Image thanks to FreePik Arriving at Newcastle Falcons’ ground to watch the rugby only to find the car park was full gave us a fine opportunity for a chat on the walk to the stadium. I’m sure my son in law and I could have found somewhere closer but then we may not have got … Continue reading Stop worrying about AI
Old school
Last year, or perhaps it was the year before, I was invited to go and help out with some mock interviews at my old school. I must admit that it was a strange experience to say the least. Although the school is very different to when I was there back in the 1970s, the basic … Continue reading Old school
One day per week
Image created by Perchance You can’t work one day per week, believe me I’ve tried. I’ll qualify that, you can’t work one day per week and get anything done, at least not in my line of work. Let me explain. I’ve been gradually reducing my hours of work, going down to three days a week … Continue reading One day per week
VAT return
A peculiar set of circumstances has meant that one of the businesses I am involved in was due a VAT rebate. How wonderful, even if it is likely to be a rare event. It certainly alleviates any cash flow worries. I have been paying my VAT electronically for many moons now and understand that everyone … Continue reading VAT return
An evening amongst winners
How many times can I say this has been some year? One more perhaps because this has been some year for CyberNorth. Ever since getting the team together, we’re up to four now, the business has gone from strength to strength. Back in April we became our own community interest company, supported by a focussed … Continue reading An evening amongst winners
Form filling
Image thanks to troop.works I am very grateful whenever one of my businesses receives some public funding, not that I have many businesses these days. I’m even grateful if I am offered a hint at some possible funding as all contributions are greatly appreciated. I used to be involved with funding from central government a … Continue reading Form filling
K-Speech
Image thanks to Sky News In the words of Private Eye, this week a man in a hat gave a speech. The state opening of Parliament must be one of the most antiquated and tone deaf events in this country’s calendar of rituals. I hope they cleared the homeless tents away to let the gilded … Continue reading K-Speech
XFH
Image thanks to Disney Are you still working from home? Have you resisted the pressure from those who are trying to get you back to the office? I’ve reduced my hours again as I try to ease my way towards retirement. Now I find I spend most of my working time away from home, visiting … Continue reading XFH
Left behind
You may not have come across this information but OCSI and Local Trust have developed a quantitative measure of left behind neighbourhoods using open data. From their own report: ‘To identify neighbourhoods that could be defined as left-behind we focused on the areas that suffered the dual disadvantage of: High levels of deprivation and socio-economic … Continue reading Left behind
Diversity in cyber security
Image thanks to Austcyber It’s great to see so much activity in the region aimed at getting more women into the cyber security sector and IT in general. It’s about time and it has taken a lot of dedication to get here. Registrations have been open for the next round of the NCSC’s CyberFirst Girls … Continue reading Diversity in cyber security
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 