The Null Device

Posts matching tags 'practical applications'

2003/3/24

The Null Device, being a stream of links and commentary on culture, technology, current events and whatever the author finds interesting.

The Null Device is maintained by acb, in his copious spare time.

This site makes no pretense of being objective and no guarantees of accuracy, reliability or posting frequency.

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One year ago:

2011/5/26

A few London transport map links: here there is a detailed, zoomable map of the London Underground and surface railways, showing the locations of stations (both operational and closed) and tracks. Meanwhile, the Green Party's

Two years ago:

2010/5/28

The Guardian reviews the new album by The Drums (the NYC86 band everybody's comparing to The Field Mice), isn't that impressed : Of course, to spurn the big, bad adult world in 1986 was implicitly political,

Five years ago:

2007/5/25

There's a rather good article in The Age on up-and-coming Melbourne indie-pop artist Pikelet : She's from Melbourne, she's 24, she sometimes works in a bar. Her name is Evelyn Morris and she calls herself Pikelet,