Category Archives: geekery

Hacking Around

Last weekend saw the huge geek event Hacked.io at the IndigO2, organised by Geeks of London and O2’s The Lab. It was attended by almost 500 hackers keen to learn, build and share stuff with each other. Event Thoughts Before … Continue reading

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The Curse Of The Generalist

Or, Why I Don’t Do Well At Hack Days What do all of the hack events on the right have in common? Can’t see the link? Well, they’re all Hack Days/events which I’ve attended but never hacked anything worth demoing. … Continue reading

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On The Trail Of Wenlock & Mandeville

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, are perhaps a bit scary at first glance, with that one big eye, watching you. I wasn’t too enamoured with them when they were first unveiled, but having attended the … Continue reading

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BarCamp London9

Once again, I was a volunteer helper at BarCamp London9 at City University this past weekend, the fourth London BarCamp which I have helped out with, and the 30th BarCamp I have attended! We got bright orange t-shirts and fake … Continue reading

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BarCamp Blackpool3

Last weekend saw the third BarCamp Blackpool with geeks convening from north and south for a visit to the seaside. I met up with @alistair, @leeky, @thehodge, @hevamb, @martin88 and @mick_cunningham; together we all but took over a little B&B … Continue reading

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