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I recently had to try and explain to some non-technical colleagues how part of our system works. This involved giving them a very quick overview of public/private key cryptography. So I thought I …

Imagine you wanted to send a message to a friend. The message has sensitive information so you want to send it securely.

I’ve written a lot about questions, and answers.

In the book Questions are the answer there is a quote from Peter Drucker:

We often equate pressure with stress and vice versa.

This article has a nice definition of the difference:

Nearly every technology can be used for good and bad. Quite a bold statement but something I believe is true.

Being productive is sometimes more about mind management than time management.

It is possible to see a (heat)map of all the photos you have taken in Google Photos.

“Minimum Viable Product”, or MVP, is a phrase that has become common place. It gained fame through the Lean Startup book and the work of Eric Ries.

I have been to see two musicals in London in the last few months - one was the best and one was the worst I have ever seen.

In 2018, Andrew Barnes’ company, Perpetual Guardians, permanently introduced a four day week (FDW). The staff would get 100% pay but work 80% of the time as long as they hit 100% of their …