All the Musings
A nice list of all the posts in a nice date order
December 2020
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Another next chapter
After almost *exactly* eight years I'm leaving the lovely interconnect/it for new pastures. It's all been a bit surreal.
April 2020
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Arseholes are like opinions. And I'm all out of arseholes.
I had Ulcerative Colitis for all of my adult life. Now I haven't got a large colon and it's amazing.
August 2019
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Why paywalls don’t (always) work, and why you should use them.
Getting people to pay for content is hard work. Paywalls are often the method outlets turn to only to be disappointed by the results. Here's my thoughts on why.
November 2017
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Sorting out CSS
Code, by its very nature, is prescriptive. There is a syntax and a structure and every language has it's own quirks and rules. So it’s somewhat strange that writing it, is actually very personal.
February 2017
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No, those animations won’t change the way we read the news
Why you want your site to be more 60s Dieter Rams' Braun, than 90s Aiwa.
May 2013
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A Pin Prick on the Timeline of Humanity
We had this web lark licked didn’t we? We built millions and millions of pages. We knew it all. Then everything went and changed.
September 2012
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Skeuomorphs. They're not for you.
The vocal inhabitants of the internet have spoken. Skeumorphs suck. Apparently they are stupid, lazy design. Well I have news, they aren’t really aimed at you.
August 2012
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The Joy of Tea
I’ve always enjoyed tea. I am, after all, British ... but it turns out I've been doing it wrong all my life.
February 2012
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Role Semantics
What's in a job title? What do they mean for the ever expanding web industry? Why are they still important?
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The Mind Jacuzzi
When all is said and done the web is just one big mind jacuzzi. With people in budgie smugglers.
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My Path
The short version of how I ended up 'doing something with computers' for a living.
May 2011
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Alopecia and me
Patches in my beard, that turned white. Then the hairdresser told me I had alopecia.
February 2011
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Permanency
So what will be left of my life's work. Not a lot, truth be told.
January 2011
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All Grown Up
All told ... a bit of a watershed moment for me and the web industry as a whole.
January 2009
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Sleevefaced
I got published in actual book. OK it's a picture of my elbows ... but still.