- Freedom of speech and cancel cultureUnusually, the BBC asked more than one person to deliver the 2022 Reith Lectures. Each focused on one of “four freedoms”. The first lecture, delivered by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and available to stream via BBC Sounds, was excellent (excludingContinue reading “Freedom of speech and cancel culture”
- SQLzoo XOR solutionI was feeling good about the speed that I was progressing through the early SQLzoo SQL tutorials. Then I hit question eight in the “SELECT FROM world” tutorial, and couldn’t work out what response the question was seeking. ItContinue reading “SQLzoo XOR solution”
- Swapping two variable values without using a third valueI have been cautiously dipping my toe into the Odin Project, an open-source online resource for learning to code. One of the downsides of the project is that it specifically tells you not to get lured down rabbit-holes, beforeContinue reading “Swapping two variable values without using a third value”
- Introducing the Slow Ways projectA recorded webinar introducing this project to link the UK’s major destinations with direct walking routes is available on YouTube.
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