Things I have learnt over time ...

The Online Safety "Bull"

How the UK government does not understand security and cryptography and the impact of proposed changes

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4 min, 635 words

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

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Categories: misc

Ignoring the bad

Overlooking the downsides of new technologies could be costly

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2 min, 347 words

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

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Categories: technology ai

Photos on a map

View your Google Photos in a map view

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1 min, 82 words

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

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Categories: technology

Viable is important

Identifying the viable for a product can mean life or death

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2 min, 318 words

"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.

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Categories: life

The best and worst

Groundhog Day - possibly the best musical currently in London

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3 min, 523 words

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.

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Categories: misc