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A few of my favourite things (2020 edition)

These are things I read/watched/listened to that came out in 2020 (well became available here in 2020 on streaming services I guess!). No re-watches (Parenthood), re-reads (Powers), final seasons (the Good Place) or things I discovered long after everyone else (Parks and Rec). What a fucking year. Top 5 comics Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen –…
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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…
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Matt vs Automobile 2020

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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…
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Silver linings: 30 things I’ve enjoyed after 30 weeks locking down
