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Slack's new UI hits pretty different. Since it's rolling out slowly, being in multiple organisations is quite jarring as it impacts…

How many Substack accounts do you have? Or rather, how many email addresses do you have? This is the story of how collecting a few of both…

Recently I was lucky enough to attend LeadingEng London, here’s what I learned. LeadingEng is a new conference aimed at VP/Director/CTO…

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This week was one I that have been dreading for a decade. Firstly and most importantly, yes, the rumours are true. I did buy a microwave…

Another month, another ward office trip. This time it’s Chiyoda, and instead of having translated forms, they have actual interpreters. The…

When leaving the UK, I got a lot of advice. One bit stood out above the rest. “Find somewhere to live which reminds you that you’re in Japan…

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