More On Electric Vehicles and Self-Driving Tesla Cars
Previously, when I wrote about the advantages of EVs I didn’t cover autonomous driving and only focused on cars. Time to put that right. »
On AWS vs Azure, Vendor Lock-In and Pricing Confusion - Part 2
This is part two of my three part cloud trilogy: AWS vs Azure Lock-in (this post) Pricing Lock-In Cloud hosting can be very convenient and some of the value-add services that are offered on top of the basic packages can save a lot of time. »
Pi Glowbe Mark 2
I’ve noticed that (an older version of) this project features in volume two of the official Raspberry Pi projects book (on page 108). »
On AWS vs Azure, Vendor Lock-In and Pricing Confusion - Part 1
It’s about time that I wrote up my experiences using cloud hosting somewhere other than in a book. I’ve used both AWS and Azure extensively in a professional capacity. »
Michael Faraday Monuments - London Landmarks Tour
A personal hero of mine is Michael Faraday. A self-taught scientist who practically invented the field of electrical engineering. He also started the Christmas Lectures for young people, which are still going almost 200 years later. »
On Electric Vehicles
I’ve written some more on this topic. Covering Tesla, autonomous driving and public transport. Bret Victor put it well when he said: »
Phone Numbers for Examples and User Identification
When testing a software system or mocking up examples for documentation you often want realistic values, but you shouldn’t simply make these up. »
Automation and Remote Jobs
Immigration has always been a hot political topic and, perhaps, even hotter recently. One of the main concerns appears to be a fear of jobs being taken, but I think this focuses on such a specific case that it misses the wood for the trees. »