A few days ago, I got thinking about how the Internet has changed the English education system (being the only one I know about). My conclusion was that it hasn’t, not enough. I’m about to attempt to construct a logical argument out of the disjointed bunch of facts and ideas that passed through my head [...]
Everybody knows that students like nothing more than a good protest, right? Right? Well, I do seem to remember a lot of “worry” in both the student press, and among the NUS, that we’re all far too apathetic these days. It seems Peterhouse can put those worries to rest: as most people reading this will [...]
A Cambridge theatre production is very much like a computer, when you think about it. Hear me out… The producer is the processor and micellaneous on-board devices, executing vast numbers of low-level instructions for higher-level purposes, communicating with all the other hardware components as and when necessary, and reminding everything of the time. The LD, [...]
After thinking for some time about how I would define home, I got to this: Home is where your “shell” wants to take you when you’re not being passed any arguments. Hmmm… I can’t decide whether this is actually deep, or just ridiculously geeky. Both would be nice.
A round up of what I’ve done since leaving Cambridge, approximately chronologically: Slept, ate, and washed Failed to go to a Pirate Party on account of needing yet more sleep, and generally not feeling great Went to Dorset for lunch, came back again (up to here is the weekend) Went to Wales for a week, [...]