Archives for 2018

The Internet is Just a Prototype More marvellous links

A reading list to stimulate thoughts about the (digitised) world you might want to live in.

Just how corrupt is Silicon Valley?

It projects a clean and progressive image, but the reality of Silicon Valley’s power is grubbier. Just how corrupt are the “information oligarchs”?

The Internet is Just a Prototype Bonanza Easter reading

A reading list to stimulate thoughts about the (digitised) world you might want to live in.

Is telecoms really such a special flower?

The telecoms industry has consistently failed to apply well known management theory, believing it is somehow a “special flower” with nothing to learn.

Productivity and poverty: How can design thinking improve both?

Companies like Apple improve their products for everybody by paying attention to the needs of the few. What might we all learn from serving the poor?

Can there be competing QoS standards?

The old saying “the great thing about standards is there are so many to choose from” particularly applies to network QoS. How many do we really need?

Does telecoms need a new Network Quality Foundation?

Solving a problem as systemic as interoperable network quality needs supporting institutions. Do we need to invest in a new one to make real progress?

Who will step up to solve interoperable network quality?

The telecoms industry has many bodies who could, in principle, step up and help solve our core “missing units” problem. But who might actually do it?

Presentation for March livestream now available

You can preview the March livestream content on SlideShare.

Making sense of #QAnon and #TheStorm

Social media is now a clear and active part of the political process and power game. How can we make proper sense of it as citizens and participants?