Author Archives: davidsprott

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About davidsprott

Artist, writer, veteran IT professional

2018 Roadtrip Gets Real

Posted on July 2, 2018 by davidsprott

I was in the UK (well England) for five weeks (M for 4 plus her week on the Camino). It was the hottest summer almost anyone could remember, and at the time to writing seems to be set to continue. … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of Glastonbury

Posted on June 17, 2018 by davidsprott

Glastonbury is the first real stop on our summer long road trip. Our younger son moved into a new old house at the start of the year and we are helping with decoration and renovation duties. It’s an interesting stay … Continue reading →

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Shapwick Nature Reserve – Walking Neolithic Trackways

Posted on June 10, 2018 by davidsprott

The Somerset Levels are a unique wetland environment covering some 160,000 acres of very low lying land, averaging 3 to 4 meters above sea level. I recall back in 2013/14 the Levels getting extensive media coverage because they were badly … Continue reading →

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The Polden Way

Posted on June 3, 2018 by davidsprott

It’s been a while since I had my boots on. So I looked for somewhere close to Glastonbury where we are staying for a serious walk. Much of the terrain is dead flat – ergo the Somerset levels; but there … Continue reading →

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Brexit gets Personal

Posted on March 16, 2018 by davidsprott

In today’s world talk is cheap and words often mean nothing. In Theresa May’s speech on future UK-EU relations 2 March, she said referring to the EU, “We know what we want. We understand your principles. We have a shared … Continue reading →

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We have just crossed a threshold – it’s time to fix Facebook, Twitter et al.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by davidsprott

We have crossed a threshold where technology Facebook et al are facilitating fixed elections and genocide. It’s time to act. Continue reading →

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Was Hurricane Ophelia Damage Avoidable?

Posted on October 18, 2017 by davidsprott

This week Ex-Hurricane Ophelia directly struck Ireland causing widespread damage and chaos. This is regarded as an exceptional event, the worst storm in recorded Irish history. The National Emergency Coordination Group  (NECG) were reported in the Irish Examiner as saying, … Continue reading →

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Do we really need MORE democracy? Is consent of the people a recipe for instability?

Posted on September 13, 2017 by davidsprott

I was intrigued to see today that as Jean-Claude Junker addressed the European Parliament he was heckled by Nigel Farage who said, “what was being proposed was more Europe in every single direction… without the consent of the people”. It … Continue reading →

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It’s time to exert governance over the the Global Tech Leaders!

Posted on August 14, 2017 by davidsprott

Nearly 20 years ago, in my research work I and colleagues identified the IT platform companies as implementing a radical new business model that would be profoundly transformational in many dimensions, in terms of potential for astonishing levels of growth, … Continue reading →

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Terrorism requires new thinking about Technology in Society

Posted on June 6, 2017 by davidsprott

The abominable attacks in the UK, France and Germany are clearly unacceptable; but the responses of both security services and political leaders are completely inadequate to these types of threat. Today we hear that one of the London Bridge attackers … Continue reading →

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