This week I have learned: the magic of sourdoughthe importance of being able to remain connected to individualsthat simplicity should generally triumph when it's an optionthat I can, at last, get something from my WX-11that we're on the cusp of change Next week: will we or won't we The week in photos:
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I've spent more time in the office this week than I have since the beginning of 2020. Whilst three half days is hardly "back to normal" (and I doubt normal as was will ever be a thing again) it's been interesting. The single biggest challenge I see for office space design is rethinking meeting spaces … Continue reading Where to look?
In the last few days, I have watched a couple of documentaries that have set in stark relief what can happen when an organisation puts material wealth ahead of a broader sense of purpose. Netflix's Downfall charts the corporate history of Boeing, its merger with McDonnell Douglas, a relentless focus on share price over safety … Continue reading On purpose
Contrary to the stereotypes of everyone who works outside of the world of IT, I'm not a big Sci-Fi fan. I adore the work of Douglas Adams, but the typical Star Wars/Star Trek kind of thing leaves me cold. I'm more into gritty, contemporary drama than journeys to outer solar systems. There is a commonly … Continue reading Sci-Fi – a vision of the past
This week I have learned: a series of little red lines can still really scupper an entire weeklistening ≠ hearinglower league football is terrific funhowever, weekend train journeys aren'ta room reshuffle is suprisingly energisingmy goodness modern digital pianos are things of beautythere's an opportunity for more game creatingand also an exciting new way to publish … Continue reading Weeknote 570: Best Laid Plans
I was asked recently why I didn't like fancy dress by someone in the wonderful Cardstock group. I promised I'd blog about it. Some of you might have heard this story before... Without a doubt, the single most exciting day of my childhood came in the 1982/83 school year, my 1st year in secondary school … Continue reading Fancy dress
This week I have learned: that I do think I've cracked the bread baking. Who knew ice cubes were the answer?that I had a surprising prior knowledge of most of the key moments in the early days of drum and bass (courtesy of Renegade Snares)that in person events set against a largely online calendar cause … Continue reading Weeknote 568: replanning
If there is one thing that the last two years have reinforced for me, it’s that I’m inherently an introvert. My wife can’t understand this. “But you go on stage and do talks and go to networking events. You’re an extrovert.” But these aren’t the same things. On stage, speaking or hosting, is a way … Continue reading Introversion
This week I have learned: just when you thought the politics couldn't get any more contemptible, we have a crack down on train announcementsthat progress comes when you devolve powerthat I'm exploring the joy of the Amen break again"it's bad" doesn't universally motivatepressure exerts in strange waysa next level of bread making Next week: consolidation … Continue reading Weeknote 567 – signs of momentum
This week I have learned: I need a breakThat shortbread is categorically the best biscuitThe value of a business caseThat the "constant disaster movie" vibe is getting very tiringSchadenfreude may be all we have in politics these daysWatford's longest clean sheet run comes from a viral infectionThere's always space for another Drum machine Next week: … Continue reading Weeknote 564: no “L”
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