Halil: Why did you start blogging?

NosDa: I started blogging in January 2005, when I was bored and playing with cpanel. My first real blog post was exactly 6 Months before I became 21, and I used my blog to record my last days as a student. With the government's reaction to the 7/7 attacks blogging became a way for me to let of steam.


Halil: The top 3 blogs you read?

NosDa: I try to keep a well rounded selection of blogs in my feed reader, that include my boss, people I admire like Jason Scott (http://ascii.textfiles.com/) and some I just read for the entertainment value like the Dilbert Blog by Scott Adams.

A couple of years ago I was the Chairman of a local political party, at that time I discretely read the blogs of the members as a way of getting feed back on my leadership and what people were thinking but not willing to tell me.


Halil: The top 3 post you write?

NosDa: Most of the posts I write are in some way related to internet culture or politics. I find that the mainstream media is often misses the point or gets it wrong when talking about internet and tecnology related issues, and my blog allows me to correct them and on occasion I can lend my own view point into the issues.

I have all but given up on writing about the day to day problems with regards to politics, but still sometimes feel the need to get my opinion on an issues down on pixel.


Halil: Where do you get your inspiration from to write?

NosDa: My inspiration usually comes from one of two places. I often have people asking me about issues and then I may take that as an opportunity to answer that issues on my blog. Other times I will stumble across news, blog posts or will ear something that I think need to be responded to in some way.


Halil: Choose one word to describe your blog?

NosDa: average