Monthly Archives: December 2011

A Public Service Announcement on the Matter of the Tying of One’s Shoelaces

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Earlier this week, my father was lamenting the fact that his boot laces keep coming undone. This is apparently a particular problem when the boot laces in question are under a pair of gaiters, but I personally think it must … Continue reading →

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The Innovation Agency site launches…

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

The Innovation Agency website has now launched officially. Be delighted by its greenness and its wordiness (and also by its content!). That is all.

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What Push and Why Pull

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

There is an oft presented dogma in business that it’s a Bad Thing when a venture is “technology push” rather than “market pull”. The rationale behind this is that you should understand the market before you attempt to solve the … Continue reading →

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New promises on open data from UK gov

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

This is seriously exciting. If I understand what it says correctly, the UK government is going to require that a whole raft of interesting and publicly relevant data is made available for public use, through dumps or APIs. It’s too … Continue reading →

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