Time in, just under 45 minutes, time back, a bit over 40 minutes. Pretty good! Even better when you consider that the trip back included a short pause to help a German tourist with a rather nice new MTB* sort out a problem with their chain. I'd been mistaken for someone who was competent with bikes (guess the biker drag works) and was about to ( Read more... )

The NYT is reporting the demonstration that DNA fingerprinting evidence can now be faked. A small sample of someone's DNA can be amplified and used to fake a crime scene. Worse still, a DNA profile alone can also be used to produce fake DNA evidence ( Read more... )

Petition at No. 10 to have an official apology for the homophobic hounding that led to Alan Turing's early death and official under-appreciation of his achievements:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/turing/

Sign it - you know it's right.

In a fairly comprehensive review of trials of various biometrics intended for ID card use, ElReg skewers the technical flaws in the proposed UK National Identity System ( Read more... )

... but feeling rather dead as a result of very little sleep on the flight back from Montreal and Worldcon ( Read more... )

At Worldcon. Will likely have very little time to update or read while I'm here. If something comes up that you think I absolutely have to know about then add it as a comment here.

Thanks!

I will not be going to the GBBF this year as I'm going to Worldcon instead.

I hope everyone going has a good time and that your livers forgive you... eventually!

A bit over 40 minutes each way, which is pretty good. The roads were clearer than usual, though the route home was affected by the continuing mole-like activity of Thames Water.

The plague of suicidal tourists continues, though perhaps not as bad as last time - maybe it's because it was a Monday.

I just took the practice citizenship test available hereI only got 63% and have thus failed to qualify as a UK citizen ( Read more... )

Is it really more than a month since I last cycled to work? That's dreadful! Hopefully now julietk is back in the country the cycling vibes will be getting through more effectively ( Read more... )