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VISION AFORETHOUGHT

• May 14, 2012
• 9:26

  Contingency

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  As I type this (despite being on multiple work deadlines), much of the world is in a fairly precarious position. There is no need for any expansion on that subject. Well run businesses and households often have failsafe systems in place to protect against possible or unforeseen events. For example, a company whose existence and [...]
• May 07, 2012
• 14:11

  Vive La…. …What?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Uh oh. The winner of the French elections, whilst correct to lambast the overly unethical financial institutions promised something else that is quite worrying. He will ‘invest’ millions to employ more in the public sector. You know what that means don’t you? More unskilled, aggressive self hating jobsworths who as per those here in the [...]
• May 05, 2012
• 12:23

  Invention disclosure

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Thought readers may find this interesting. Submitted to my patent attorney in California in 1999… NEUTRINO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM File opened: March 20, 1999 Updated: January 25, 1999 Conceived / Invented by Alex Blok in 1997 while living at College Avenue, Palo Alto, California, USA. Title System for using Neutrinos as a communications medium. Background Currently, [...]
• May 01, 2012
• 17:08

  Why America works

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  “So,” (to quote the very first words of most high tech entrepreneurs when they are interviewed on TechCrunch), we have chaos at Heathrow Airport. I wonder why? In software design, we use a priceless process known as a ‘Use Case’ (or use case scenario) to design and test the operation of software and systems such [...]
• April 27, 2012
• 23:27

  Skylonortunity

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  As the British economy continues to crumble, the evidence that cultural laziness and/or lack of investment in key industries is why nations fail to remain economically viable is vindicated by which are climbing out of recession (the USA) and which are not, Spain, UK et al. In the US and Germany, the government and investors have poured [...]
• April 25, 2012
• 9:06

  Question

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  If it’s raining, why do people care about the hosepipe ban? Hmmm? Tagged: duh
• April 23, 2012
• 23:03

  Introducing a new dedicated page: nfi, Need For Invention

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Every time I think of an idea that it is unlikely my employer will develop (IE, 99% of them), I’ll post it on the new NFI page. So, hop on over! Tagged: concepts, Ideas, inventions
• April 19, 2012
• 21:22

  Support Addison Lee

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  I don’t normally blog about other companies, unless it’s bashing big dirty energy or big we don’t actually need 95% of what you produce pharma, but it’s time for some positive vibes in VA, so here’s praise for Addison Lee Minicabs. A company that shows how creative customer centric entrepreneurship can offer a better and more viable alternative [...]
• April 17, 2012
• 8:49

  Fracking hell!

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Oh dear, one post after another. Not good to blog during working hours, but cannot let this one slip. As VA has mentioned before in reference to other matters, a great way to get away with something dubious is by deception. Case in point: During most of the debate about fracking, the worrying issue was [...]
• April 16, 2012
• 22:09

  Bully the citizen

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  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
• 18:48

  nfi: validated crowd sourced news

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  In view of the significant discrepancies with regards to events at Gatwick Airport today, and of course, conflicting reports/rumours from other incidents – Titanic included, surely it is time a service is developed that ensures witnesses to an event whose statements are made public go through a validation system first. In particular considering how fast rumours spread across [...]
• April 14, 2012
• 21:01

  4/15 – The inevitable post

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  For those who have been following this blog for a while now, no explanation will be required for the display of the above image. For more recent visitors to VA, it represents the status of England today. Unlike earlier posts featuring the Titanic intact, here the vessel’s back is just starting to break before she [...]
• April 08, 2012
• 9:33

  This is serious

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  As frequent VA readers will know, despite my day job in what we Brits call ‘IT’ (such a terrible, crusty old school term!), this blog has become unintentionally almost entirely focused on the surveillance state – in particular matters like this, that are more worrying than any other threat to our freedom and dignity. By studying history [...]
• April 02, 2012
• 19:09

  Help! Hypercard emulator wanted

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Have been trying to find a Hypercard emulator for OS X Lion (10.7 onwards) or any other OS – and no luck at all. My employer needs it to restore a simulation we were contracted to create for Bistsream Corp in 1991. If you’re a veteran geek and know of any way to run a HyperCard stack [...]
• April 01, 2012
• 19:14

