Friday, 14 October 2005

So you want to be a DevelopMentor Instructor

A colleague of mine lives in LA and was going to teach in Austin Tx. He arrived 30 minutes late on the first day of his class and this is his story:

I had missed my flight from LAX leaving 5:00 pm to arrive 11:30 pm in Austin. I missed it because I'm an hour from LAX, and one of my lovely daughters removed my wallet from the bag it was in, so by the time I realized it I knew I'd miss my flight. No other flights in to Austin from LAX would arrive on time -- time to panic. I ended up taking a 9:00 pm flight to Las Vegas, sitting in a lounge for an hour with a bunch of drunk Minnesotan college students, then getting on a plane to Houston. Arrived in Houston 4:00 am local time. Took a taxi to the *other* Houston airport (there are 2, about 30 miles between them). Rented a car -- literally the *only one* left in Houston because at that time all the Louisiannans have grabbed anything that can get to take them back to the battered Gulf Coast -- and drove 197 miles straight to Austin. Actually I did stop at my hotel to check in and change my ripe clothing, but then went straight to teach.

And we lead such a glamorous life!

Posted by kevin at 7:21 AM in General

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Thursday, 6 October 2005

Identity 2.0

Go and see this if you are interested in Identity or if you simply want to be entertained! (Thanks to Dominick for the link).

Posted by kevin at 11:09 AM in Technology

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Guiness Advert

I hadn't seen this ad on TV yet. Very clever, especially the mud skipper at the end!

Posted by kevin at 7:24 AM in General

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Tuesday, 4 October 2005

Terrorism Laws

After the outrage of 9/11 the US and UK governments decided that one way to fight the terrorists was to introduce new 'Anti-Terror' laws. One aspect of these laws is to curtial the freedoms that we enjoy.
These freedoms include the right to free speech and free assembly

At the time these laws were mooted, and in the intervening years some people (including me) have worried about the impact of these laws. The governments assure us that these laws won't be used against "ordinary" citizens, however it seems obvious to me that once these laws are put in place it is very hard to stop the police from using them.

Two stories recently have highlighted this. The first of these was widely reported, as was the fact that he was held under UK anti-terrorist laws.

The second story about a student at Baylor is almost comical, except for the fact he was questioned by police about committing a "terrorist act."

I fear that these incidents are going to be the thin end of the wedge. We cannot afford to give up our freedoms, if we do then terrorism wins!

Posted by kevin at 8:31 AM in General

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