What Nominet must learn from the CyGlass debacle
When Nominet spent £5m buying cybersecurity company CyGlass, it sowed the seeds of its own downfall. Now it needs to learn valuable lessons from that failure.
Questions I will seek answers to if elected
I’m standing for the Nominet Board. My goals are to rebuild member trust and improve communication. To that end, here are some of the questions I will be seeking answers to if elected. Members Why...
What I will do in real terms if elected
In my Nominet Board election statement, I gave two goals: rebuild trust and improve communication. But what does that mean in reality? Here’s what I will do in the job.
Bannock burn and brig
As I’m working through the life of John McLaren, and trying to understand him, little intriguing alleyways open up. I do my best not to wander down them because they lead away from the main...
Digging into insults
You know you are really digging in to a topic when you buy a specialist dictionary for the task. And so I am now the proud owner of the second edition of the Concise Scots...
Uncle John website
I’ve started building a massive research database about John McLaren for my book – including typing up verbatim a bunch of newspaper articles from the 1890s and early 1900s that can only be found on...
A remarkable send-off
I’ve decided – at least in the first draft – to start my book on John McLaren with his death. That may seem a little odd but the thing I find most remarkable about him...
The view that started it all
I met up with the general manager of Golden Gate Park last week – a lovely man called Dave Iribarne – to get a sense of what it was like to run a 1,000-acre public...
A haul of documents
I love tracking down a good story. So I was excited to receive in the post this weekend a package of roughly 60 pages of old, yellowing paper: notes for a book that was never...
First trip back to the city
This morning I headed into San Francisco on what was my normal commuter routine for the first time in over a year. I am clearly one of the first. Buses are reduced. And for good...