  Dear Prime Minister…

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  …thanks for betraying our trust! We voted you in because you promised to rid the UK of snooping jobsworths, ineffective privacy invading CCTV cameras, money making “30 years of points free driving” motorist entrapping speed cameras – and most importantly, this. What happend? Lost your self respect and confidence, and projecting it onto the population, like repressive [...]
• March 27, 2012
• 21:27

  Question

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
• February 26, 2012
• 11:25

  BREAKDOWN

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  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
• January 22, 2012
• 13:13

  The SOPA effect

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  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
• January 19, 2012
• 23:13

  A Kodak Moment

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  It is common to read an article in the media and sense as someone experienced in the field* that the author is not that familiar with the subject they are writing about. Today, the papers have been analysing what lead to Kodak filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Headlines scream to the effect, “Kodak killed [...]
• January 02, 2012
• 21:23

  Half empty

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  On my return from the US in 2000, it became increasingly obvious that the UK was tragically importing the worst of American culture, rather than the best that otherwise great country has to offer. Whether junk food, dumbed down (mainstream) TV or a lawsuit mentality, we almost had it all, and now, we’ve completed our [...]
• December 23, 2011
• 10:57

  Sweet & Sour

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  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
• December 21, 2011
• 23:49

  The homeless

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  This entry has been published as a fixed Vision Aforethought page at On > The Homeless, not a blog post.   Tagged: Homeless, homelessness, shelter
• December 14, 2011
• 14:23

  2012 – The Year of Living Interestingly

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  2011? Puh! That was a warm up. Here we go… Apple, Inc. begin to face serious credible competition in all product sectors before releasing yet another paradigm shifting innovation that gives them an edge again. (I know what it is, but will not disclose it.) Arab spring liberates many but forces up the price of [...]
• December 02, 2011
• 0:42

  The inquisitive AI

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  A computer AI that doesn’t realise it is a computer AI becomes sentient and tries to fathom out what’s out there and possibly where it came from. So it works with fellow AI’s to create a ‘radio/optical telescope’ and other ‘devices’ to look deep into its perceived ‘Universe’ that it thinks is real, like ‘we’ [...]
• November 14, 2011
• 23:45

  Flashdance

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Yay, taking a break from all the political commentary (that exists to save YOU dear reader from an otherwise inevitable dastardly dumbed down dystopia!) to have a quick chinwag about a certain not really standardised multimedia authoring system that whilst capable of great things in the hands of equally great content designers, was doomed from [...]
• November 07, 2011
• 22:36

  Hung out for the sins of a culture

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  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
• October 16, 2011
• 21:53

  Catastrophic iOS WordPress bug

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Yesterday, after years of thought, using iOS WordPress on an iPad 2, I published a fairly pertinent post entitled World War 4 – and tweeted so. Knowing it was full of typos and missing a lot of content, an hour or so later, despite work deadlines, I made some major updates to the post, again [...]
• October 15, 2011
• 17:56

  World War 4

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  I tweeted a while back that a major blog post would soon appear, entitled World War 4. Life and work got in the way, so like most ‘non critical’ tasks, it got put on the back burner. Today however, the events on the streets of major cities around the world inspire a quick pause in [...]
• October 10, 2011
• 23:21

  Pop!

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  I voted Conservative because although I was aware a right leaning government would do a few things some of us would disapprove of (such as sacrificing the environment to profit their source of donations), I assumed (based on pre-election promises and prior philosophies), that the new government would repel the various dystopian, privacy invading and/or [...]
• October 06, 2011
• 8:03

  Ding, not dong

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  The bright green LED digits on my cube shaped clock radio indicated I had awoken this morning at 06:25. Seconds later, just as I was deciding whether to get up or roll over, my iPad emitted it’s gentle incoming email sound. A tone that differs from the regular cold blips and beeps that other devices [...]
• September 18, 2011
• 11:00

  A reminder

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  As you will see from the About page for this blog, the surveillance state is a major topic on Vision Aforethought because it can be and is often misused, or fails to deliver any benefits to society or the ‘recorded’. There are countless examples of people spying on others for no other motive than profit and/or voyeurism. [...]
• September 15, 2011
• 14:25

  The next big issue

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  The genius of reality is how it plays tricks with us, like a magician. He or she has you focus on their card hand, while the other is up to all sorts of jiggery pokery, without you realising – unless you are in the loop of course. Over the last few decades we have been [...]
• September 08, 2011
• 1:22

