I have had a good run on my blog recently. I don’t know why. I just try to do my thing. May this year is already as good as last year in terms of numbers of reads but I mustn’t let these things get to me. I write for the pleasure and not necessarily to … Continue reading There is nothing more important than culture
Is this the price we pay?
The last few days have been bad for decent people and good for cyber criminals. The world has witnessed one of the biggest cyber attacks with the release of Wanna Decryptor or WannaCry and its subsequent variants. The cyber-attack has hit more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries and the Europol chief, Rob Wainwright warned … Continue reading Is this the price we pay?
The public cause
The public cause takes priority over individual needs according to Lieutenant D’Agosto of the New York Police Homicide Division. Okay, so he is a made up character from the Prendergast series by Preston and Child but is he really speaking the truth? Life is complicated, at one end lies totalitarianism and at the other liberalism. … Continue reading The public cause
It’s all gone crazy
It's all gone crazy. There used to be a time when I could decide to get involved in this and that, go to this meeting and that meeting but not anymore. Now it is more a question of having to go to this meeting or that meeting or even that meeting. I am being stretched … Continue reading It’s all gone crazy
Delivering the goods
Me and trains. I do like them, I confess. I outed as a train spotter a long time ago. In truth it is the engines, the locomotives that I like, especially diesel. Perhaps that is too much information. My fascination spills over into my television viewing habits. I enjoyed ‘A slow train across Africa’ with … Continue reading Delivering the goods
A nod to the clouds
I suppose it's been quite a day. There was no fanfare nor a round of applause but sometimes the big things happen without any razzmatazz. They just happen. I'll start by saying that this was the best ever strategic ICT Group I have been a part of. Not that the bar for that is very high. … Continue reading A nod to the clouds
Socitm revisited
When Roy first asked me to get involved in Socitm I was a little less than enthusiastic. My attitude has changed however. After a slow start we have got something good going. The meetings go from strength to strength. There was a time when there was only the single representative from the twelve local authorities … Continue reading Socitm revisited
Describing the amorphous
Our processes support the definite. They struggle with the more amorphous. It is difficult to use our processes to conceptualise. This always catches me out. I am a person who likes to do his thinking in public. I like to come to meetings with half-baked ideas. I want to use the discussions to help shape … Continue reading Describing the amorphous
Far from Home Counties
I can’t remember the last time I ever was in Gerrards Cross. To be honest I am not sure I have ever been there but I used to live in Oxford which is not more than a stone’s throw away and so I would be surprised if I hadn’t. Anyway, it didn’t ring a bell … Continue reading Far from Home Counties
People’s differences and evolution
Can everything be explained by evolution? It is a subject that has fascinated me ever since my formative years as a young and fresh faced zoology undergraduate. Not that my degree has ever really been put into practice but it is something I think about a lot. Evolution is something that is widely appreciated yet, … Continue reading People’s differences and evolution
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 