LGBT Transphobes over Scotland Right at the start of the "Yes Scotland" movement, there was a blog that provided great content on the various things happening on the campaign trail. It was called Wings Over Scotland. Now, the blog is a hub of awful transphobic frothing.
Activism Featured Homophobia is more rife than assault rifles in the USA When elected politicians actively stir up hatred against the LGBT community, it legitimises that hatred and makes bigots more comfortable in that hate.
Tech Your code of conduct is not enough if your guests are illegal But what if the country the conference is in has it’s own strict laws about what is acceptable or not? What if the law of the land makes it clear that certain groups are not welcome and indeed such people are breaking the law by existing and deserve the most strict punishment?
Tech Ruby / Rails the 'Enterprise' and how software works in the 'real world' In this post, I draw upon my own work and personal experience to discuss both these topics and try to see where Ruby and Rails sit in the ‘real world’ as it pertains to me, and within the ‘enterprise’.
Tech Sometimes, its own worst enemy is itself It’s fair to say that I am well aware of many of the great benefits you receive with Free Software and the products off it, and thanks to my knowledge of Non-Free platforms I also have a good understanding of them.
Opinion My review of REWORK: surprisingly good I won’t say I feel I was entirely wrong with my initial opinion about the book, its a very good marketing ploy that promotes 37signals all the way through; however where I was wrong was in thinking that this book is not useful.
Tech Vim - All the IDE you'll ever need, and then some Vim has a reputation of almost mythic proportions about its flexibility, powerful feature set and steep learning learning curve and tetchy way of editing and interacting with files.