I have a habit of revamping my website every few years. Since starting on Blogger some ... 19 years ago I've moved between platforms and redesigned the layout several times over. This time I decided to go for a static site build, which means not requiring managing WordPress plugins and updates, or...
I was back in Cardiff for PyCon UK recently and gave a talk on a BBC project I've been working on, called Live Highlights. I'm not doing as many conference talks as I used to – this is my only one of the year! I spoke about how we prototyped an idea and built it up to be used in audience-facing...
I've now completed my second full year working as software engineer in the News Labs team at the BBC. Another year working from home; the team officially moved into BBC R&D; and I was promoted to senior engineer. In 2021 I worked on: mosromgr, a Python library for managing TV and radio running...
I've now completed a full year working as software engineer in the News Labs team at the BBC. It's been an odd year, obviously, but we've been cracking on with all kinds of projects – finding new ways to help journalists do their jobs; innovating around user experiences in news products and...
Just a quick note to say I'm leaving the Raspberry Pi Foundation to start a new role at the BBC. I've been at Raspberry Pi for over six years, and it's been great. I'm excited to join an innovation team called BBC News Labs. They find new ways to solve problems with technology, making lives easier...
I was sad to hear the news of the death of Ronnie Corbett. I've always been a huge fan of The Two Ronnies and much of the other work the duo had done both together and individually. Within moments of the news breaking, tributes such as photographs of four candles and fork handles, and links to...
A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III. Experts from the University of Leicester said DNA from the bones matched that of descendants of the monarch's family. Richard was killed in battle in 1485 but his grave was lost when the church...
Last Wednesday, 26th September 2012, two friends and I took advantage of the rainfall and headed to the River Irwell in Bury to paddle from Nuttall Park to the Burrs Activity Centre. Upon arrival at the park the rain began again, and as we approached the bank to put on, the water was extremely...
I just read an article on BBC News. All quotes are taken directly from that article. The link is at the bottom of this post. Norwich City kit published on internet by boy ahead of launch When I read this I imagined the boy in question had illegally obtained pictures of the new kit, and posted...
The X-Factor winner has won the Christmas Number One every year since 2005, and it would have been the same this year if it hadn't been for one man. A guy called Jon Morter decided he was sick of seeing people being spoon-fed what music they should like by Simon Cowell so he set up a...