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My desk today

Octagon Technology working from anywhere
Working from anywhere

This is a photograph for the company social media and day 2 of the Guardians of the Galaxy Lego advent calendar.

The photo is going to be used to promote Octagon’s Christmas competition – there are prizes…

Show us your Christmas – Octagon Technology

Today’s Lego was presents for yesterday’s Peter Quill – headphones in a Christmas box and a Walkman with a cassette tape. Here is a better photograph.

Day 2 of the Guardian’s of the Galaxy Lego advent calendar. Headphones a Walkman with optional speakers

Further Reading

Speaking of cassette tape here is something I wrote for Octagon about data storage…

Regrets from 1983

…and the post shown in the first photograph.

“J.A.R.V.I.S., make a note. Remind me not to wake up in the morning ever again.”

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Writing today

I have written articles for both Cyberawake and Octagon today – but outside on the balcony in the good weather.

Wychnor Park Country Club - working on the balcony

Of course the writing was helped by coffee – today iced coffee made in a Turkish style with ginger and little dark brown sugar.

Turkish style with ginger and little dark brown sugar

And the sunset from the same balcony.

Wychnor Park Country Club sunset

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Morning coffee

Vietnamese style coffee  - using a Phin

It is time for coffee.

Here are some of the blog posts I have written this week for Octagon Technology and Smart Thinking Solutions.

Smart Thinking has a weekend read project – the stories behind cyber security, privacy and technology that you do not have time to read during the week, but you can catch up with at the weekend, when you stop for coffee or beverage if your choice! Here is today’s post – a video rather than an article:

Public Interest Technologist

At Octagon, as we go through the year I write several “Geek present lists” – Father’s Day is next week so here is 2022’s Geek Father’s Day present suggestions:

Is your Dad a geek? Do you need a present for Father’s Day?

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