I’ve been at DIT 100 (working) days as of today (Friday 27th January). This is significantly longer than I lasted at Becta, Defra or UKHSA and on a par with consultancy gigs at Essex and the BBC – though it was 100 and out pretty much with them. I continue to really enjoy the role…

Today is the ten year (bloody hell how is it ten years!) anniversary of one of my most interesting work escapades. I was coming to the end of my time at the Medical Research Council – though that was not public knowledge – and I was asked to visit one of their Research Centres in…

I don’t really do these – it just ends up with you looking foolish in 12 months – but Terence has just published his and I am a bit bored and trying to hold off pouring my first beer for another 35 minutes! The Fediverse will fall.. ..or at least fail to broaden its appeal…

The big thing in the coming year is that I turn 50. Five Oh. Fiddy. Oh fuckity-fuck-tee. I have a few plans for that. A drunken meal with some of my dearest friends in a private dining room. A trip to Toronto and Montreal immediately after. I’m going to go to DC via NYC for…

Despite just yesterday saying on this very blog I was going to try and make something happen on Post.News I have today found myself giving in to my FOMO and creating a new account on a Mastodon server. I had a ‘legacy’ account from a few years ago but I decided if I was going…