Month: October 2011

This was originally published on Stop HS2 on 13th October 2011.  Chris responded in the comments there, in a most surprising way. In the early hours of this morning, Chris Howe, who runs the Yes to HS2 blogspot announced on Twitter, the publication of a document which he calls “Stop HS2 myths”. I’ve glanced through […]

Once upon a time, before the world wide web was woven, to find a file on the internet, you had to know in which directory it was to be found, and you had to log into the computer to be able to access it. This made life hard and complex, and the internet was a […]

This was originally published on Stop HS2 on 12th October. Stop HS2 campaigners delivered over 108,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street yesterday, before HS2 debate on Thursday.

An article about http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/10/form-and-function.html Form and function When the form changes, so does the underlying business model, which of course changes the function as well. Mail —> email Books —> ebooks DVD —> YouTube/Netflix 1040 —> Online taxes Visa —> Paypal Open outcry —> Electronic trading Voice call centers —> forums and online chat Direct […]