Well November has been a challenge. As I wrote at the end of October I got myself into an altercation with a car at a pedestrian crossing. I did not walk away. I had the operation to repair my foot on the 2nd of November. It turned out to be quite a bit more involved … Continue reading November 2020
Cultural cheat codes
Over the years I have found myself using some slightly Machiavellian tactics to help land new ways of working and reset expectations for people not used to internet-era thinking. It remains a surprise (and something of a disappointment) how often I have to dig into this bag of tricks after so many years of doing … Continue reading Cultural cheat codes
Matt vs Automobile 2020
Honestly 2020 can do one. After months of feeling lousy post-COVID and a recent bout of norovirus which was the most physically ill I can ever remember feeling I was finally starting to feel pretty good. I’d had more than a week feeling pretty healthy (for me) and had time off lined up to finally … Continue reading Matt vs Automobile 2020
World Standards Day 2020: JobPosting schema
Since 2016 I seem to find myself finding some excuse to make an annual call for a renewed uptake of the schema.org JobPosting standard...so this year ‘World Standards Day’ gets the honor of giving me a hook to hang this post on. For five years JobPosting has been one of the UK Government’s mandated open … Continue reading World Standards Day 2020: JobPosting schema
Ada Lovelace Day 2020
According to the FindingAda website - Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) - back in 2010 I wrote about the influence Kathy Sierra had on my career (this still holds) and now 10 years later I’m finally drafting a sequel (still … Continue reading Ada Lovelace Day 2020
