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My SXSW Schedule [Beta]
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I have no idea if there is any point to this as I’ve never been to SXSW and to be honest it all sounds pretty intimidating. I have no clue how long it takes to get from one venue to another or just how many sessions it is sensible to try and take in on…
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Getting my Govcamp on..

There are not many things that could get me up and standing on a bus stop at 06.20 on a Saturday morning but Govcamp is one of them. So I found myself sleep deprived in London before 10 on a chilly January morning and with no particular agenda or desire to speak on any topic…
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The tyranny of the side project
I don’t know why I do it. I don’t have the time and god knows I don’t have the energy. I have a fulfilling, if difficult, job and a pretty soul sucking commute. I have friends, a sizeable comic book addiction and an awful lot of US TV to watch. ..and yet. Time after time…
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[ideadump] Web of Words conference
This is an occasional series of posts where I just brain dump the ideas for side projects I really want to do but never seem to find the time to see through due to inconvenient things like the day job. Of all the weird and wonderful things the web provides the thing I am, and…
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A cognitive surplus surplus
So that was quick. The dream has died. They say there are no original ideas anymore and also that timing is everything. Both these things seemed to conspire against me on this occasion.* I’m feeling a bit low about this to be honest as I had worked myself up in to a bit of a…