Archive for January, 2007



Death and the Internet

“The Internet changes everything” says William Dutton, OII Director, but surely not death, which, with taxes, tends to be permanent and unchanging? A moment’s reflection shows that is not so, and civilizations differ in nothing more than how they treat death and its subsequent state, if any. Even within a single society, our treatment of [...]

Did you all catch the Times “Thunderer” editorial last week where they told Tim Berners-Lee firmly that they didnt agree with his view of the future of the web and that HE DIDNT OWN IT! This is, of course, a point he ought to accept himself, given his views of the Internet–lets see if he [...]