2021-01-01

I learned to code on a computer called the BBC Micro, released by the BBC in 1981. I was also released in 1981, and I have a bit of a bond with these 8-bit wonders.

2020-04-24

Cleaning up data from volunteer groups across the UK.

We’re only human

In the previous post, we took a tour of the open data available that tells the story of volunteerism across the UK since the coronavirus crisis began.

See also:

• Look for the helpers

2020-04-23

What can we learn about grass-roots COVID-19 volunteer groups from open data?

See also:

• We're only human

2020-02-01

A friend is helping out with a community project and asked for some laptops. I rustled up some old kit and gave it a refresh. You can too!

2019-03-28

A couple of weeks ago I witnessed a stabbing…

Being a better witness

I didn’t know it was a stabbing at the time. I was walking to the gym when I heard some young men shouting. I could see a few of them in someone’s front garden behind a hedge, pushing and shoving. It sounded brutal. A little girl in school uniform ran past me up the road, and there were a few people from the street nearby, looking on — some of them were on the phone. I called the police and reported what I saw. By the time I’d told them everything I could see, everyone involved had fled down the road.

2019-03-05

This is a necropost, resurrected from an old blog. To find out more about Hack the Police events, civic tech, and policing technology, visit: Police Rewired

2019-02-23

This is a necropost, resurrected from an old blog. To find out more about Hack the Police events, civic tech, and policing technology, visit: Police Rewired

2018-11-07

To find out more about Hack the Police events, civic tech, and policing technology, visit: Police Rewired

2018-04-23

This is a necropost, resurrected from an old blog.

Wriggler

It was 1998 and I was 17. My tool of choice was QBasic and this is a game I wrote based on a concept I stole from another game called Wriggler.

2018-04-12

Software Self-Defence 101

The first time I met Glyn Wintle, I embarrassed myself.