Websense Or Nonsense?

Today, while on holiday, I went into work (and I wasn't the only person to do this) to see a presentation on some censor software that the university seems keen to deploy.

The official phrase is “internet filtering” software but the (valid) point was made that this is a process that really just censors access to material on the Internet.

This is all rather depressing and yet another sign of the increasing “corporatisation” of what was once a fine university. There was something that can only be described as a confrontation between the academic staff present and the technical team who will be responsible for implementing this project. But (crucially) it was noted that the technical people present at the meeting were really just poor sods who’d got the short straw of implementing something that was bound to be contentious. I sat “bound” to be contentious but maybe it wasn’t to the university managers involved in the decision to initiate this project – and if it wasn’t obvious to them this is in some ways more worrying/damning.

Guardian Article

Today I read an article in the Guardian (From yesterday) about how some people have used blogs to gain an advantage in their careers. Contrasts nicely with the numerous articles I see on people being disadvantaged because of their blogging activities.

See Saturday Guardian - Work Section July 2nd 2006

Phil

Genesis

This is the first posting of a new blog focussing on work related issues.

This is part technology tester and part reflexive practitioner exercise.

There are elements on some of my other blogs that cover this area but the purpose of this blog is to act as a document of personal reflection in relation to my work.

This entry does not say that much as it is a Saturday night and setting up this new new blog was the main objective. So we now have the form - how about the (future) contents?

Phil