Alasdair Watson

This is a superb idea, and I would love to see it extended to cover *any* texts. Most of the books I own, I would be happy to ditch, and replace with digital copies. But there are a maybe a dozen or so that I would pay small fortunes to have in truly beautiful bespoke editions, so that the physical object truly reflected the importance of the text to me.

This is the sort of thing that it's useful to keep in mind as perspective, when considering technology. "90% of the phone for 20% of the price" is something that could be applied to all sorts of different sorts of development work. (Especially since is it my experience that the first 90% of any project, the rough functionality type work is indeed, less that half the work/cost.)

Mostly bookmarking this for myself, although I imagine a few people here might be mildly diverted by it.

"The right to the city is not merely a right of access to what already exists, but a right to change it after our heart’s desire.”

I wish I had his way with words.

Del, on writing with clarity and purpose. I would like to forcefeed this to oh, really, everyone. Including myself.

I imagine this one will be doing the rounds today.

I am told that this is "An exhilarating re-telling of the classic story of betrayal and vengeance, told by two outstanding, award-winning Zimbabwean performers using music, dance and a fusion of traditional African storytelling with contemporary Township Theatre practice. Fast, powerful, moving and unlike any other Shakespeare you have ever seen." I'm planning on going. Anyone else?

Good piece on the importance of the blame game in today's cuts. Remember: it is not Labour who is responsible for these cuts. If you are disposed to blame someone other than the current government, I suggest you blame the bankers. And if you are disposed to suggest that they should have been more heavily regulated, then, well, I agree with you. And I suggest you ask yourself how the Conservative party of the time argued they should have been regulated. (Hint: it was not more heavily.)

Will have to try and get to the Museum of London to see this.

Mr Cascio being clever, as per. Wouldn't mind seeing the whole documentary if the opportunity were to arise, but these bits from Jamais are worth the price of admission on their own.

If and when I get round to buying an stylus for the ipad, I could see this getting a lot of use, mostly at work. (I've tried handwriting without a pen, just using a fingertip, but it's a but rubbish.)

By this point, there really isn't a lot of point in saying anything. I'm just y'know, sighing and rolling my eyes.

By way of some slight recompense for the discussions of the last few days, I offer this commentary by much better writer than I.

This *has* be delibarately leaking of a massively inflated figure, so as to make the real figure seem much more palatable when it eventually comes out. It just has to. The alternative is simply unthinkable.