Personal

  • RachelJuly 29, 2009 – Andy Powell rang me a few days ago to tell me that our friend and former UKOLN colleague, Rachel Heery, had died. Although Rachel had been fighting cancer for a long time, I was shocked, as I had been speaking to her a few weeks before and she was in...read full entry...
  • An identity incompletely centered ..June 14, 2009 – The Facebook username landgrab created a flurry of excitement over the weekend. Individuals 'claimed' their piece of network real estate in the form of a Facebook URL, and organizations had an opportunity to protect registered marks. I am now http://www.facebook.com/lorcand which chimes with my recently established Twitter presence http://www.twitter.com/lorcand I...read full entry...
  • Earth worksMay 09, 2009 – One of the most interesting things we have seen while in the US is the Serpent Mound in southern Ohio, reputedly the largest effigy earthworks in the world. Atop a plateau overlooking the Brush Creek Valley, Serpent Mound is the largest and finest serpent effigy in the United States. Nearly...read full entry...