in case, I’ve grabbed a screenshot for your delectation. Wikio Wikio
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Gordon Brown just doesn’t get it…

By scrubber | Published: January 11, 2010
The Grauniad just tweeted this, and intrigued by the tweet, read the article. Just what, exactly, is this man on? Apparently: ‘In what aides described as a sign of his commitment to “aspiration”, the prime minister said he wanted every household to have broadband access to the internet.’ I’m at a loss as to how providing “270,000 low [...]
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The Cloud Mystery

By scrubber | Published: December 22, 2009
Henrik Svensmark is a Danish scientist who studies the effects of cosmic rays on cloud formation. The Wikipedia link offers a pretty full explanation of what he has done. The following (unauthorised, from youtube, 60 minutes worth of) videos comprise a documentary entitled The Cloud Mystery, which premiered in January 2008 on Danish TV 2, about [...]
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The CRU scandal raises concerns over funding

By scrubber | Published: November 25, 2009
We’ve avoided comment on this thus far as it’s been more than covered elsewhere. However, prompted by an article on Guido Fawkes’ excellent blog order-order, I took a look at the list of grants received by CRU. Since March 2003, it’s a total of £2,994,102 from various sources, the vast majority from the taxpayer. Heaven [...]
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