Some great news today that the UK school ICT programme is going to be replaced/updated with computer science. As far…
There must be no generative, procedural or computational art
This blog entry feels like a work in progress, so feedback is especially encouraged. Lately I’ve been considering a dichotomy…
Best known and wrong: Dreyfus and Dreyfus
Since dipping my toe into cross-disciplinary research, I’ve noticed that it seems the best known results of a field are…
PhD Viva and Silicone Bake
Last month was a bit crazy, lots of grant applications in the air and amongst it all my PhD examination…
Quick custom Linux live CDs for workshops
People bring all kinds of laptops to workshops, and installing your software on them might take hours. So it’s nice…
Social network time
I’m privileged to be able to hear my grandmother Billie Campbell singing The Old Lamplighter in the 1940s, even though I…
New old laptop
My old laptop was falling apart, but buying a new one presented all kinds of ethical problems of which I…
Thesis and events in November
I’ve finally submitted my thesis for examination in late November, now feeling rather tired… However I’m about to travel to…
Sonic boom
I’ve been peeved by this FT article, and failing to express my annoyance over on twitter, so time for a…
ChordPunch
Rumour has it that I may be something to do with the new ChordPunch label, which is promoting algorithmic music…