Architecture

Posted on March 22, 2021March 8, 2021 by Simon

“Architecture is Frozen Music.” Unknown Written by hand in a copy of The Century Collegiate Handbook (1924)... Read More

Great Leaders

Posted on March 20, 2021March 9, 2021 by Simon

Great leaders don’t start with the question, “What do I want?” They start out asking, “What needs to be done?” Peter Drucker in The Leader of the Future... Read More

The Data Detective Three

Posted on March 19, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon

“Yes, it’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s even easier to lie without them.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective This quote is variously attributed.... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Legacy Systems

Posted on March 18, 2021February 24, 2021 by Simon

Legacy Systems Noun Phrase: Outdated computing software or hardware that is still in use. Newer systems have to accommodate to the existence of the older legacy system or make them moot. The term can ... Read More

Postal Haiku Two

Posted on March 17, 2021March 9, 2021 by Simon

Postcards go slowly Real objects in a twitter world Smiles with every card.... Read More

You know you’re old…..

Posted on March 16, 2021March 9, 2021 by Simon

When your pharmacy is on your phones auto-dialer.... Read More

Utopias

Posted on March 15, 2021March 8, 2021 by Simon

“We are inclined to defend comfort more fiercely than liberty, especially when the comfort is ours and the liberty is someone else’s.” Anthony Daniels Author Utopias Elsewhere This is a repeat o... Read More

Cui Bono

Posted on March 13, 2021March 1, 2021 by Simon

Cui Bono Latin for “Who Benefits?” This the question to ask about any proposal. My heuristic is “does it benefit the working poor?” and “does it increase happiness in the... Read More

Data Detective Two

Posted on March 12, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon

“Sometimes we want to be fooled.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Posted on March 11, 2021February 24, 2021 by Simon

Cruft Noun: Computer Jargon, badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software. Example: “In the apps new version it was nearly impossible to separate the cruft from the le... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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