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Recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMo This year marks the 18th consecutive gathering at the grave of George Orwell in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire. It all began weeks before the 2007 financial crisis. A small meeting between myself and Dr John Perivolaris, when with Orwell's writings and enduring influence in mind, we asked questions and discussed threatened freedoms. And now, here in 2024 at the brink of another global slowdown, amidst social and economic inequalities, protracted conflicts and mass protests, this annual pilgrimage continues and we meet again. Through the years, this informal picnic has discussed government and corporate mass surveillance programmes, restrictions on the right to protest as well as the continued erosion of online privacy. Orwell stood for decency and kindness. He called out injustice and institutional corruption. And our presence does the same. This picnic is a political act - but it's also a meeting of minds and a gathering of friends who are committed to uph

This was recorded for #AudioMo and http://Documentally.net Adrian Story and his work can be found on http://Uchujin.co.uk

Recorded for #AudioMo Day 10 I attempt to explain Mastodon. Twice. The podcast I mention is Therapy for me by Ant Short. Can't find a proper URL so you'll have to suffer with this ;-) https://open.spotify.com/show/4VM2nC93XtE9UlQUlF3bA2

I did a quick review in me weekly dispatch at http://Documentally.net but here is a little more detail. Here is an amazon link to it. https://amzn.to/3KE4IjP 

This was recorded for #AudioMo and features on http://Documentally.net On it I chat with my son known as Starl33t on some gaming platforms and ask him to share his current top ten games on the platform Steam.  He mentions games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Stardew Valley, Lethal Company, Undertale, Terraria, Subnautica, Bloons TD6, SANABI and Portal 2.

Recorded for #AudioMo 2024 in which I have no idea what to record so dig out an old demo track I played on.  The track was called Space Cake and was jammed out by my old band Koniguan. I finish the audio by playing the more polished version that appears on our first EP. http://www.Documentally.net 

Recorded for #AudioMo Day 05 More info on http://Documentally.net

Recorded for #AudioMo 2024 Day4 A chat with Clive 2E0OZX on the local amateur repeater GB3OV

Shared for #AudioMo Feels silly sharing a phone recording of an audio experience that was so dynamic it blew my mind. It really could only have been experienced there and then. Or wherever it tours next. Thanks to EMFCamp for putting it on.

A quick chat with droid maker Lee Towersey at #EMFcamp Check out https://droidbuilders.uk/ for more info on what they do. Recorded for #AudioMo 2024 and http://Documentally.net (Subscribe for free)

A conversation from 2016 with inventor and eccentric Wilf Lunn. This was first featured on Documentally.net Please subscribe over there.

Fulfilling a promise and remembering Will... First heard on Documentally.net I recorded this audio not long after the funeral of my friend Will Green. The music at the end is Bach, Suite for CelloSolo No 4 played by Slava Grigoryan and borrowed from Will’s British Mac ARM podcast 31st of July 2020. Thank you for listening.

Audio recorded at the Thinking Digital conference 2023 for my newsletter http://www.documentally.net. The supercomputing cosmologist that Bill refers to was Andrew Pontzen. Thank you to Ian Forrester aka Cubic Garden for taking the photograph used.

A glimpse into the world of #HamRadio. I tune into the Tuesday for me to net on my amateur radio only to find out I might have to be the net controller. I have a weekly email at www.Documentally.net and an occasional Ham radio email at G5DOC.net 

These words were spoken to the attendees of the 1984 Symposium. This audio and other moments from the day including a clip of a talk by Richard Blair, George Orwell's son featured in this post https://documentally.substack.com/p/the-pursuit-of-a-vigilant-society

This audio was recorded for #AudioMo Day 23 and http://Documentally.net. Unfortunately I made a mistake with the mic set up but as it was still audible I left it as it was. I just added my comment on the mistake and a brief cameo from a previous conversation I had with Lauren Laverne. Otherwise it is as is.

What are you doing on June 25th? I'll be at a picnic and you are more than welcome. George Orwell, renowned author and social critic, remains exceptionally relevant in our modern world. His life and writings offer us profound insights into power dynamics, government control, surveillance, and the manipulation of information.  Orwell's works, particularly "1984" and including "Animal Farm," provide crucial warnings and reflections on the perils of authoritarianism and the erosion of individual freedoms. Despite being written 73 years ago Orwell's "1984," depicts a pervasive surveillance state not dissimilar to our own era of government surveillance and mass data collection. And we continue to have concerns about the balance between security and privacy. More relevant than ever is Orwell's concept of "Newspeak", reflected in the manipulation and distortion of language for political purposes in our current age of misinformation, fake news, and the weaponisation of social media.  His exploration of thought c

Listen if you are interested in knowing how much internet bandwidth the average UK family needs vs how much most are getting.

Listening to a storm pass over in the garden, wondering if I should unplug my Ham Radio antennas.

This audio was created for AudioMo. If you want to hear the original WiFiHat post it's here https://audioboom.com/posts/156237-wifi-enabled-hat  More info on Documentally.net