It’s been a while since I’ve written here: busy, again, unsurprisingly. Neuromancer I finally got around to reading “Neuromancer”, the famous ‘cyberpunk’ novel by William Gibson, which has the reputation of having spawned a lot of ‘net culture and the movie The Matrix. My opinion? It’s not a very good book at all. It’s certainly… (read more)

So, the police and security services have foiled a major terrorist attack, have they? I read yesterday that John Reid (that’s the Home Secretary, people) was saying that “we may have to modify some of our freedoms in the short-term” in order to counter the threat from terrorists. This sounds almost too convenient. Given that… (read more)