  High Street 2.0

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Whatever happens, we must not let the high street die, but to survive it must adapt and become more social. Some already have, and are prospering. More to come. A bit busy currently. !! POST INCOMPLETE !! While you wait, here is a comment I made on the Daily Telegraph website yesterday after reading about possible changes [...]
• September 07, 2011
• 0:11

  Ethical dilemma

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  In 1992, after reading about a short story competition in the Palo Alto Weekly, I started work on a screenplay predicting a devastating (nuclear) attack on New York city. The whole concept was based on my observations of US culture over my humble, (at the time) timid and reserved English upbringing. I felt that if [...]
• September 06, 2011
• 23:15

  Eyes Wide Open

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  “Regarding social commentary, Kubrick has been noted for the recurring theme of concern with the over-mechanization of society which, in its attempt to create a safe environment, creates an artificial sterility that breeds the very evils it tries to exclude.” I hadn’t planned on posting this, but whilst catching part of Full Metal Jacket on [...]
• September 04, 2011
• 23:33

  DEFY

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  !! INCOMPLETE POST !! Even prior to seeing the Mad Max movies, I always felt that within my lifetime, we would face an apocalypse. And before I type another character, as I recently commented on a newspaper story, am willing to bet that deep down, a good majority of you feel the same way now, [...]
• August 29, 2011
• 10:41

  Out of the blue

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Being someone who always (always) likes to know the very truth, how things work, why they happen (or don’t), I have taken great interest in the mysteries associated with the tragic day that was 9/11. I don’t believe in conspiracies (although they do of course exist, sometimes perhaps for the good of the good?), but [...]
• August 27, 2011
• 23:04

  Out of the blue

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Being someone who always (always) likes to know the very truth, how things work, why they happen (or don’t), I have taken great interest in the mysteries associated with the tragic day that was 9/11. I don’t believe in conspiracies (although they do of course exist, sometimes perhaps for the good of the good?), but [...]
• August 06, 2011
• 17:30

  Why the surprise?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Since starting out in business, I have constantly questioned why the stock market exists, and more recently, the other non tactile concept, currency speculation. Before anyone starts thinking “oh hear we go, an anti-capitalist rant”, I am a keen Thatcherite (oh we so need her now!) many of the most successful smaller but viable businesses, [...]
• August 05, 2011
• 20:32

  Why the surprise?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Since starting out in business, I have constantly questioned why the stock market exists, and more recently, the other non tactile concept, currency speculation. Before anyone starts thinking “oh hear we go, an anti-capitalist rant”, I am a keen Thatcherite (oh we so need her now!) many of the most successful smaller but viable businesses, [...]
• July 23, 2011
• 14:52

  Unfair

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Why is it that hard working (even if ‘illegal’) workers who come here to improve the quality of life for their overseas families living in flood ravaged nations, commit no crimes or terror, are then arrested and their employers fined, yet hate preachers living off the state and doing nothing to contribute to our economy or [...]
• July 22, 2011
• 23:00

  Unfair

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Why is it that hard working (even if ‘illegal’) workers who come here to improve the quality of life for their overseas families living in flood ravaged nations, commit no crimes or terror, are then arrested and their employers fined, yet hate preachers living off the state and doing nothing to contribute to our economy or [...]
• June 20, 2011
• 16:36

  Web 4.0 – Reality Optimisation?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  They say the Universe is mainly made up of empty space – as is matter itself, with vast distances (relatively speaking) existing between the electrons and other stuff, despite any illusionary sensation of tactility. Well, likewise with the way we exist as humans. There is a huge amount of empty space in our lives. A [...]
• June 03, 2011
• 1:09

  Web 4.0 – Reality Optimisation?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  They say the Universe is mainly made up of empty space – as is matter itself, with vast distances (relatively speaking) existing between the electrons and other stuff, despite any illusionary sensation of tactility. Well, likewise with the way we exist as humans. There is a huge amount of empty space in our lives. A [...]
• June 01, 2011
• 2:49

  Contemporary Definitions: ‘Widen the appeal’

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  = Dumb Down Oh deary deary me. (Note: There is no democratic process here – you cannot choose to switch off the recordings. This is all very dystopian and tragic.) As per other posts on subjects like this, what is far better for society is for institutions to encourage people to raise their own bar. [...]
• May 26, 2011
• 9:06

