4 days agoMember-onlyAre blogs still useful?In August 2009, I wrote an article questioning if blogs were losing their influence. In conversations over the last two weeks, I had reason to go back to it because I thought they were important things I’d said then which I need to check if they were still valid; if…Content Distribution4 min readContent Distribution4 min read
Mar 19, 2024Member-onlyTo buy or build softwareOne of the critical decisions taken when implementing software is the decision to build or buy. I have written elsewhere, about the approach I take on this, influenced by a course given by Dan Remenyi. He argues, and I agree that one needs to understand the competitive value of the…Technology2 min readTechnology2 min read
Mar 17, 2024Member-onlyPR in WalesI wrote, nearly two years ago, welcoming the change on the composition and size of the Welsh Senedd, [or on Medium] and was pointed today at what they’ve become. While using the d’Hondt method i.e. the generally preferred counting method for PR for the new and much larger constituencies, they…UK Politics1 min readUK Politics1 min read
Mar 15, 2024Member-onlyKeep the red flag flying (on workers rights)In an article entitled, “ Keir Starmer seeks to reassure business over Labour’s worker rights pledges”, the FT reports on the pressures being put on Keir Starmer to weaken Labour’s promises made in “ A new deal for working people.” It should be noted that this is what happened to…UK Politics3 min readUK Politics3 min read
Mar 11, 2024BG3; modding the game.In the tradition of these games, Larian have published sufficient to allow mods to be written. Here are my notes and links, with my view of “how to” and some links to several “how to” videos. The top community modding site is, nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods. I am using Firefox and Ghostry, I…Bg34 min readBg34 min read
Mar 7, 2024Member-onlyOn ReferendaI attended UKiCE’s webinar on referendums. It is available on You Tube, or at sli.do and they said, in publicising the event, “The tumult that followed 2016 led many politicians and commentators to conclude referendums and UK politics don’t mix. The 2019 Conservative manifesto explicitly pledged not to waste time…UK Politics5 min readUK Politics5 min read
Feb 17, 2024Member-onlyGood news for LabourA short comment on Thursday’s by-elections i.e. 15 Feb 2024. Labour won them both, with huge swings from the Tories. In both cases, only obtaining a plurality of votes. …UK Politics2 min readUK Politics2 min read
Feb 16, 2024Member-onlyData-driven campaigning: how and why do political parties do it?“Other people have good ideas” I attended a lecture last week, it was advertised by its conveners on twitter. The lecture was videoed and I am expecting the video to be posted on Youtube. I’ve made some notes, some about what the lecturers said and some about the thoughts they provoked. …UK Politics10 min readUK Politics10 min read
Jan 29, 2024Member-onlyNational Service, really?There has been a buzz in the press about the potential need for the UK to reintroduce national service due to the increased threats to UK security on the continent of Europe. Wow this will excite certain trotskyists i.e. …UK Politics2 min readUK Politics2 min read
Dec 14, 2023Member-onlyDebt, depreciation or risk?When I first heard the phrase “Technical Debt”, I nearly fell of my chair, but recently, a couple of articles have reminded me together, with of course, the UK Track & Trace failure, and so I thought I’d have look and think about it again and see if it helps…It Project Management3 min readIt Project Management3 min read