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Back in to the Fray, my Friends
For those who don't know me, I used to have my fingers in lots of pies, and by all accounts kept sane whilst doing so. This time, however, I want to concentrate on a few areas and do them well. I'm st...
On Online Anonymity
> And this we may truly affirm to be a great proof that a man is just, not willingly or because he thinks that justice is any good to him individually, but of necessity, for wherever any one thinks th...
When are Email Addresses Private?
This is the question I received, from someone who's friend was offered five cases of carbonated, aspartame filled drink, if he signs away his right to sue the manufacturer of said beverage for "accide...
Personal Information: Undervalued Precious Commodity or Currency for Convenience?
"Your personal information is a precious commodity, and companies will go to great lengths to get their hands on as much of it as possible." -- Emma Draper, Privacy International
Is Sharing the Next Form of Currency?
So if you pin a poem, photo or recipe without the poet's, photographer's or cook's written consent to redistribute their work (which is what you're doing), you're breaking the law.
Male Privilege is Tough, Isn't It?
Male privilege is rife in the technical and engineering world; I'm sure it is elsewhere, but this is where I see it most often, and it saddens me that the cycle isn't changing fast enough. Man stands ...
What is Freedom?
Energy and Growth
As part of the celebration, each person took a piece of paper and wrote their desires for growth in the coming year on it, or drew a picture, or both, and planted the paper under a seedling in our veg...
Alice's Story
<span class="pullquote pqRight">I was recently contacted by Alice, who was feeling the pinch quite acutely. Here's the start of her email:</span>
Avoiding Growing Pains: 3 Steps to Ensuring Organisational Change Isn't Painful
I recently had the opportunity to observe the results of a growth spurt in an organisation that grew from 10 to 400 employees in 6 years. The company was looking for a new CEO, CIO and IT Manager, who...
The Counterproductive Counter Offer
Mary has held a senior position in her team for a few years now, but feels she's become stagnant in her current position. Her employer has held out on pay rises and doesn't know how to help her grow w...
Making the Switch from Google
My problem now is they know too much. Yes, they already know a lot, but so far they only know what I make public. Now they want to know my secrets. They've indexed every web page my name appears on al...