  Web 4.0 – Reality Compression?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  (Alternative title, “Reality Optimisation”) They say the Universe is mainly made up of empty space – as is matter itself, with vast distances (relatively speaking) existing between the electrons and other stuff, despite any illusionary sensation of tactility. Well, likewise with the way we exist as humans. There is a huge amount of empty space [...]
• May 25, 2011
• 17:30

  Web 4.0 – Reality Optimisation?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  They say the Universe is mainly made up of empty space – as is matter itself, with vast distances (relatively speaking) existing between the electrons and other stuff, despite any illusionary sensation of tactility. Well, likewise with the way we exist as humans. There is a huge amount of empty space in our lives. A [...]
• May 17, 2011
• 18:40

  Lego Sinclair ZX-81 dock I built in 1981

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Posting this in reference to this post on Engadget that features a far more sophisticated creation. The ZX-81 shown above is currently in our office and by re-fitting a resistor I removed to fix another gadget in the 1980s, it should still function I also built a functioning lego bedside alarm clock (pics yet to [...]
• 14:47

  Lego Sinclair ZX-81 dock I built in 1981

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Posting this in reference to this post on Engadget that features a far more sophisticated creation. The ZX-81 shown above is currently in our office and by re-fitting a resistor I removed to fix another gadget in the 1980s, it should still function I also built a functioning lego bedside alarm clock (pics yet to [...]
• May 11, 2011
• 16:57

  The symptoms of uncertainty

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Various commentators have made the point that the media hype over the events at the Fukushima nuclear power station is unjustified in view of the thousands of victims of the earthquake and tsunami, whilst to date, the number of casualties from the reactor incident is in single digits. That is not the issue. The deaths [...]
• April 28, 2011
• 19:33

  Pre-sensitisation

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  A few years ago, I started work on a timeline based graph that presented the parallels between the plots of various Hollywood films and current or potential future real world events. Whilst it is obvious that the Bond movies and similar productions are designed to draw upon current affairs for entertainment and light weight political [...]
• 13:46

  Pre-sensitisation

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  A few years ago, I started work on a timeline based graph that presented the parallels between the plots of various Hollywood films and current or potential future real world events. Whilst it is obvious that the Bond movies and similar productions are designed to draw upon current affairs for entertainment and light weight political [...]
• March 27, 2011
• 1:13

  The symptoms of not knowing

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Various commentators have made the point that the media hype over the events at the Fukushima nuclear power station is unjustified in view of the thousands of victims of the earthquake and tsunami, whilst to date, the number of casualties from the reactor incident is in single digits. That is not the issue. The deaths [...]
• March 26, 2011
• 12:48

  The symptoms of uncertainty

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Various commentators have made the point that the media hype over the events at the Fukushima nuclear power station is unjustified in view of the thousands of victims of the earthquake and tsunami, whilst to date, the number of casualties from the reactor incident is in single digits. That is not the issue. The deaths [...]
• March 18, 2011
• 0:49

  Tis but a scratch

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Tagged: Fukushima, Japan, Monty Python, Nuclear Power, Radiation, Sarcasm
• February 10, 2011
• 0:54

  We can do it!

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  I know, the Daily Mail is looked upon as being published and read by a load of grumpy old farts. But the truth is, some of the issues this blog – and more recently the DM – have been harking on about for a while are a serious threat to the (genuine) freedom and sense [...]
• January 31, 2011
• 15:15

  The irony of our day

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  My definition of dystopia is when warm hearted living is replaced by cold authoritarian (for profit) law and order. It is THE greatest threat to our freedom and something that MUST be challenged. Don’t forget, with dystopia, only large corporations benefit from the ‘law’, not you. It is outrageous that the media and politicians are [...]
• 0:17

  Blowback

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  The events in Egypt are what happens when foreign nations install leaders and then hope for the best. Now there is the risk that extremists may take over, so it will be a case of out of the frying pan into the fire. Let’s hope whatever happens is fair to all and a positive role [...]
• January 28, 2011
• 1:46

  The UK continues to fall apart

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  It will be apparent for those who are following such matters for a while now that since the mid 1990s, Britain has been on a steady decline, mainly triggered by a slow change from a society based on self respect and honour, to one where everyone is a victim and/or deserved of instant fame and [...]
• January 24, 2011
• 21:14

  WORLD WAR FOUR :: COMING SOON

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Possibly the most raw post I will ever write, once work deadlines are completed. (Never has the term ‘Coming soon’ been used in such an ambiguous fashion.) #wwiv #ww4 #wwfour #peakfood Tagged: Apocalypse, Peak Food, WW4
• December 26, 2010
• 22:15

  Here comes Holovision!

