Bill Thompson (born 1960) is a technology writer best known for his weekly column on BBC online and his appearances on Go Digital, a radio show on the BBC World Service. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Technology By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Go Digital is a BBC radio programme broadcast on the BBC World Service, and also podcast on BBC News Online. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...
Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne he grew up in Corby. After graduating from Cambridge University he became involved in computers, gaining a 1-year diploma in 1984. He began to write for for The Guardian in 1990, and in 1994 went to work there, setting up the paper's website. He left in 1996 to work as a freelance writer and consultant. In the last few years he has become well known for his controversial articles at the BBC, and has been criticised for advocating too much of a state interventionist approach to the internet. Newcastle upon Tyne, often shortened to Newcastle, is a city and unitary authority situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, in North East England. ... Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 8 miles north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions - a program. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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