http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog cum grano salis Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:38:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am asked this at least once a day by someone or other so I thought I'd post about it. I have little in the way of content apart from what papers and reports I've already written for other purposes. I have a very long list of references which is ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2012/02/so-hows-that-thesis-coming/ [Background: A few years ago I was involved in several relationships at once with the knowledge and consent of all involved. This is known as polyamory.] It didn't work for me. I won't be pursuing this type of relationship in future. Polyamory is a legitimate and happy way for people ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2012/01/polyamory-an-honest-retrospective/ Today is Ada Lovelace day and what I'm supposed to do is share a story about a woman who inspired me on the path to science/tech. The sad truth is that no woman really did that for me. I have been inspired by men doing things, by noticing that women ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/10/ada-lovelace-day/ I've been ordering these Graze boxes, and I have to say I'm impressed. How it works: You say what day you want it delivered and where to - I have mine delivered to work. You can go to the site and rate the > 100 different options so that you can ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/10/grazing/ Cryonics is the idea that you can preserve people shortly before, at, or shortly after death, and then wake them up with as yet unknown future technology. I always thought that cryonics was a kind of whack job money-making scheme, like homeopathy, astrology, mediums etc. Certainly a lot of money can ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/08/cryonics/ No really, it is. Well, there goes another year. Did you know that in September I'll have lived in Aberystwyth for 10 years? Now *that's* a scary thought. Last night we went out for drinks and curry and more drinks to celebrate mine and Dave's birthday, which was very pleasant indeed. ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/06/28-is-a-perfect-number/ I Slay The Dragon set a challenge to choose your 5 desert island games. Here's my take: The key thing you need if you're stranded for an indefinite period of time is replay value. It's no good having Betrayal at House on the Hill, because you'll eventually run out of scenarios, ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/05/desert-island/ This post was inspired by this rant by Tajasel. There's a lot of talk about AV being used only by 3 countries. This is true (if you don't count Ireland's president). What does that imply, though? Does it mean it's not very good? Possibly. Does it mean it's worse than FPTP? ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/05/voting-systems-across-the-world/ Dixit is a game with the simplest rules that anyone can play, but to play well requires a certain kind of thinking. Play Everyone gets a hand of picture cards and on your turn you choose a card, describe it with a sound, word, sentence, quotation etc. and place it face down. ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/04/dixit-review/ Sitting on the fence eventually gives you splinters. If you already know how the systems work but you aren't voting yes, skip to the end. Problems with our current system are numerous and varied. We probably can't solve them all in a single change. Certainly I'd prefer proportional representation with Single ... http://nowebsite.co.uk/blog/2011/04/yes-to-av/