The Energy White Paper was released today and there must be a lot of interest in it; it took about six hours to actually get a decent connection to the DTI’s website and download a copy. I haven’t had a chance to go through it all yet but a couple things have jumped out from skimming the executive summary and news coverage.
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And with that, I’m up to 100 posts!
Coincidentally, this milestone has happened at about the same time as the Guardian launched a redesign of their website; I started this website in earnest just after they’d redesigned their print version.
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As you might have seen in the news last week, the government has restarted the Low Carbon Buildings Programme with a budget of £12 million. Though if this website was your only source of microgeneration news, you would be confused because I didn’t write about it being suspended in the first place. Tsk tsk.
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As a researcher, I spend a lot of time writing. Papers, reports, briefings, minutes, blogs – they all need to be done sooner or later and each format has its own challenges. There are some common features though and most importantly, each document must be tailored to the needs of the anticipated audience. This does not only mean adjusting the technical level of the content (e.g. a discussion of statistical tests isn’t very useful for a magazine article aimed at high-school students); the presentation of the document must be appropriate as well.
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Every now and then, I have these little ‘technology epiphanies’. I can’t think of a better phrase but if you’ve ever marvelled at the ability to send email, talk over the internet, find an obscure fact in seconds, or order miscellaneous goods from far-off places, no doubt you’ll know what I mean. The internet lets you do some absolutely amazing things.
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