Today, a general election was declared. It was also the day that the human rights infringing, industry-drafted, protectionist Digital Economy Bill had its 2nd Reading in the commons, before being passed through the wholly undemocratic process of wash-up in the coming days. The controversial bill would see the death of public wi-fi, houses being disconnected [...]

Well, it’s started with a change – Coordinated Universal Time just ticked over to read 2010:01:01:00:00:00 (give or take a few seconds for however out of sync this server may be), so that’s at least one thing that’s different; but just else will be different in this coming year to the years prior?

Just a short message for you. Christmas isn’t an excuse to be more wasteful. Keep recycling (or start if you don’t!), don’t waste materials or food, and don’t use more than you have to! Our carbon footprint is big enough the rest of the year as it is, so why not try to actually cut [...]