One of the most interesting things that I have found working on CyberNorth is the people that I meet. When I first started trying to develop a cyber security cluster for the region, it was at the request of Accenture, through Dynamo North East and, though I had had a long career in IT, cyber … Continue reading Cyber Friends
You still want vaccine passports?
Image thanks to UNNews La Soufrière, a stratovolcano on the Island of Saint Vincent has erupted. This explosive event, the first time the volcano has erupted since 1979, has left the island in a humanitarian crisis that, according to the United Nations, could last for months. Twenty thousand people have been evacuated from their homes … Continue reading You still want vaccine passports?
Global alliances
Image thanks to Science News for Students Conflict comes from imbalance. Nobody likes injustice, when it affects them, yet the world is filled with injustice. The world’s resources are shared unfairly across its people in whichever way you look and the current political makeup of nation states, each able to set its own internal laws … Continue reading Global alliances
Boring lives
Daughter number two has sent me a link to the BBC’s podcast series ‘The Boring Talks’, presented by James Ward, who promises that ‘Behind every boring subject is another layer of boringness you could have never imagined.’ I have started listening to them and am a few in. I hope this doesn't spoil it for … Continue reading Boring lives
Deliveroo doesn’t deliver
‘Takeaway delivery service Deliveroo had a stinker of an IPO – the share price immediately dropped by around a third.’ - Moneyweek ‘But London's biggest IPO since 2011 was an unmitigated disaster. The stock plunged when trading started on Wednesday, and the shares eventually closed 26% below their listing price, wiping almost £2 billion ($2.8 … Continue reading Deliveroo doesn’t deliver
Vaccinated
After weeks of fretting, I have finally had my first COVID-19 vaccination. Ever since I received a letter from the NHS saying that I was now eligible, I had religiously gone on the prescribed website to look for a suitable appointment. I was checking half a dozen times per day, perhaps even more, but with … Continue reading Vaccinated
My duvet is too hot
Image thanks to Casper - other duvets are available Feeling cold at night but get in a sweat when your duvet is too hot? Is your thermal insulance that bit too intensive? Do you suffer from furnace induced nightmares and wake up tog’d out in the morning? Your worries are over. Now you can enjoy … Continue reading My duvet is too hot
When things go wrong
Image thanks to gCaptain I get it, things go wrong. Mistakes happen. In this ever more complicated and interconnected world it is inevitable that the systems will break down from time to time. The problem is that we can’t afford for it to go wrong. We expect goods to be delivered, if not instantaneously, at … Continue reading When things go wrong
Battles with Duolingo
I have a love hate relationship with Duolingo, the online language learning site. I have used it for many years now to toy with learning various languages. I have had most success so far with Dutch and have recently started, as you may well already know, to learn Welsh. It is great fun and easy … Continue reading Battles with Duolingo
Free to be poor
Image thanks to Vox.com Not everything is fine in the land of the free. The rampant free market has led to a huge distortion in the relative wealth of its citizens. It has long been known that the richest economy in the world has significant problems with poverty. Like the UK, the USA is a … Continue reading Free to be poor
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 