March already, spring is in the air as bulbs burst into flower around Glasgow. More importantly, driving to and from work is now almost in daylight. Sounds a trivial thing but it makes such a difference.
Sad news this week, one of my old gaming buddies passed away following a stroke. Jon was the nicest of people and always went out of his way to help. Met him a couple of times when he worked in Glasgow and was even nicer in real life vs online. RIP Jon.
Last week was an impressively busy week at work. All different topics, a lot needing attention. I saw a blog post elsewhere talk about minutes in meeting and for me it was just over 2000 minutes. Considering that’s 90% of the contracted hours I should work its no surprise I fell massively behind in delivery. Need to make some changes to free up thinking/doing time.
I have often been described as a fixer – might not know the topic but can get to the bottom of a problem and work out way forward. I’ve never been entirely comfortable with that tag but this post on troubleshooting resonated massively. A good read for anyone solving complex problems or having to address a business continuity challenge.
The Pitt is giving me modern day ER vibes. Really enjoyed the first couple of episodes and it feels a more realistic look at todays healthcare where money is tight.
Framework released some nice hardware this week, both laptops and desktops. Modular and repairable hardware ultimately means its slightly bigger and clunkier that a Mac laptop for example, but if I was looking for a Windows laptop I’d be putting these devices near the top of the list.
Also new this week was Hyperspace, a disks space reclaiming app from John Siracusa. There are many similar apps but I’d trust Hyperspace over any others. The icon is gorgeous too.
Picked up some new wall art from Turadh Design Co. Hope it will brighten up my pretty soulless office.
Final link this week is a video that answers one of life great mysteries – Where do Red Dead Redemption 2’s Rivers Come From? Watching it brought back great memories of completing Red Dead 2 and also just how good some of the water and graphics in that game were. GTA VI this year???