I met John Naughton the other day. Not looking as raffish as the picture on the left, taken from his blog.

He was at last week’s Society of Editors gathering and made a speech lambasting editors and reporters for not using Skype or BitTorrent. [Observer]

Having friends in Sydney and an interest in the Larry Sanders Show drove me to both long ago. Needs must. Incidentally, both the friends and the show are more fun than the technology.