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Railway woes

23 February 2025761 words
Filed in Filed inCommunications
Themes: crisis comms, grumpiness, technology, transport

I had the misfortune to be caught up in disruption on the East Coast Main Line. As ever, there are communications to be learned.

Photographic memories

26 December 2024604 words
Filed in Filed inSkills
Themes: photography, technology

Thoughts from a shutterbug.

What Was New

21 September 2024318 words
Filed in Filed inCommunications
Themes: history, technology

Everything survives on the Internet, but sometimes-it’s a close-run thing.

Happy birthday, us!

6 July 20241,123 words
Filed in Filed inObservations
Themes: grumpiness, happiness, health, philosophical, technology, WordPress, work

Yes, we’re 18 years old today. I wonder what’s changed?

Pulled Threads

26 December 2023439 words
Filed in Filed inCommunications
Themes: media, technology

Is this the year that social media had it’s last great hurrah?

Threads is not a Twitter killer… but it should be

6 July 2023688 words
Filed in Filed inCommunications
Themes: media, technology

Yes, I know it’s only day one (or two, depending on when I post this and you read it); but so far, so-so.

Taxing taxonomies

1 November 2022429 words
Filed in Filed inDiary
Themes: media, photography, technology

The joys of trying to organise your own files.

An Upgrade Too Far

29 May 2022374 words
Filed in Filed inDiary
Themes: grumpiness, site news, technology, WordPress

How much do I hate you, WordPress? Let me count the ways.

Faster than the speed of light

19 November 20211,941 words
Filed in Filed inDiary
Themes: philosophical, technology

You know when you’re at a loose end, and your thoughts turn to FTL communication? That.

The iPhone Event Horizon

12 October 2021310 words
Filed in Filed inObservations
Themes: technology

Or, how to explain Apple’s frequently pointless annual refresh.

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