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Taking Events Online
I’m not the only one who has been thinking about what to do about events that have been cancelled due to the new Corona virus. The obvious answer seems to be “conduct them online instead”. However, there’s no guarantee that a successful in-person event will be successful online. Your “online event” is in a completely… Continue reading Taking Events Online
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My Hugo Workflow
One of the advantages of WordPress is that you can edit your website wherever you have an internet connection. With Hugo (or any static site generator, for that matter) you can’t do that so easily, although offline editing is much easier. Here, I’m going to tell you how I’ve got Hugo working in harmony across… Continue reading My Hugo Workflow
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To Stockholm by Train
Inky skies and blue-green fields at dusk. Warm light leaking out of thatched cottages, then bleeding into the twilight. A stop in Copenhagen. The harsh Swedish landscape. Travelling up north by train has its advantages, as I found recently when I choo-chooed all the way to Stockholm. I’ve been trying to travel by train a… Continue reading To Stockholm by Train
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FOTAR 2020 – the State of the Transatlantic Relationship
I attended FOTAR – the Forum on Translantic Relations – on 30th January 2020. The topic: “The Transatlantic Security Partnership in Turbulent Times.” Three detailed expert discussions served as an excellent update on the state of NATO, how to deal with an ascendant China, and cybersecurity. Here are my notes – the intent behind which is… Continue reading FOTAR 2020 – the State of the Transatlantic Relationship
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Buckets of Half Knowledge about Blockchain
There are two types of people: those who don’t understand blockchain, and those who don’t admit they don’t understand blockchain. I suppose saying so puts me in the first category. However, ignorance of blockchain is a spectrum, and as I’ve been asked to take part in a podcast on the topic, I’m trying to push… Continue reading Buckets of Half Knowledge about Blockchain
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Apple Photos Isn’t a Backup Solution
Much to my chagrin, I found out recently that Apple Photos isn’t as reliable as I might have hoped. Yes, I should have backed up my photos properly (and to a large extent I did). But as easy as it is to say you should back everything up – even if it’s synchronised in the… Continue reading Apple Photos Isn’t a Backup Solution
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Why My Website Looks So Awful
Well noticed: my website looks pretty, erm, “basic” at the moment. This is because I’ve been experimenting with a static site generator over the holiday period. I went for Hugo (I think the recommendation came from Robert Douglass when I was in Cologne just before Christmas). Static site generators: simpler than a CMS The idea… Continue reading Why My Website Looks So Awful
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Book Recommendation: the Science of Fate by Hannah Critchlow
In recent decades, developments in neuroscience have given unprecedented insights into the way our brains work. But the discovery of neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to change over time – has led to what Dr Hannah Critchlow calls “neurohype”: the suggestion we can change our fate by moulding our brains to our liking well beyond… Continue reading Book Recommendation: the Science of Fate by Hannah Critchlow
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Rethinking Europe and Remembering Helmut Schmidt
If there’s one thing Helmut Schmidt wouldn’t have wanted, it would have been people constantly asking what he would have wanted or thought. But he’d have to forgive us, because on many occasions over the two days of #RethinkingEurope, his words and actions shaped the events. And that is the thing about Helmut Schmidt, the… Continue reading Rethinking Europe and Remembering Helmut Schmidt
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