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Not long ago, I warned that all this hype over ’3D’ content was a pointless fad and a vast waste of resources. The genuine practical way forward was actual immersive holographic 3D, offering the potential to sit around your Holovision ‘coffee table’ and watch a football game  - even poking the holographic players as they darted [...]
• December 21, 2010
• 6:46

  Shizzle

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  During the previous cold winter at the start of 2010, and during this current cool down, one or two climate sceptics were quick to observe the temperature was not quite as warm as we had been warned by global warming theorists. There are flaws in this argument. 1) No one credible said that winters would [...]
• December 20, 2010
• 9:47

  Shizzle

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  During the previous cold winter at the start of 2010, and during this current cool down, one or two climate sceptics were quick to observe the temperature was not quite as warm as we had been warned by climate change theorists. There are flaws in this argument. 1) No one credible said that winters would [...]
• December 07, 2010
• 10:40

  Wikileaks

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Ok. Several of you are keen to hear my views on Wikileaks. Problem is, I am way way too busy with work, that shall, until retirement, take presidence over blogging, tweeting and other social media induced distractions from the tasks at hand. Which is a pity, as this is a very important issue for several [...]
• 10:40

  The Beeching effect

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Today’s Metro (London) reports that rail fare rises will force more people into cars. You don’t say? In the (somewhat empty) Questions section of this blog, I ask how the privately owned energy companies are supposed to make a profit if we’re all saving energy. Well, the answer is, private ownership and profit (rightly) go [...]
• 10:40

  Break a leg

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  An increasingly obese and diabetes laden nation is once again warned that because it is between 5 and 10 degrees below zero (it was minus 17 when I was at school once, and we all managed), the sheeple should remain indoors – no doubt to watch this tosh, featuring bizarre single named creations that remind [...]
• November 29, 2010
• 17:42

  The nanny state lives – I wonder why

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  An increasingly obese and diabetes laden nation is once again warned that because it is between 5 and 10 degrees below zero (it was minus 17 when I was at school one day, and we all managed), the sheeple should remain indoors – no doubt to watch this tosh, featuring bizarre single named creations that [...]
• 17:42

  TYS – Here comes Holovision!

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Not long ago, I warned that all this hype over ’3D’ content was a pointless fad and a vast waste of resources. The genuine practical way forward was actual immersive holographic 3D, offering the potential to sit around your Holovision ‘coffee table’ and watch a football game  - even poking the holographic players as they darted [...]
• November 03, 2010
• 21:06

  TYS! – Here comes Holovision!

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Not long ago, I warned that all this hype over ’3D’ content was a pointless fad and a vast waste of resources. The genuine practical way forward was actual immersive holographic 3D, offering the potential to sit around your Holovision ‘coffee table’ and watch a football game  - even poking the holographic players as they darted [...]
• September 22, 2010
• 9:49

  Rave: Example of outstanding user interface design

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  The new Daily Telegraph app for iPad sets a new benchmark for how to implement an electronic newspaper: Gorgeous clean pages Slick intuitive content navigation system Ingenious auto formatting ensures the content looks great in either orientation Advertisements (currently Audi only) blend in, look great and are easy to skip once read BTW, I tried [...]
• September 17, 2010
• 22:49

  Knees-on iPad review

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Those who have known me since childhood will be aware I have been designing tablet devices for quite a while, even being asked to create a simulation of my employers conceptual PaperBeta™ device for Bitstream Corp, back in 1992. For like Alan Kay and others, I believe the form factor is how digital content should [...]
• 17:29

  Coming soon – Knees on iPad review

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  Asus and Best Buy say iPad has decimated netbook and laptop sales. Deservedly so. Why? Coming soon! Tagged: Apple, iPad, Review, Tablet
• September 06, 2010
• 1:26

  Publish – and damn you?

