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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Pins and Labour
That the new 20 pound note would feature Adam Smith is old news. What I hadn’t known is that his pin-manufacturing ‘case study’ would be immortalized on banknotes as well:
The Network is the Computer (except from 11pm-12.30pm)
This story about IIT Bombay (IITB) disabling internet access in its hostels between 11pm and 12:30pm is not at first glance as hair-raising as the one about Chinese Internet de-addiction clinics, but it improves upon acquaintance. Consider the consequences: one … Continue reading
Tagged Cyberspace, India, Technology
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