A new form of life has been found some 7,900 feet below the Earth’s surface in a mine 350 miles north of Toronto, Canada. (see original article) This life exists without sunlight, doesn’t breathe Oxygen, and feeds on Pyrite (Fools Gold). If this isn’t something out of Science Fiction Movies I don’t know what is….… Continue reading Stranger Things : Life
Category: Writing
Improving performance: Removing Disqus Comments
Now that I’m writing her on a daily bais I want to make sure that I’m keeping this site as lean and fast as possible to increase the chances that people are going to be able to read the content. One of the most important aspects being able to read content is seeing it in… Continue reading Improving performance: Removing Disqus Comments
Should conference speakers get paid?
Yes. End of. I came across a tweet this morning from Jen Simmons along the lines of this post title. As a professional speaker, I continue to be amazed at how many conferences ask their speakers to cover the event’s airfare and accommodation costs out of their own pockets. Be humble. It’s a privilege to… Continue reading Should conference speakers get paid?
Website Builds
I was in a meeting the other day where I mentioned the we had (the royal we) built over 100 websites. It got me thinking about just how many websites I had been involved in over the years. To that end, I decided to try and keep an up-to-date list of all the sites I’ve… Continue reading Website Builds
Why is society so divided?
When I arrived home last night I did the quick round of goodnight kisses and tuckins for the kids before I retired downstairs to have some dinner and unwind after a days work. As most of you would also do, I’m guessing, I flicked on the TV to see what was on so I could… Continue reading Why is society so divided?
Just say “McDonalds”
Today I came across Jordan Moore’s tweet about a patent he came across… The patent itself is System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games and looks scary as F. I can see that as soon as you yell out “McDonalds” your Google Home, Nest, Ring, Alexa, Cortana, and Siri will race to… Continue reading Just say “McDonalds”
Game 17 – Abingdon
We had a solid win today against the mid table Abingdon 3’s. Winning the toss we elected to bat first in a 45 over win/lose game. Batting number 3 I managed to find the middle of the bat early but was caught out at point chasing a wide delivery from the first ball of a… Continue reading Game 17 – Abingdon
One post every day
Writing is hard. It is especially hard when you have to do it consistantly. The thing is that I love writing. I love telling stories. I love explaining things (whether it’s through written word or voiced, and whether or not you want to hear it). When it comes to a blank page though it’s difficult… Continue reading One post every day
Google AMP tightens its grip
Owen Williams covers off all the current problems with AMP, the main one being that Google are continuing to systematically taking more control over the content on the web. By all means, make the web a faster place, but reward sites that are doing it on their own without using Google’s proprietary markup and servers… Continue reading Google AMP tightens its grip
Number two pictures
Not that kind of number two, ewwww. I left my phone with our number two child who wanted to look through the photos. Later in the day I was happy to find that she’d began taking her own pictures.