Discussion group has moved

The Google Group I set up turned out to be lame. I think Facebook will work better as a forum - it's more tightly integrated with updates, works better with the blog, is better for discussion - and instantly got thirteen members where the Google Group got, um, three.

So, long live Facebook - with a few quid pro quos. Go to the new forum here. (You will need a Facebook account. It's not sooo bad.)

The funnies are mocking me

I like Dilbert because it mocks my colleagues. Today, Dilbert was mocking me. Fortunately my self-esteem got an 11th hour reprieve from the UnderstandingSociety blog.

Today's Dilbert goes a bit like this (I'd reproduce it, but that would be copyright infringement - and besides, it won't fit in the column - if you want, you can see the cartoon here).

Girl: Do you have any hobbies?
Boy: I like to read obscure articles on the internet and imagine having friends who are interested in the same things.

Now that I've found UnderstandingSociety I no longer have to imagine there are people out there who are interested in the same things as me.

All I need to do is imagine that the blogger is my friend.

update

Two new things: there's now a google group for this blog. If you want to throw around some ideas of your own and make some suggestions for discussion or whatever, then head over there.

I've also linked to a blog by a fish. The fish does something called a semantic web. Whatever that might be, he's the only programmer I ever met who was conversant in possible worlds theory and has read Gareth Evans. You can check him out here.