Day 10 (Friday) in Washington DC
0000-0001-5882-6823The weather cooled somewhat. I arrived at George Washington University by Circulator bus, then spent the morning in two GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sessions,...
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My final three days in Washington DC
0000-0001-5882-6823[This post is rather overdue. Apologies to those of you who've been waiting for it.] Saturday Saturday at Wikimania started with an interesting plenary by Wikimedia Foundation Chief...
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Don’t link to my Twitter profile!
0000-0001-5882-6823From time to time, people are kind enough to mention me, with a link, in their blog posts. Usually, in a positive way. I’m very grateful when they do. Lovely links (geddit?)Photo by...
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My interview, about Wikipedia, with Jamillah Knowles, for BBC Radio 5 Live’s...
0000-0001-5882-6823A couple of weeks ago, I reached out on Twitter to Jamillah Knowles, and asked her to kindly record her voice for her Wikipedia biography, as part of the Wikipedia voice-recording...
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For I’m a Jolly Good Fellow (of the RSA)
0000-0001-5882-6823I may have been overlooked, once again, in the new year’s honours list, but in mid-December I received an unsolicited and very flattering email; I’d been nominated, by their Regional...
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What have I been up to, lately?
0000-0001-5882-6823I really ought to blog more often (cobbler’s children’s shoes and all that…), but in the style of a back-to-school, what-I-did-on-my-holidays essay, here’s a round-up of some of my...
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BBC open licences voice samples from radio programmes; ‘Speakerthon’ event...
0000-0001-5882-6823Over the last few months, I’ve been in discussion with the BBC, encouraging them to make some of their content available under and open licence so that it can be used on Wikipedia....
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Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of Chemistry
0000-0001-5882-6823I’m pleased to announce that I have accepted the position of Wikimedian in Residence with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), a learned society and professional body whose roots go...
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It was twenty years ago today…
0000-0001-5882-6823According to Google, it was twenty years ago today, that I made my first comment in an on-line forum (that doesn’t link to my comment which, it seems, has escaped the archives, but...
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Using AutoHotKey macros to make typing – and life – easier
0000-0001-5882-6823What things do you regularly type, over and over again? I’ll bet you’ve answered your name, email address, or your username(s) on sites you use regularly. Maybe also your postal...
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