Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The title for this blog post derives from the autre-title for "The Hobbit" which was "There and Back Again". It details an arduous journey, full of frustration and friction, in order to have an adventure and then return home.
As the months pass in $BIG_COMPANY, it becomes clearer to me what ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
The Co-Working Belfast guys (David Rice and Andy McMillan) are really hoping that some of you will pledge a desk in the co-working building they have planned for Belfast.
I've already pledged a desk (that I'll be unlikely to use but will pay for anyway) and Mac-Sys is pledging a couple ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The Economist on Techno-Bedouin.
"The proper metaphor for somebody who carries portable but unwieldy and cumbersome infrastructure is that of an astronaut rather than a nomad, says Paul Saffo, a trend-watcher in Silicon Valley. Astronauts must bring what they need, including oxygen, because they cannot rely on their environment to provide ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Publicspace.net
I took my MBA on holiday to Spain over the Easter break and it’s just awesome as a light travel companion.
It worked flawlessly, was no hassle lugging around the airport, worked fine on the Hotel’s free wireless network and best of all: it fits into a normal size room safe. ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
HiveLogic on getting into The Zone in modern offices:"There’s no choice about how or when you’re expected produce, or under what circumstances. Here is your computer, here is your workstation, you have the tools, the florescent lights are turned on, why don’t you go ahead and get to work, ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
We've nearly been there for just over two months and I can think of no downsides. At the moment, the commute from Bangor takes about twenty minutes (leaving the house at 7 am) and the commute home takes about forty minutes (leaving at 4:20 pm). In short my commute time ...
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