Not Wanted

12 August 2004

Never, ever, give the job of writing a vacancy advert to anyone who has had too much coffee.

Mind you, they have been burned before. You have to have hired some pretty bad staff in the past, if you have to stress that “Naming variables after sexual organs is not appropriate”.

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This is my personal blog, where I blog about anything I like, but more often than not it's to do with digital culture, society, politics and the interaction between all three. All views here are, of course, mine personally and not necessarily those of my employers or associates.

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Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class
A good article, on why China is where Apple makes its products; labour cost not the issue, but speed, turnaround time and "flexibility". Regardless, the impact of moving manufacture abroad is more devastating, as a human cost, than the saving financially

Twitter

Now, if you will excuse me, I must go and have a massive cry 1 hr ago
Back from the pub. Was a lovely evening with so many lovely @wearesocial people. I feel so privileged to have known and been with them 1 hr ago
#leavingdo (cc @wearesocial) (@ Nineteen Twenty w/ @jaimenovoa @palmamod) http://t.co/9i9towPC 7 hrs ago
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Last few minutes at @wearesocial. Valedictory emails. Glass of champagne. 9 hrs ago
Cashley for England captain 14 hrs ago
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