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Hi, I'm Sam, and this is my website, which is a work in progress. Thanks for stopping by!

Here, you'll ultimately be able to find my blog, photos, CV and various other bits and pieces to do with me, my friends, and my interests, speaking of which, I'm interested in: scholarly computing; the history and philosophy of science, mathematics, technology and politics; music; and how to make a better world.

If you've searched the site for something specific and you still can't find what you're looking for, please contact me.

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Apple, I know it’s over

I've never liked Apple's App Store. Its terms and conditions are draconian and - at least from a British perspective - legally ridiculous. However, today I bought a software package from it, grudgingly, because I needed to test whether that package would work for a particular task, and the App Store was - literally - the only place to obtain it. It was a software package from Apple, by the way, not from a third-party provider.
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