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The danger your children escaped! Technology!
The danger your children escaped! Technology!
17 November 2012
At school, I was largely a goodie-two-shoes – however, that is to say – I was was aware of the line, and however close I was to it, I did my best to ensure I wasn't caught crossing it. I'm dubiously proud to say that I never got a detention. Unfortunately, this wasn't always successful, and […]
I'm Tim and I suck at handwriting
I'm Tim and I suck at handwriting
11 November 2012
When people see my handwriting, they sometimes joke, "oh so that's why you work with computers" but reflecting on it, that probably does relate to it in some way. Throughout my school life, I sucked at handwriting. I mean really sucked. I was slow, it was scruffy, and generally larger than that of my peers. […]
What is the most useful thing you will do towards a future career when you're young?
What is the most useful thing you will do towards a future career when you're young?
18 May 2009
This XKCD cartoon strangely captures essence of most of my complaints with the way ICT and technical subjects are taught in schools. For me, it was a extensive number of weekends trying to make various different project work and multiple evenings getting to know the right people in the tech industry – thanks to the […]
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