19th June, 2025.
I have to admit, I tried watching a film, last night.
The 2024 folk horror, Lord of Misrule: with Tuppence Middleton and Ralph Ineson.
I have to admit, I gave up on the thing after about half an hour.
Despite — or possibly because of — its similarity to The Wicker Man, despite the beautiful setting, it’s something that couldn’t hold my attention.
Granted, having two teenagers bang on my door, at the twenty minute mark — they got the wrong address — didn’t help.
Even given that?
Lord of Misrule didn’t grab me!
That’s a shame: it’s beautifully shot!
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I was rather interested in the technology news, at one point.
Mildly obsessed and evangelical, to be honest.
But still … interested …
So … ?
Recent obscure news — that Denmark’s Ministry for Digital Affairs is planning to use forms of Linux and LibreOffice instead of Windows and Microsoft Office — caught my attention.
I’m assuming that a lot of that planned shift?
Is going to be based on cost.
The price of the computer you’ve just bought will include a certain amount for a copy of Windows*.
That amount will be far less for most forms of Linux.
MS Office will cost: even if you’re only paying a cheap subscription for the online version, it’ll cost.
Cost too much: especially compared to things like LibreOffice or OpenOffice, which are free.
But the ministry has also made another point: that they’re making the shift as a way to improve digital sovereignty.
Promoting Danish technology solutions to meet Danish technology needs, and reduce the control handed to foreign companies.
I can only hope that whatever UK government bodies — local and national — make the same sort of decisions, at some point.
It’s about time British governments, of whatever stripe, promoted British technology makers!
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