For a couple of years I’ve had some trouble sleeping. I’m not sure how much of this is due simply to age or the disruption…
Knock Ventoux 2017
Few bike routes truly deserved the overused term “epic”, but I think Andy Corless’s Knock Ventoux 300km audax is a contender. I rode this in…
Tweaking the bike for Everesting
I’m planning my second Everesting, so thought that as well as climbing lots of hills to prepare my legs, I should do something to prepare…
Preparation for Everesting
A couple of years ago I everested Bowden hill in Wiltshire and found it a good challenge. I was the first person daft enough to do…
Let me help you commute by bicycle
I regularly use my bike to get to work. Usually only for the short journey across town where I leave it at the station and…
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…
A different kind of challenging
An audax has been described as a journey with an uncertain outcome. If everything goes well, the time limits are usually generous enough for people…
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…
The Rough Diamond Rough Statistics
Mark Rigby’s Rough Diamond is described as a “fast 300” on good roads and, being in July, the weather is usually better than 300s in…