Day 196 – 13 November 2014 Philae is resting on Comet 67P. After a couple of bounces and some bitten nails it’s talking away happily to mission control in Germany. Apparently it has the equivalent weight of a butterfly on Earth. We can put a probe on a comet but we can’t sort the traffic … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 196
A year of work in progress – day 195
Day 195 – 12 November 2014 Here we are beavering away in a small corner of Northern England, on a sphere of rock and iron, flying through space and time in an endless universe. Meanwhile our species is attempting to land a washing machine sized satellite on a comet three hundred million miles away. The … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 195
A year of work in progress – day 194
Day 194 – 11 November 2014 Armistice day. As I’ve got older I have felt more and more affected by today and all the remembrance that surrounds it. The world is such a beautiful place yet can be filled with evil. It pains me to think of those lives lost in conflict and I struggle … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 194
A year of work in progress – day 193
Day 193 – 10 November 2014 A whole day dedicated to a single issue. Mentoring. The senior project leads had asked for the opportunity to be mentored as part of their development and the SLT felt it would be a great idea. But before we could start we had to learn what it meant to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 193
A year of work in progress – day 192
Day 192 – 7 November 2014 Finally it feels like winter. Yesterday was cold and sharp while this morning it was bucketing down. I like the warmth but the weather lately has been wrong. Normality is prevailing. I made my way down again to EDC for a Digital Durham demand stimulation meeting. This time I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 192
A year of work in progress – day 191
Day 191 – 6 November 2014 The Digital Durham team has been put forward for another award. I’m mentioning this because I started at world headquarters this morning. This time it is the Great Staff, Great Stuff awards. It’s not a ploy to sell tickets this time though as they are held entirely within the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 191
A year of work in progress – day 190
Day 190 – 5 November 2014 A had a lot of time to think about yesterday on the train home. It was a long day. Usually it’s the next day that you suffer and I must admit to being tired when I got up this morning. Some of the sessions in the afternoon have got … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 190
A year of work in progress – day 189
Day 189 – 4 November 2014 The train was quiet as it pulled out of Newcastle station. There were not many people about at 4:45 in the morning, just a few railway staff and the odd sleepy passenger. I was on my way to the Nimbus Ninety Ignite conference. I don’t like London. I get … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 189
A year of work in progress – day 188
Day 188 – 3 November 2014 I took the tunnel. I’d promised to be in by eight thirty and with the schools going back I didn’t want to risk the drive through Team Valley. It was just as bad. I think everyone else had the same idea and so I was late getting in. Fortunately … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 188
A year of work in progress – day 187
Day 187 – 31 October 2014 I had a dream last night that I went to a place. I think it was called Lamely. It was a lovely old building with a walled courtyard and a gate in one corner. There were gravestones leaning at various angles. The place was boarded up yet I had … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 187
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 