The floods that swept through central Europe this month were shocking for the loss of life and material damage they inflicted. Angela Merkel’s comment,...
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Jul 23, 2021
Excellence Is The Goal
Ten years ago the world looked on in dismay as north-eastern Japan was devastated by natural disaster. The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami followed by...
Jul 22, 2021
Word of The Week – Regular Expression
The term regular expression, sometimes shortened to regex, refers to a sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern. Many of us apply regex every...
Jul 21, 2021
Hello World
52 years ago today, two men walked on the Moon. A species that until a few decades before hadn’t mastered powered flight of any kind sent two of its...
Jul 20, 2021
First Day Nerves
Have you ever started a new job and been overwhelmed by the sheer weight of learning involved? New colleagues, new systems, new terminology. It can all add...
Jul 19, 2021
Jug Half Full?
What makes a champion? Many of the qualities were on show yesterday at Royal St George’s Golf Club. At the age of 24, Collin Morakawa won the British...
Jul 16, 2021
Bon Voyage
What’s your favourite train journey? For some of us it might be the one that takes us somewhere new. For others it might be the one that brings us safely...