Archive for December, 2007



I would like to draw your attention to a forthcoming event, focused on the history and future of the domain name system of the Internet, entitled ‘What’s in a name?’. The event will take place on Monday 28 January 2008 16:00 – 18:00 at The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG. This [...]

Ted Nelson writes on Oxford, 22 and 23 November 2007 (posted with permission) — To the best of my knowledge, the first rock musical was performed fifty years ago today. No, you probably haven’t heard of it; it ran as scheduled for two nights at Swarthmore College, near Philadelphia. I wrote and directed it in [...]

I’m passing on this note on for the organisers of an ‘intellectual party’ at Lancaster University in the summer of 2008. Organised by Lancaster Sociology postgraduates, the summer conference, 7th and 8th July 2008, is a great opportunity to present your work, collaborate with other PhD and Masters students, participate in practical workshops, and have [...]