Bubbles Briefing

Day out to an orchid nursery - pretty pics below. Came back with a new Paph (one of those photographed, but mine isn't in bloom and a very cute new Neo (vanda)…

There's a certain strain of commentator who is just sure that nothing can ever get better. In amongst all the hullaballoo about the UK potentially banning…

Sequencing risk defines that the order of returns being more significant when you are withdrawing rather than accumulating. A market downturn early in…

Our week in Nethybridge is at an end, Jack has had an amazing time, and I’ve enjoyed the change of scenery even though I’ve had to work through the week. The…

Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was, in Fact, a Correct Rejection by John Gruber To the best of my recollection, this is the first post…

I mostly use my web stats service because I get a lizard-brain kick from watching numbers go up, but it also provides some fun insights. For example, it’s how…

The Fediverse is exciting, I’ve formed genuine connections with interesting people. GoToSocial got me hosting my own presence. And I hope littleFedi is what…

I’ve spent years shouting about privacy. And now, I’ve installed a tracker. I know. The irony is thick enough to cut, and the hypocrisy probably looks huge…

Writing students once learned that putting the most important information first in an article was the preferred, humane way of reporting on a situation. This…

Visiting a beloved children's franchise late in life has been a trip