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Stop re-work. Open source your designs

In a nutshell, my work as a Civil designer relies on having access to a toolbox of standard…

If its not good. It fails

Is a purely functional product going to be successful? Why does good product have to involve an element of…

The Engineering game in 2020

2020, that’s not so far away, and yet the engineering industry will likely undergo some drastic change in…

Is too much freedom a bad thing?

Remember the old days when file names had to be short? I do, and it certainly was frustrating. But was…

Do Work You Give a Shit About

Too many people seem to be working in jobs they hate, simply to earn money to buy stuff they don’t need…

Becoming Free

Thoughts on becoming a free Professional

Live life differently

Rethink the way you work

The Why Matters

What makes you excited? What drives you on to make it through a long and complex project? Is it a great leader who inspires, a…

We are Kindred

DRACULA: You are magnificent. 
BUFFY: I bet you say that before you bite all the girls. 
DRACULA: No, you are different. Kindred. 
BUFFY: Kindred? Hardly, I-

Buffy is one of my favourite shows. For some reason I can watch it over and over again. One of the greatest scenes is…