Archive for the 'Society' Category

Wired Sussex Media Fair

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Just got back from the Wired Sussex Media Fair.
I went to the last one just as I was thinking of taking the plunge to go freelance last year. The people and the sessions were pretty much the same but it’s good to get into a room with 100+ other freelancers, perhaps it’s just the safety [...]

Globalisation: A view from 2002

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

With the G20 protests starting today I was reminded of the last time this happened back in 1999. I’ve had to look it up on wikipedia and it was the J18: Carnival Against Capitalism. I was working in the Financial Services industry back then, but we were based in Hammersmith so although people we dealt [...]

Idiot on the Train

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

I was catching my normal train into work this morning and happened to observe an interesting exchange between two fo my fellow commuters. In the style of Michael Holden’s All Ears I shall relate it to you.
It’s a packed train on a cold day. I get the same train every day and recognise the faces [...]