“My client has a problem with a file” The above is the full text of an actual bug report received by a former colleague of…
Garmin eTrex 30 review
I’ve been using the Garmin eTrex 30 for navigation and to record my rides for four years now. I like it a lot, but I…
Sleep: What am I trying to measure?
My last post about analysing my sleep data had plenty of caveats, but despite my caution I started to wonder whether I was taking an…
Some sleep correlation data
You may have read my previous post that I’m trying to use data to work out why I’m sometimes not sleeping well and how I…
Why you may not want to hire passionate people
In my industry, “Passionate” is one of the most overused words in job adverts. Recruitment blogs are overflowing with advice on how to find these…
What is the point of code reviews?
In most of the jobs I’ve had peer code review was an essential and regular part of the software development process. My experience is that it…
Why I want to encrypt everything
When I suggest to people that we should communicate using encryption, I get the impression they don’t take me seriously. Am I paranoid? Do I…
Script for Garmin eTrex 30 barometer
If you use Strava and a Garmin eTrex 30 and care about that the climbing figures you get are accurate, then you may be disappointed…
Explaining technical debt – an analogy
In software engineering, “technical debt” is a feature of an application’s code which makes future changes more difficult. Technical debt takes many forms, but it…
Improving PC cooling with water
I’ve had some very occasional crashes with my PC a self-built Intel i7 system. These happened in both Linux and Windows, suggesting that it was…