The draft agenda for this year's WSFS Business Meeting is out. For well-known reasons, I will not be in DC myself, but I have the following observations.

A.1.1: Mark Protection Committee - I would like to be a candidate for the Mark Protection Committee, which will elect six members in DC, three for two-year terms and three for three-year terms. I ( Read more... )

Implementing Brexit: Immigration
@instituteforgov: "A new immigration system will not be ready by the time we formally leave the EU."
(tags: brexit ukpolitics eu migration )

The Eurosearch Song Contest - Google analysis
Brilliant stuff!
(tags: eurovision internet )

Reflections From the Bid Chair
The origin of the @Dublin2019 Worldcon.
(tags: sf ( Read more... )

Three Things to Know About the Brexit Court Ruling
Instant comment from me!
(tags: ukpolitics eu brexit )

May the best wo(man) win (with images, tweets)
A Storify of our 2 November meeting.
(tags: Uspolitics )

Explainer: what is the challenge to Bob Day's Senate seat all about?
Wow. Australia, eh?
(tags: australia elections )

Why did Brexit happen ( Read more... )

• Google loses data as lightning strikes
  Belgian weather defeats Big Data.
  (tags: internet belgium )
• The IAEA-Kazakhstan nuclear fuel bank: nuclear gamechanger
  Anti-proliferation initiative, part-funded by Warren Buffet.
  (tags: nuclearpower kazakhstan )
• Dublin In 2019 Promo
  Bringing Worldcon to Ireland!
  (tags: worldcon ireland )