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It's a little over 3 years since I submitted my PhD thesis. It seems so long ago! This beautiful summary is provided by Wordle . Ah, those were the days.

and another thing...

I realised this week that I am juggling multiple projects more than ever before. At work at CARET , I am managing a range of nascent (and production!) software and strategic projects, from CamTools and Talks.cam , to newer JISC projects on curriculum design, technology to support teaching administration, and more. I'm also working on a business plan for a possible startup company; why stop just because the global economy is falling apart? If you have contacts in health or social care in the UK public sector, or have money you would like to remove from a bank and put to work growing a company, get in touch! I'm also helping out with Serious Change - a campaign to lobby for rational government responses to climate change. Sign up! We're going to try to save the world. You should also read David MacKay 's book, Sustainable energy without the hot air , which is now out, and downloadable (and free) here : a very pragmatic analysis of where energy comes from and where it g