Day 182 – 24 October 2014 Coming in earlier makes little or no difference to the traffic around the Metro centre. I had an eight thirty start at County Hall and so left home just after seven. My sat-nav said that there was a half hour delay but I stopped at the usual spots and … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 182
A year of work in progress – day 181
Day 181 – 23 October 2014 Oktoberfest is either a) The world's largest funfair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, a sixteen day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than six million people from around the world attending the event and almost seven million litres of beer consumed … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 181
A year of work in progress – day 179
Day 179 – 21 October 2014 Today had touches of yesterday. There was another conversation about application mapping in the morning and more big data in the afternoon. There were differences though. There was no trip to Seaham for one. Instead it was the slow road though the Team Valley. The traffic seems to be … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 179
A year of work in progress – day 178
Day 178 – 20 October 2014 The tunnel saved me from the long journey to Durham. I should use it more often but I was starting at Seaham and I don’t go there every day. The cost puts me off as well. I never understand why we don’t have to pay to go over the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 178
A year of work in progress – day 176
Day 176 – 16 October 2014 Wow! We won something. Perhaps my suit wasn’t unlucky after all. Digital Durham won Collaborator of the Year at last night’s inaugural Dynamites Awards Event held at Newcastle Civic Centre. So we won the first ever award at the first ever event. I was truly surprised (in a genuine … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 176
A year of work in progress – day 175
Day 175 – 15 October 2014 Today was always going to be a long one. Several months ago we agreed to a Dynamo awards dinner and today it has arrived. It seemed so far away at the time. It is called Dynamites 14 and is to be held at the Newcastle Civic Centre in the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 175
A year of work in progress – day 174
Day 174 – 14 October 2014 Today was supposed to be another strike day. It got called off, or rather postponed, at the last minute. Apparently there is a proposal on the table that is to be considered. Because of this I’d a few things in my diary that didn’t really make sense, things that … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 174
A year of work in progress – day 173
Day 173 – 13 October 2014 When you are reading a book there are three important parts, the first one hundred pages, the middle and the last one hundred pages. In the beginning you’re excited. You’re getting to know the characters and the plot is starting to reveal itself. The middle however is like rowing … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 173
A year of work in progress – day 172
Day 172 – 10 October 2014 Life can only be understood in retrospect. You can extrapolate all you like but we live in a chaotic system and the past is definitely no guarantee of the future. Last night’s by-election results and the subsequent political machinations are testament to this. Because something has happened does not … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 172
A year of work in progress – day 171
Day 171 – 9 October 2014 Yesterday’s ICT Awareness Day wasn’t the rip-roaring success that I’d hoped for but it was far from a disaster. We had a fair number of people come through and some nice compliments. Bob said to me that if we can influence even a small number of people then it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 171
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 