Finding the chase and cutting to it

OK, I’m not belittling Terry Pratchett, but many people have incurable conditions that end up killing them and it often takes a lot longer than his particular brand of Alzheimer’s. Sir Terry would like to be able to petition for assisted death.  I think that is an awful thing to ask someone else to do […]

I have been a long time admirer of the UK political scene.  The voting system allows for stability and we called our MPs, the Right Honourable x, because they are honourable. Largely, it has remained corruption free with the few instances of any MPs corruption being publicised and discussed openly. Our MPs are not given […]

Mathematicians are not generally known for being team players.  Mathematicians are seen as being scary, clever in a sit down and think kind of way but definitely not team players.  You don’t think of Netwon in a lab surrounded by a bunch of fellow mathematicians or Einstein having a coffee with David Hilbert while discussing […]

I’ve been diabetic a long time.  32 years in fact.  Way back then, juvenile diabetes wasn’t called type 1.  I was four, and very very lucky.  My mum recognised what was wrong with me: the thirst, the pain in my long muscles when I tried to walk, the fatigue.  She took me to the doctor, who […]

I play cards: I like bridge, whist, solo whist and cribbage. I learnt to play most of these between the ages of 8 and 10 and I do feel lucky to have had that experience. It’s a great way to learn probability and the application in decision making. There’s a huge difference between the chance […]

As mentioned before, I like using computers to do the jobs that are boring and fiddly (if T3 ever comes to pass, I’m toast, but there, I’ve said it).  I hate to say this, but I want interesting and challenging tasks not boring and repetitive ones. For me, a computer (and some software) are happy […]

I’ve been a big fan of the smart phone ever since my husband came home with his Sony P800. I hung on though and treated myself to a Siemens SX1: I never did get my mail to work reliably but we had browser email access, so in a real emergency, that was always an option. […]

Back in 2006, I bought a naked (that means un-faired) CG125K6 and learnt to ride a motorbike. Like many, I found this bike easiest to ride but, like many, 3 months after gaining my license bought my semi-faired GSF650SAK5 (that’s a 2005 656cc Suzuki Bandit). After a couple of years, and 14,000 miles, I started […]

Part of my job is watching what’s happening on the web, but there’s been a lot happening so I hadn’t have a chance to do that since April.  I use Alexa.com’s top global websites, and checked out the state of play on the 22nd September 09. Myspace is off the top ten, currently ranked 11th. […]

Personally, I have found myself in a position where integrity and professionalism have conflicted. Is that a matter of integrity, honour or simply pride?