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Mark Stevenson
Software Engineer for Liverpool Football Club — Norwich City fan, Agile enthusiast, Aberystwyth Uni Graduate. Opinions here are personal.
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The story of the startup, and how I ended up in my “dream job”…….
The story of the startup, and how I ended up in my “dream job”…….
9 years ago, on New Years eve, I emailed my boss
Mark
May 23, 2019
Making the house smart — ish
Making the house smart — ish
Last year, I (finally) became a home owner. Something I never really thought would happen, for many reasons (cost, desire to own, ability…
Mark
Apr 30, 2019
Why I’m falling out with social media….(again)
Why I’m falling out with social media….(again)
I go through spells where my relationship with Social Media is either amazing, or god damn awful. Right now, it’s heading down the awful…
Mark
Jan 2, 2019
Etiquette
Etiquette
noun — the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
Mark
Nov 8, 2016
Cassie Bernall
Cassie Bernall
Back in 1999, April 20th, a tragic shooting took place at Columbine High School. 13 people were killed, and 21 injured. The gunman, Eric…
Mark
Oct 5, 2015
Why Teachers shouldn’t be expected to teach programming……
Why Teachers shouldn’t be expected to teach programming……
It was in the news recently that teachers are under ever increasing pressure to teach “coding” to children, from as young as the age of 5.
Mark
Sep 7, 2015
Imposter Syndrome — The New Job
Imposter Syndrome — The New Job
I recently read a blog post by Max Woolf, a fellow ex BoxUK employee, about something called “Imposter Syndrome”, and, similar to my posts…
Mark
Sep 3, 2015
Burnout — Looking back…..
Burnout — Looking back…..
This post was originally written back in 2010….I’ve been a developer for 8+ years now, and this still stands…..although it has been…
Mark
Aug 31, 2015
Shipping Forecast
Shipping Forecast
It must have been whilst I was at College, some 12 years ago, when I first stumbled across this hidden treasure sitting there on Radio 4 at…
Mark
Jun 1, 2015
Telling the time? There’s a watch for that….
Telling the time? There’s a watch for that….
Wearable tech is something that’s going to be big this year, probably bigger next year, and in 2017 we’ll all be like “that’s so last year…
Mark
Mar 9, 2015
“PLEASE FOLLOW ME!!” — A desperate plea from Twitter Users. Paying for followers? Please don’t……..
“PLEASE FOLLOW ME!!” — A desperate plea from Twitter Users. Paying for followers? Please don’t……..
Mark
Feb 25, 2015
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