Group Identity Politics – ‘Inverted Fascism’
It seems to me that we are in a world where socialist 'Identity Politics' rules. Anyone who opposes the 'Group Identity' (whatever flavour it is) is wrong and must be rejected by all - and also pay a price for their 'wrongness'. It is increasingly difficult to have...
The whole Brexit disaster on one page..
Today was supposed to be 'Brexit Day', but due to nearly 3 years of bumbling incompetence and selfish political 'point scoring', selfish ambition and greed we've ended up in chaos. Whether you are 'pro Europe' or 'pro Brexit' you simply can't deny the whole thing has...
You do not represent me!
In today's news we saw a terrorist walk into two mosques in New Zealand and kill 49 people. It doesn't matter who you are, or what you believe, there is no justifcation for such an act of violence. So whether you are a 'Religious Terrorist' or a 'Non-Religious...
Inappropriate influence in UK Politics
With the whole Brexit debacle coming to a climax I thought I would diagram out just one of the many things that are wrong with UK politics. In my opinion it's fundamentally wrong for a politician to be a position of influence over Government Policy that directly...
Apple Music and iTunes Match – Logical Architecture
Apple launched their Apple Music service a few years ago now, but how it works is really a bit of a mystery to most people. A combination of DRM (Digital Rights Management), iCloud Music Library, iTunes Match and 'Family Sharing' make it quite a complex thing to...
How do you get Technology implemented in the Enterprise? Here’s one way.
In the world of Enterprise Technology it is often difficult to work out what needs to be done, and how you are going to do it. It can be useful to have a pre-defined framework to work to. Getting things done and deciding 'how to do them' gets increasing complex as the...
How Authorised Push Payment Fraud works – and how the banking system seems to help it.
In recent months there's been a lot in the media about bank fraud. As online banking technology and security becomes better the fraudsters are turning to Social Engineering to steal money from innocent people. They have become very good at impersonating bank employees...
Fundamentals of Economic Inflation
The Economy is a vast a highly complex subject! This diagram is a request from Sofia (thanks). Inflation is an important aspect of any Economy. When inflation is in control and in balance the Economy is stable. When Economic Inflation is out of control chaos ensues....
Salesforce Roles, Profiles and Permissions
The way Salesforce works with Permissions is somewhat confusing! A combination of Profiles, Roles, Sharing Rules, Permission Sets and Manual Sharing make it hard to understand what's going on. I created this diagram to help people understand how Salesforce Permissions...
LucidChart – My Diagramming Tool of choice
Over the years I've tried quite a few Diagramming Tools, including Microsoft Visio, Omnigraffle etc. I really like LucidChart as it enables me to create diagrams exactly how I want them. Microsoft Visio (like quite a few other Microsoft products) seems to make the...
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN
I have been doing some research and thinking about a book I'm writing on the subject of Christianity. As part of this I wanted to look at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN! (don't ask, although it probably has something to do with the phrase 'The God...
You’ve Offended Me!!
A bit complicated this one! and far from 'complete', but I wanted to tackle a the subject of 'Offence'. I was listening to a caller on a Talk Radio program (probably LBC Radio - Nick Ferrari) and it soon became obvious that this person was enraged and offended! I...
Perceptions – The Business vs. IT
It shouldn't really be surprising that Business People and IT 'Geeks' don't often get on too well. Their mindsets are totally different. As someone who has also worked in the music business, I can see there's the same sort of antagonism between Musicians and 'Band...
Managing Change in the Enterprise
Although I created this diagram, the information in it is from another source. It shows how attempting change in an organisation can result in a number of problems, if all the elements that facilitate change are not present. If you are going to change something big in...
How to design things that people actually want – the Design Triangle
During the day I work as a Solutions Architect. It's always a challenge to ensure that I design the things my customers actually asked for and want! To help with this I created a methodology I call the 'Design Triangle'. As Technologists we tend to dive straight into...