No. 6: The rise of Civilisation, Class and the Terracotta Army
March 30th, 2009
No. 5: war and the fertile crescent
March 29th, 2009
Ada Lovelace Day: celebrate women in technology
March 23rd, 2009
Tomorrow, 24 March, is the first official Ada Lovelace Day: a day for celebrating women’s achievements in technology. Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer way back in the 1830’s, who foresaw uses for computers that even Charles Babbage himself didn’t dream of. Sadly, she died at age 36 and never got the chance to see some of these uses in practice.
Tomorrow you can help celebrate Ada’s – and millions of other women’s – contributions to technology by blogging about a woman whom you admire for their work in tech. Once you’ve written your post, be sure to add it to the Ada Lovelace Collection for all the world to see. It’s already 24 March in some parts of the world, so you can be inspired by reading the stories that have already been posted here. If you’re in London tomorrow, you can also pop over to The Science Museum to meet Ada and learn more about her work.
Harris hawk at Somerset House
February 27th, 2009
Harris hawk spotted today at Somerset House attracting quite a bit of attention. Keeper says it used to be a hobby but now he is charged with pest control of pigeons and seagulls. Patrolling Trafalgar Square can apparently be a bit dicey due to competition from Peregrine falcons that have nested in St. Martin’s.
Jeudi Gras (Phatt Phursday)
February 25th, 2009
To all our friends, chase those winter blues and join us for the last bust before Lent (oh, alright it’s already Lent.. we’re a little slow off the mark).
Food and drink. Bring something if you like. We’re here.
No. 4: neolithic revolution
February 16th, 2009
Microsoft cheats web standards once again
February 13th, 2009
A day of mixed news today with Molly Holzschlag joining the Opera team which is of course great news — and Microsoft’s reversing direction once again on the standards compliance of IE8. About a year ago, Microsoft announced that they would ship IE8 in standards compliant mode by default – apparently a huge step forward to the surprise and joy of the standards community.
Would IE finally join the ranks of standards compliant browsers and make our lives as webdesigners and developers easier and the end user experience so much better?
No. 3: primitive communism
February 11th, 2009
No. 2: time lines
January 11th, 2009
No. 1: A Worker Reads History
January 11th, 2009
