Writings

These days, I write a lot more English than code, often on my blog...

Technical

Security - my security-related writings have their own page.
Christianity and the Free Software Movement - an analysis of the moral stance of the Free Software Movement and its relationship to Christianity.
A Tour Of A "Pay to Download Firefox" Site - a guided tour of an example site which attempts to rip off people wanting Firefox.
Simple Language Content Negotiation With Override - a method for achieving "Accept-Language"-driven content negotiation, but with a persistent override mechanism, without server-side scripting or a CMS.
How To Ask Good Questions - a short primer, written very carefully to be understandable to those for whom English is a second language, on how to ask good support questions in technical forums.
A long time ago, I wrote columns for The Times Online, focussed on talking about technology issues in an accessible way.

When Sharing Isn't Caring - an article on the potential evils of the "Share" button.
Christianity and the Free Software Movement - an analysis of the moral stance of the Free Software Movement and its relationship to Christianity.

The (older) presentations I've given also have their own page. Last updated a few years ago, but amazing how relevant some still are...

A Modest Proposal For the Prevention of Social Ills, the Betterment of Society and the Improvement of Public Health and Morals
Antiheteronymericks - a new twist on the limerick form, for those who like wordplay.

Foetal Personhood - a diagrammatic presentation of when you can abort a foetus, and the connection or otherwise with whether it is a person.
A Christian Case for Brexit - why the UK should leave the EU.
Three Forms of Diversity - some observations on the word 'diversity' and its multiple conflicting meanings, and how it is used within the Mozilla project.