The Enshittification Of Air Travel — Part 2In Part 1 of this blog post I covered many ways in which air travel has become demonstrably more, well, shit, over my quarter century of…Apr 20, 2024Apr 20, 2024
The Enshittification Of Air Travel — Part 1This year marks 25 years since I’ve been a semi-regular flyer, of course with a hiatus during the pandemic years. And while Covid has…Apr 20, 2024Apr 20, 2024
Office vs. remote? You’re asking the wrong questionSince the pandemic a simmering debate over remote vs. office working has erupted into a culture war between bosses and workers. I’ve…Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023
Can AI replace Software Engineers?There’s considerable buzz around OpenAI since the ChatGPT beta, mostly I suspect because using it hands-on is an experience like no other…Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
Messing around with ChatGPT: The Future of AI or Just Hype?It’s the year 2123, and at the World History Museum a holographic avatar explains how the 2020s were an inflection point for human…Jan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Parenting secrets: the crazy stuff nobody tells you about babiesIt’s hard to believe our daughter is six months old already! I absolutely adore her of course, but I wanted to share some of the hidden…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
A quick round-up of some challenger banksI really ought to get out more, but sadly Covid cases here in the UK are rising again and a little more caution is needed. In the meantime…Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Online privacy tricks — which work, and which to avoid?I’ve already blogged about the difficulty of getting your data deleted and how to shop safely online.Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
How to shop safely onlineIn a hurry? Please skim the bold text and be ready to note some actions!Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
Whistling into the wind, a.k.a. controlling your personal dataFinding myself stuck at home for most of the year, frustrated with companies inventing excuses to start pestering me again — not to…Nov 22, 2020Nov 22, 2020
