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Preparing for my sabbatical
The noun meaning “a year’s absence granted to researchers” (originally one year in seven, to university professors) is from 1934, short for sabbatical year, etc., which was recorded by 1886 (the thing itself is attested from 1880, at Harvard), a term perhaps suggested by the sabbatical year (1590s) in Mosaic law, the seventh year, in which land was…
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Travelling again: time to Reboot
Yes, after over 2 years (due to some pesky pandemic), I’m finally travelling again for work. I’m off to Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, for some leadership training, courtesy of Reboot. Like most of my travelling diaries, this is mainly going to be about the travel, food and lack of sleep, rather than the actual training…
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Accessibility and flashing lights
It seems few pieces of electronic equipment these days doesn’t have a status LED on it. Don’t get me wrong, these are great help to quickly diagnose issues, particularly for those devices that don’t have screens or app connectivity. But, unless implemented well (which few are), they’re horrible for accessibility.
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To, Cc and Bcc: what’s the difference when sending an email?
Whenever you send an email there are 3 fields available to you to specify who you want the email to go to – To, Cc and Bcc. But what are the differences and when should you use them?
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