David Coveney

A personal blog transitioning into an exploration of the intersection of design, technology and ethics

Tag: Computer science

  • The astonishing power of modern computing

    The astonishing power of modern computing

    Being very old (or at least, that’s how I feel being in tech!) means that after coming up to nearly forty years in technology, I’ve seen some changes. My first computer at home, that I owned, that I could truly call my own, was a Dragon 32. It was a small, 32KB computer using the…

  • Interesting times in the world of software

    Interesting times in the world of software

    About a decade ago, I was at a conference and talking to a fellow developer (I still call myself one, even though I don’t code so much these days) when he giddily told me about the funding he’d got for building a new piece of software he was hoping would make it big. It was…

  • Wealth, income, and why that bloke on Question Time with £80k was wrong (and right)

    Wealth, income, and why that bloke on Question Time with £80k was wrong (and right)

    There’s a bloke who’s been on Question Time who makes £80k a year and claimed he’s not in the top 5%. Which clearly makes him a moron and a subject of derision, right? Sock it to the wealthy! They’re all bastards who need putting in their place! Well actually, he’s not. A lot of people…