…and the scars are still there.

“The first election I was eligible to vote in was the 1983 general election, and I came of political age under Thatcher. The experience has left me with a permanent aversion to the Conservative party, whose centralizing instincts, polarizing disdain for opposition, instinct for class warfare, bigotry, xenophobia and homophobia were a stain on the politics of the 1980s and 1990s. I have no great aversion to the conservative political philosophy of Edmund Burke, but the praxis of his latter-day inheritors gave us a range of happy fun experiences including mass unemployment, Section 28 (of the 1988 Local Government Act), the Brixton riots, the Miners' strike, the Poll tax and subsequent tax rebellion, the Westminster bribes scandal, and … well, I think I'm going to stop there and lie down for a while. Thatcher's ideology was a stalking horse for bigotry, intolerance, and xenophobia — and a clampdown on civil rights exemplified by initiatives such as the Criminal Justice Act (1994).”

Party Election Broadcast – Charlie’s Diary.

Michael Lewis is a fantastic author, Moneyball and The Blind Side are the best books I’ve read about sport with the possible exception of Fever Pitch.

Anyway, after the disappointing Panic, Lewis is back on form.

The Big Short is a fantastic read.

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine: Amazon.fr: Michael Lewis: Livres en anglais.

The last chapter should be enforced reading for everyone.

I wonder which product this will end up in…

Google Buys BumpTop, 3D Desktop

For the first time in over five years I won’t be going to LeWeb.

Each year is slightly less fun and slightly more money. This is where I stop. It’s too much money and I’m far from sure that I’d enjoy it.

I wrote to Loïc a couple of years ago with suggestions on how to improve the conference and to give more options (at the moment it’s two days in December or nothing). He thanked me for my email but has not implemented a single suggestion.

Another chapter finishes.

LeWeb’10

“One estimate earlier this month predicted that Apple is selling $372,000 worth of iPad applications every day. That forecast suggested Apple could hit $1 billion in annual sales within two years.”

AppleInsider | Developer says iPad downloads are 5% of iPhone share on App Store

I don’t understand why Apple doesn’t have a App emulator for Macs and PCs. That would really cause issues for Flash apps on the internet.

Seriously, is Birmingham trying to get a prize for the worst buildings in Europe?

Make’s The Cube is all clad up | News | Architects Journal.