I went to see Matrix Revolutions tonight. I can without doubt say I loved it!
After the frankly mediocre Reloaded, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought this was a great film, they got the mix of jaw dropping special effects and almost bewildering plot revelations just right. I won’t spoil the plot for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it, but I will say that the final events and explanations around Neo, Mr Smith, The Oracle, et al were quite satisfactory.
There were some issues which stretched the credulity of even a hardened Sci Fi fan like me, but that’s no surprise given the foundations of the Matrix world.
All in all recommended.
Monthly Archives: November 2003
MoD writes off £118m on ditched IT system
I find these numbers staggering, but this story over at silicon.com details how the MoD has written off a project which has so far cost £130 million! They will be keeping the hardware they already bought for £12.2 million, resulting in a write off value of approximately £118 million.
The Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) – the MoD’s internal buying arm – canned a single common inventory project called Defence Stores Management Solution (DSMS), which would have enabled more accurate tailoring of stock holdings, after executives found the benefits did not outweigh the costs.
The department estimates £130.5m was incurred on DSMS, although £12.2m of hardware was retained for future use, leaving £118.5m written off without the system ever seeing the light of day.
As a result of this they will be overhauling their project and risk management. Hmmm, yes that may be a good idea!
