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  • Examining My Facebook Downloads

    One very good consequence of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica story is that a lot of people are discovering the surprisingly large amount of data that Facebook holds on them. The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones was “somewhat shocked” to see what it had on him. And The Verge has a good piece on the subject with particular reference…

  • Misleading Infographics

    I find few things more annoying than thoroughly misleading infographics. At the weekend, I was flicking through the latest copy of The New Statesman, and came across an advertorial published by Western Union addressing overseas trade. The most startling part of the two-page spread was an infographic showing the top UK export destinations. Now leaving…

  • Storage and Backup: Some Personal Experiences

    [Note that this is likely to be duller than usual! It’s mostly written up so that anyone who searches for similar problems might find it useful.] This all began last Wednesday when I noticed an email from Synology inviting me to update the firmware that runs that two NAS drives I own – a DS210j…

  • Radio Academy Awards 2014 and a Complete History

    Last night at the Grosvenor House in Mayfair, the great, good and a lot of other folk, gathered for the radio industry’s big bash. The awards have changed sponsor – or are in the process of doing so. Like the Perrier Awards and Orange Book Awards, they’re going to take a while to shake off…