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Kevin Ashton didn't take the usual route into computing. The man who coined the term "the internet of things" actually studied Scandinavian literature at the University of London. He now lives in Austin, Texas, and is one of the foremost thinkers on exactly where the internet is taking us and how it will impact on our everyday lives. In a recent interview he envisioned that in "25 years we'll be able to live in Edinburgh and commute in our self-driving cars to London via a trunk road designed especially for the purpose, at speeds of up to 250mph." Well, maybe… but one thing is for sure: I'll still be stopping for a bowl of delicious home-made soup at Tebay services in the Lakes.