The NI Tech Show episode 4

This evening, Chris posted episode 4 of the NI Tech Show (iTunes – a wee review would be nice). I’m finding the show to be an opportunity to not only vent my thoughts about this or that, but also an opportunity to name drop every cool thing happening in Tech in Northern Ireland. And why? … Continue reading “The NI Tech Show episode 4”

This evening, Chris posted episode 4 of the NI Tech Show (iTunes – a wee review would be nice).

I’m finding the show to be an opportunity to not only vent my thoughts about this or that, but also an opportunity to name drop every cool thing happening in Tech in Northern Ireland. And why? Because it’s easy to get a bad story into the news. Anything that has the slightest negative about it can easy find itself plastered all over the BelTel or worse, syndicated internationally. The Tech Show isn’t about that.

It’s not about being “balanced” either. I’ve seen stories by ‘reputable’ journalists in the BBC or the Guardian where they promote a fringe view opposing a lead story because they feel the need to be balanced. The problem that I see is that we have probably ten times as many good stories as bad stories. It’s just that journalists aren’t interested in good stories. The balance is there, it’s just no-one talks about the good.

So, I’m laying out my stall. I live in Northern Ireland. I intend to stay living in Northern Ireland because I like it here. I’m hitching my cart to the Northern Ireland economy and trusting that my “small good” actions will ultimately be “big good” in the future.

And you may not like all of it, but it’s out there. It’s unconditionally honest.

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