Micro-blogging with Twitter Two years ago I didn’t tweet; now through micro-blogging, I do so on an almost daily basis, therefore a reflection is appropriate. This definition of a microblog from PCMag’s encyclopedia of terms undoubtedly describes how I use Twitter; “A blog that contains brief entries about the daily activities of an individual or… Read More »
Using Storify (Update September 2023 – Storify was later disbanded and all content on it is lost. See my earlier article on the Transient Internet!). This reflection is about using Storify from the position of an absolute beginner for the creation of a Storify based mini-blogsite. Ease of use? The obvious first question to be… Read More »
Public sector pay Has the government got a clue when it comes to fundamental issues around public sector pay? I admit I am biased, I am a retired local government officer and have relatives and friends still currently employed in the NHS and local government. Recent news coverage however makes you wonder about the competence… Read More »
Transient internet – a problem? The transient internet, is it a concern or just one of those things that mildly irritates? What happens when the internet becomes transient, failing at critical moments in aspects of our lives? In the modern world we are all encouraged to use the internet. It is touted as the panacea… Read More »
Legal constraints on railway bloggers Legal constraints do not often come to mind when writing about railway matters. I am a transport historian with an interest also in modern railways. The law rarely impacts on that interest. Although transport photographers have occasionally had issues over interpretation of photography rights by heavy handed security officers, and… Read More »
Yorkshire floods and the Environment Agency I wrote another post about the Yorkshire flooding using storify. Sadly with the demise of that site it has been lost. (Updated Sept 2023) ———————————————————–
Horrendous flooding I witnessed the flooding in West and North Yorkshire first hand yesterday during a visit to my sister-in-law. I also needed to consume the news on the flooding as it happened in order to plan a return journey. The flooding news varied from excellent, live coverage by BBC Radio Leeds & BBC Radio York, to misleading… Read More »
Bethlehem 1999 As the header image to this part of the website shows I visited Bethlehem on a troubled day back in 1999. As we were leaving the town following a visit to the holy sites it all kicked off, with Palestinian locals stoning the armed Israeli troops adjacent to one of the holy sites… Read More »
Southampton bombing raid 75th anniversary The 1st December 2015 was an odd day radio-wise. On the way in to Uni in the morning the local radio were reminiscing about the tragic loss of life and buildings in the worst Southampton bombing raid of World War Two. 75 years ago on the night of 30th November/… Read More »