http://bitterjug.com Mark Skipper's continuing adventures Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Karen called me a gardener a month ago at Schumacher college, because I had found my garden. I replied that we were not real gardeners until we had eaten from our garden. That time has come. I http://bitterjug.com/blog/gardeners/ I recently gave a talk at Schumacher College, as part of my Certificate in Education course there, on free and open source software, the Creative Commons, wikis and ending up with Wikipedia. Copyleft licenses like the GPL and Creative Commons share-alike encourage creative people to share their work for use ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/roy-g-biv-supports-amnesty-international/ I've been writing a load of stuff about serious issues here lately; it's time for a bit of fun. Since I have a YooChube account now (since the garden video) I am able to upload odd bits of video I might find on my hard ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/danse-des-voleurs/ Sunday evening I watched Escape From Suburbia. A Peak Oil movie with, reportedly, a more upbeat message than The End Of Suburbia (which I haven not seen and, probably won't be rushing out to watch). If this is upbeat, I need syncopation. The movie takes for granted that energy prices will ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/bulldozed/ I have decided that my notebook is a cool place and I would like to visit it more often. In particular I'd like to go read it sometimes and not just write in it. I opened it today, looking for a list of questions that I remember writing on ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-story-of-stuff/ After my divorce and my parents dying in the early Noughties, I went to Kenya as a volunteer, party to have the experience of doing some sort of service but mainly to learn stuff, about myself and about the world. I learned plenty about me, what I like and dislike ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/no-sooner-had-i-sorted-out-my-life-than-the-world-went-crazy/ http://bitterjug.com/blog/finding-the-garden/ Word has reached me that some of you (Sophia) were hoping to read something here about Cambridge. This entry is about why it hasn't happened yet.  We moved out from Shepherd's Bush, erm [checks Google Calendar], three and a half weeks ago. I'd been scavenging for boxes for weeks (most were ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/cambridge/ These are my last few days of work at the beeb. Just as well. It's standing room only on the trains between Cambridge and Kings Cross. And yet, somehow, I can't get the hang of it. A couple of times now I have stood up to offer my seat to someone ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/standing-room-only/ Thanks to a family member for telling me about the "I escaped from Lowestoft" group on Facebook. The description says A group for all people who have moved away from Lowestoft for whatever reason; to reminiss and generally say what they want about it. What do people want to say about Lowestoft? ... http://bitterjug.com/blog/escaped/