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    Open Plan Sucks

    Mike Elgin on the hopeful demise of open plan offices: The open-plan office obsession, which probably peaked around ten years ago, was based on what I’ve called “collaboration bias” — the under-examined assumption that …

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    Ninja Warrior

    We went to a Ninja Warrior experience park yesterday in Sheffield. It’s safe to say the kids were absolutely knackered at the end but we had loads of fun. It’s for bigger children to be honest otherwise it’s like any …

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    Always Carry Your Camera

    I guess this is why the x100v always comes in handy, because if you just fancy shooting or something catches your eye you're ready to go. Here are a few shots I caught in my local town whilst doing other things.

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    The Queen's Baton

    Some of the Commonwealth joined us today to celebrate the Commonwealth touch being carried through our town. Great to see so many people lined up to see it travel around on its way to Birmingham. It’s already traveled …

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    Photography Adventures: Newtons Apple

    I’ve struggled with my motivation and inspiration in photography for years. It’s been something I am always interested in, yet limited by the time and attention I can give it. I felt as if living in a sleepy (boring) …

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    The End Of The Road

    I always struggle to start writing a blog post, so I will just get right to it. There’s no more podcasts coming. I have taken it as far as I can with the time and energy I have available I’m afraid. So with a heavy heart …

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    Playing With Shadows

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    Being Consistent For What?

    Lee Peterson via Jeff Perry: .. my blogging has almost completely stopped, it’s reinforcing that 80% of what I do here is done from my phone. As I adjust to using the iPhone Mini I’ll blog more I think, I just didn’t …

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    Putting A System In Place

    My life is busy. Between work things, hospital appointments for my daughter and all the other things that life brings, myself and my family live out of our shared calendar. Don’t get me wrong, I get a lot of stuff done, …

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    Just Takes A Bit Of Effort

    The cursor blinks at me in a, what I interpret as, passive-aggressive way. Its yellow line set starkly against the black screen. Gently appearing and reappearing in the same place as if to utter to me that it hasn’t …