David EInterregnumHad you walked into Tim Berners-Lee’s office, and asked “can I use the web as a shopfront?” he might have looked at you in bemusement, but…5 min read·Jan 13, 2022----
David ENuts in MayI mentioned in a tweet that I thought the London Mayoral candidate ‘Count Binface’ represented the most mature face of this race…5 min read·Apr 20, 2021----
David ERetroIt is the role of the news media to grab our attention and tell us about things that are going on. Stories of fear and wonder do seem to…5 min read·Nov 5, 2018----
David EBrexit: An opportunity missedWe know why we vote for a parliament more regularly than every 50 years, or every generation; MPs leave, retire or die, and issues would…3 min read·Oct 20, 2018----
David EBrexit: an apologyThis Saturday, there will be another march in London to support the Peoples Vote, which just means a second referendum. Whether I will be…2 min read·Oct 18, 2018----
David ECowPlenty of people here have been wondering (both publicly and probably silently) why there has been very little planning in case the UK…2 min read·Jul 24, 2018----
David EThe Locked RoomIt happens that the UK uses a representational democracy. This just means I vote for an MP, and the MP ‘represents’ my interests. While an…3 min read·Mar 1, 2018----
David EAs they say, ‘so much this’.Every now and again an engineer will want to make something. To get to grips with a problem by building a solution, putting his or her head…2 min read·Feb 5, 2018----
David EYoungThere is the classic science fiction plot involving time travel, and what would happen if professor XYZ doesn’t get to the conference on…4 min read·Jan 9, 2018----
David EBalanceCensorship is only possible when I have a chance to stop you expressing yourself. This is why the first thing a revolution or coup did was…4 min read·Nov 6, 2017----
