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• Directing our energies

  2012-12-19

  I can’t help but think that, if all the Instagram rage (including my own) was actually, say, poverty rage or climate change rage or… Hmm.

• A Modern Nativity

  2012-12-19

  Was reading one of LICC‘s weekly emails today and came across this beautiful nativity scene painted by Brian Kershisnik. A modern but very down-to-earth take on the birth of Jesus. I love it.  

• Observing the Shibboleth

  2012-12-18

  One nice thing about downloading all my Facebook data was that I got to see a few old photos and videos that I’d not looked at for ages. This little, low-res video is from a trip to the Tate Modern when an installation called ‘Shibboleth‘ was on. I just liked the way that people moved […]

• Consolidating the Networks

  2012-12-18

  So it seems like the fuss about Instagram’s Terms and Conditions was over-hyped. It always seemed that way. But it has pushed me over a tipping point anyway. Yesterday and today have seen me starting to process of deleting data from Facebook and Instagram, and seriously considering what other social networking accounts I have.

• A Fresh Paint of Coat

  2012-12-17

  Oh, bother, I said that wrong didn’t I? Well, here we are. After being pushed over the edge of dumping some social media services by Instagram’s latest terms and conditions, I’ve decided to focus more on the blog here. So, I’ve given it a fresh look, installed some whizzy new plugins, and…well…we’ll see how long […]

• Reusable/Cloth Nappies: A Plain English Guide for Dads and Dads-to-be

  2012-10-20

  We love our reusable nappies and, if you can afford the up-front investment, we would recommend them highly. This guide is a jargon-free, no-nonsense guide for dads (OK, and mums) that want to give them a try.

• Open Source vs Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software

  2012-10-11

  I think the key difference between open-source and proprietary (closed-source) software isn't openness, documentation, flexibility, or cost. It's that people who write OpenSource software give a damn. They care.

• EXCLUSIVE: New, distributed, off-line social network launches in closed beta!

  2012-08-10

  First there were blogs which let you write your own messages to the world of any length. Then there was Facebook which let you communicate to just your friends. Then there was Twitter, which let you openly publish messages of 140 characters or less. We here at Wintle Towers have designs of our own. Shunning […]