Wiblog - Paul's Wibblings

New Map Software

08/07/10

After a long struggle the first public release of our mapping application, rewritten to use the Ordnance Survey's OpenSpace server is now online at last. As before it lets you browse the country using Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale maps and both create routes to download for use on your GPS and upload tracks from your GPS to see where you've been. read more ...

A Freelance Writer Writes

15/09/08

Over on virginmedia.feedback I asked if they could fix a missing apostrophe. This is one of the replies I got: read more ...

Bad Phorm

05/08/08

A discussion of Phorm on cam.misc today pointed me to this posting by Richard Clayton. If you're a BT Internet or VirginMedia user you should read it too. ... read more ...

Poor Phorm and SSL

28/02/08

I've mentioned here before that three of the biggest UK ISPs are proposing to give our browsing history to a third party. You can read more about this on the bad phorm web site. read more ...

Virginmedia has Phorm

21/02/08

BT, Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Media have got into bed with Phorm. They're going to give Phorm our browsing history. ... read more ...

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I am currently reading:

The Undercover Economist
by Tim Harford
Extreme Rambling: Walking Israel's Separation Barrier. For Fun.
by Mark Thomas
The Christ Conundrum by Andrew Carruth

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