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Distributing social networking

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A while back I kicked in some money to fund the Diaspora project which was aimed at producing a distributed open source, privacy aware secure social networking platform , to replace the likes of Facebook. Outside of the states intrusion into our lives, the readiness with which people give up information to the likes of Google and Facebook (where the users data is the product) concerns me, not least because it provides a single point for governments to concentrate their power. Why bother bugging every ISP when 90% of the population are putting everything you want to know on a … Continue reading →

Navel gazing

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I’m afraid I must indulge in that most terrible of things, a blog post about blogging. Having had to think about why I joined OH on hist first little stroll and why I continued almost on my own the other day I also started to think about why I’m writing here and what I want to achieve with both of them if anything. +1-1

An apology to Laurie Penny

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I find myself feeling somewhat like the less virtuous player in the story of “St. Peter and the gossip”, over at the Devils Kitchen I made a comment about Ms. Penny which really didn’t need making. For this I would like to offer my apologies, though I realise no apology is an undo switch. I do stand by what I said but not everything needs saying – I shall offer no further comment or explanation for fear of appearing to make excuses for behaviour which falls short of the level of politenss I try to aspire to. I shall however* … Continue reading →