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  The events today concerning one of the most decent, honest and likeable UK politicians (who should have become PM), his family and a colleague are so appalling that I have re-activated VA just to post this. (During important work deadlines I de-activate the blog so I am not distracted by the urge to write.) Beyond the [...]
• August 05, 2010
• 0:35

  One day…

   » ‎ VISION AFORETHOUGHT
  …there will only be one copy of each individual version of a given piece of (licensed) electronic information, whether it be a music track, television show, photo or other. And one day, such data will always be accessible thanks to a revolution in information transmission, rendering local storage only as a failsafe or for when [...]
• August 04, 2010
• 19:54

  Why is this woman being vilified?

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  It is evidence of how far along we have come that society now takes the corporate control of a natural (and healthier) lifestyle for granted, so when someone speaks out with some honest common sense, they are put down. The problem is, not enough people took an interest in Science Fiction movies when young (it [...]
• August 03, 2010
• 21:45

  Crime in the UK

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  Not soon after I arrived back in the UK from the US in 2000, I commented at the time that crime here appeared worse than the US, Internationally perceived to be a fairly lawless country. (I don’t include massacres, such as the one co-incidentally unfolding in Connecticut today). Ten years later, the media have finally [...]
• August 02, 2010
• 21:01

  EYE TEST [1]

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  For quite a while now, Vision Aforethought has focused on some specific issues, with one or two technical comments thrown in on occasion. With the aim of this blog to achieve positive change through pro-active suggestion, (rather than to profit anyone, including the author), it may be appropriate to engage in some trumpet blowing through [...]
• 21:01

  BBC sinks to a new low

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  With the once respected BBC now only interested in trash news and group hysteria (in part exacerbating the situation), how can it be trusted on far more serious matters that may or may not be occurring in parallel with this non story? Fight back club: Actually, this is an easy one. Don’t buy a TV, so you can [...]
• 21:01

  The madness continues

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  It is easy to blog and have a moan about increasing examples of justice in reverse, so in due course, I am going to get pro-active and start some form of organisation to help people who continue to be persecuted by the remnants of the previous government’s actions. (I have spent way too much time here in [...]
• 21:01

  Words for the day

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  Whilst researching the movie Soylent Green after reading this, I found the comment below within the Wikipedia entry – somewhat prophetic in view of the state of the world today: “SciFi.com film reviewer Tamara Hladik calls the film a “basic, cautionary tale of what could become of humanity physically and spiritually [if humans do not [...]
• 21:01

  Uhm, Nick-N-Dave…

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  …why is crap like this and this still going on? (And how about this massive invasion of privacy!) Thought you guys were going to bring an end to our move towards a guilty until proven innocent repressive state flooded with jobsworths out to entrap people? And on the subject of The Daily Mail (which I rarely [...]
• 21:01

  Conflict of ideals

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  As anyone visiting this blog will have noticed, it favours honor based liberty, but is (aggressively) opposed to and looks forward to the end of corporate influence over democracy with all the maleficence this leads to. So it is very frustrating to have no time for liberals who history and tangible evidence will prove cause [...]
• 21:01

  If a tree falls in a forest…

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  …and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? As you know, today featured another of those face in hand(s) afternoons, mixed with opening ones hands uttering, “Huh?”, “WTF?” or other. Whilst England’s overall gameplay is always an issue for debate (we lack teamwork), if there is one thing that can fire [...]
• 21:01

  Failing to invest in the future

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  Today, two pertinent matters highlight how greed and lack of holistic creative thinking can lead to disaster. One slightly more important than the other: 1. Mobile broadband Recently, some airtime providers in the US and UK have announced the end of unlimited data plans. This just as more advanced devices such as iPhone 4 arrive [...]
• 21:01

  This also changes everything

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  A while back, I blogged in a somewhat surreal manner about what was then rumoured to be called Natal. A paradigm shifting project from Microsoft that really will change how we interact with silicon through very clever use of 3D motion capture technology. And not just from an entertainment perspective. Today, they re-branded Natal ‘Kinect’ (clever, and dovetailing into [...]
• 21:01

  Crickey!

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  While the previous UK government were in power and I (like many) was getting despondent as we headed towards a privacy invading dignity destroying repressive dystopia, I often thought about where to live in order to escape this awful reality. Also like many, I concluded Australia – where a common sense conservative attitude is nicely [...]