Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81www.nytimes.com #
2018/12/31 #
Today’s links:
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Nasa's New Horizons - Final commands given to distant probewww.bbc.com #
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Why do we celebrate New Year on 1 January?www.bbc.com #
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No-deal Brexit ferry company owns no ships and has never run Channel servicewww.theguardian.com #
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London boroughs join forces to alleviate homelessness crisis - Strange career working against homelessness, the better at your job you are the more likely you are to become homeless - how do they offset this conflict of interest? There has to be an offset or everyone would eventually get "captured" in the homeless bucketwww.theguardian.com #
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The Unforgettable Works of 15 Artists Who Died in 2018www.artsy.net #
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Winner of the Surveillance Award 2019 - The Chinese government is putting tracking chips into school uniforms to watch every move kids make - Well done you, we simply can't wait to discover what else you have planned for everyone!boingboing.net #
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I was hoping to watch a few videos on youtube but it appears that my internet connection is being traffic shaped, no video sites will load even though I have plenty of bandwidth available - Oh well, happy new year to all, and all the best for 2019 :)en.wikipedia.org #