Weeknote 397: Heatwave

This week I have learned: There's a limit to how much heat I can stand. New clients are like buses. You wait around for ages and then three turn up at the same time. The power of association. "It's in the next release" will be the perennial excuse of evergreen computing. Dominic Raab reminds me … Continue reading Weeknote 397: Heatwave

Weeknote 396: Football

Things that I have learned this week: Building products is fun. Building products with other people is even more fun. Building products that aren't software is even more fun than that. There's something about the eyes sparkling, moment of revelation thing that's addictive when you are able to inspire it in others. It's why I … Continue reading Weeknote 396: Football

Weeknote 395: nogomet

This week I have learned: despite my Irish loyalties, I became involved this time. get out there. Feel uncomfortable. Test yourself. a different talk every time isn't the way to build a business as a speaker. But where's the fun in saying the same stuff over and over again? My little boy's leaving infant school. … Continue reading Weeknote 395: nogomet

Weeknote 394: Fotboll

This week I have learned: the old Likely Lads thing about not finding out the score is utterly impossible in our connected world. Cambridge is basically a theme park from the mind of JK Rowling and a bunch of drunk academics. That's not to say that it's not utterly enchanting. there are few things as … Continue reading Weeknote 394: Fotboll

Weeknote 393: fútbol

This week I have learned: - something of the creative potential of Oblique Strategies - that getting some people together in a room for a day can really move things forward - that I'm quite glad I ended up stuck on an aeroplane for the England game - what a slip diff is and when … Continue reading Weeknote 393: fútbol

Weeknote 392: Fußball

This week I have learned: what a brilliant writer my old mate Barney is. I knew that anyway, but his new project is a wonderful reminder: https://www.64beautifulgames.com/blog-1/2018/6/22/games-21-22-23 the cards. I'm getting obsessed by the cards. They're great. sometimes the best conversations are the impromptu. Making space for those is so important. forget data breaches and Cambridge … Continue reading Weeknote 392: Fußball

Weeknote 391: Calcio

This week I have learned: the sheer bloody opulence that 18th and 19th century wealth was able to afford. that Facebook's Workplace products biggest competitor is probably WhatsApp. Which is a problem for them. I bloody love the World Cup. I also love the new Watford kit. IKEA is basically Lego for grown-ups. An idea … Continue reading Weeknote 391: Calcio

Weeknote 388: week shortening

This week I have learned: that I might have booked in too many things this week when it was only four days of working long. creating products is fun. I need to discover more about graph database technologies. Next week: Gouda The week in pictures:

Weeknote 387: Maths Co-processor

This week I have learned: My ability to think on my feet is still pretty good. The competitive spirit that can be provoked in many people who work in corporates leaves me bemused. Working out loud is such an alien concept to so many people. The fear of something so often is so much greater … Continue reading Weeknote 387: Maths Co-processor