There it is on my Facebook wall. 3 years ago today: I'm squirming at a photo of this spoon I carved from a bit of ash. Nothing about this piece is any good at all. If I were gracious, I'd call it asymmetrical. But, really, it's lopsided. The walls are thick, clunky....
I've had the great privilege of getting to read Richard MacManus' first foray into science fiction. His years as a tech journalist seem to give him the ability to introduce us to an incredibly believable world that's not too far off in Presence. Presence is...
"No, it's on Caledonian Road. It's not got a number on it, you'll have to find the shop that sells bongs, just up from the Tibetan Buddhist centre. If the head shop's closed, look for the shutters with "Fuck you" spray-painted on them. It's the blue door to the right....
This is a response I gave during a Facebook discussion about an article discussing Gravity Payments' CEO implementing a high minimum wage for his employees. We talked a bit about how this isn't socialism, and I ended up writing this. I think the culture of executive...
A couple weeks back, I spoke at a client conference for Zengenti (where I work). We split the day into two broad streams – one focused on developers and sysadmins, and the other for "content." It's been interesting working for a CMS vendor, and I like the fact that...
I have some news. I will be leaving the lovely team at Fluent, where I have been their in-house content strategist for over a year. I have accepted a very tempting offer from a company called Zengenti. Zengenti produces an enterprise-sized content management system...
"Remember your baptism!" Droplets splatter my face, and a strong scent of rosemary fills the air as the grinning bishop flicks water at us. This was not part of the confirmation service I was expecting. Members of the Ely Cathedral congregation were urged with a...
Update below For a couple weeks, Radio 4's PM has been sharing dreadful worries over care.data, an NHS initiative to collate our medical records into a single database. Every caller I've heard has complained, and is scared about their data. My own reaction is...
Media Temple (mt) have looked after this site's hosting superbly. They handled problems (all of which were down to user error) promptly and with a bit of extra care. Under almost all circumstances, I support companies who work hard for their customers' loyalty. But,...