It’s Christmas (shopping) Time
So I was planning on doing all my Christmas shopping online this year. So far it hasn’t happened. I’m still planning on getting some things from Amazon (18th is apparently the last day with guaranteed...
View ArticleNo I Don’t Have A Facebook Account
I don’t have a Facebook account. I’ve not had one for over a year now. OK, I have one that I use for work (no really!) but it’s completely hidden and I don’t have any friends on it. It’s really...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind 5 Old Wives’ Tales
I was especially interested in the swimming after eating one… [Source: Today I found out]
View ArticlePresenting TinySharp
One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to write more code. And so I have. I present to you: TinySharp. It’s my own C# implementation of code that was originally written in Ruby by Kyle Bragger (he of...
View ArticleReasons to despair for humanity
I must be one of the few people in London who doesn’t really mind taking the tube. Yes sometimes it’s a bit cramped, in the summer it gets hot and the upgrade along with the regular signalling...
View ArticleMy first Digital Sizzle
Up until a couple of weeks ago, I had never heard of Digital Sizzle. The concept seems to be very simple. Get a load of like-minded (read: techy or somehow linked to the tech industry) people in one...
View ArticleIs Doctor Who still considered a children’s show?
This thought stream was started by a tweet from NHS blogger extraordinaire, Brian “Reynolds” Kellett: Was going to write about the plot holes and silliness of Asylum of the Daleks. Then realised it’s a...
View ArticleHow can you justify buying a new iPhone?
Blah blah blah, new iPhone, completely unexpected, blah blah blah. Ok so the new iPhone was announced today. Yes it looks pretty. Yes I want one. No I’m not going to spend £529 on one. Fair enough if...
View ArticleIs the policing of social media fair?
Firstly some context: Last night I went to a meeting of Westminster Skeptics (is meeting the right word? Should it be event, or session?) that concentrated on social media and abuse thereof. The panel...
View ArticleRequirements gathering for the nation
I’m a software developer by trade. It’s a job i really enjoy doing. However, there are always bits of jobs that you like the least and for me it’s requirements gathering. But it has to be done. Maybe...
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