I’ve finally made it. It’s only taken me 2053 continuous days of practice but I have finally made it to the top of the leaderboard in Duolingo, the online language app. So that’s practicing languages every day for over five and a half years, Christmas day, New Year’s day, every day. I’ve studied Dutch, Spanish, … Continue reading Diamond League
Revisit Cyber Security Across Manufacturing, Industry and Supply Chains
One of the advantages of holding this year’s #CyberFest events online was that we could record them. Doing so allows those who were unable to attend the live event or who want to revisit it to do so. All of the 2021 events, bar the Cyber Eyes Wide Open, are now live on Dynamo’s YouTube … Continue reading Revisit Cyber Security Across Manufacturing, Industry and Supply Chains
Is Brexit done yet?
I seem to remember the slogan ‘Get Brexit Done’. Another one of Cummings? Back in 2019 we were promised by the Prime Minister that there was a plan, an amazing deal, that would get Brexit over the line and confine it to the annals of history. The last time I looked, the B word is … Continue reading Is Brexit done yet?
The need to create
I thought I’d blogged about this before but checked and cannot find anything. One of the very few advantages of the pandemic has been the need to create your own entertainment. Going out among the hoards has, at times, not been an option. Holidays and their ilk were put on hold and so it was … Continue reading The need to create
A trip to the moon
Image thanks to This is Durham We went to visit the moon over the weekend, not the real one as far as we were aware though we were unable to check the sky just in case. We went to the Museum of the Moon at Durham Cathedral. According to the website, the seven metre diameter … Continue reading A trip to the moon
Feed the poor
Image thanks to Wansbeck Food Bank Foodbanks! If ever there was a sign of modern times it is the foodbank. The thought of people going hungry in one of the richest countries in the world galls me, especially the children yet I gather there are over a million of them skipping meals every day. It … Continue reading Feed the poor
Stop building roads
Image thanks to Highways England They’re widening the AI around Newcastle, from a two lane dual carriageway to three lanes. There isn’t really enough room and so I imagine they will be narrow lanes. The problem is that it will make no difference to traffic flows. I remember when the bypass was built. Before that … Continue reading Stop building roads
Vanishing Bitcoin
Image thanks to BBC A colleague of mine was lamenting the fact that he had bought 10 Bitcoin, way back in the day when they had very little value. He had lost the 40 character long password and had no paper copy. Though it’s money he never had he would have been sitting on a … Continue reading Vanishing Bitcoin
A Badgering Badger
As I was coming out of the Home Office - wait, that sounds a lot grander than it actually was - there was someone dressed in a badger suit. Around their neck they had a sign which said I am innocent. It has been a long time since I have been to London. I'd made … Continue reading A Badgering Badger
Where has customer service gone?
Images thanks to Sanderson Arcade Is it me or has customer service gone out of the window? Whilst poor service is not a new phenomenon, things seem to have got worse since we have started to recover from the pandemic. A number of recent incidents have made me question our attitude towards the customer. The … Continue reading Where has customer service gone?
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 