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Crock of Gold — Shane’s Gonna Send ’Em Home Sweatin’

Archive interview with Shane MacGowan from 1997, originally published in the Irish Post.

7 min readDec 8, 2023

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Shane MacGowan in Filthy McNasty’s pub, N. London.

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Bringing human-centred design to the alien world of Enterprise software

Big ‘back-end’ systems often suffer from a notoriously bad end-user experience, negatively impacting the people who are mandated to use…

7 min readOct 17, 2023

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Vintage black and white photo of Captain Kirk and Mister Spock from Star Trek TOS with a model of the star-ship Enterprise in the foreground. Source Wikimedia Commons.

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W3C releases draft Sustainability Guidelines for UX

The W3C Sustainable Web Design Community Group has just released a draft of their Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSGs). The guidelines…

4 min readSep 30, 2023

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A blue weevil crawling on a green leaf, NSW, Australia.

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STARLINK — SOLVING CONNECTIVITY ISSUES WHEN WORKING ON THE ROAD?

Starlink for RVs offers an great opportunity for people who want to work on the road, but it does have some draw-backs that hopefully will…

4 min readJan 10, 2023

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STARLINK — SOLVING CONNECTIVITY ISSUES WHEN WORKING ON THE ROAD?

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Some important considerations before starting a research project

We all get excited when embarking on a new research project, but it is important to pause and reflect before you begin, and to consider…

5 min readFeb 10, 2022

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Photo of a tree in Myall Lakes National Park, NSW, Australia.

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OUTLAW BLUES

Shane MacGowan and the Church of the Holy Spook

Speaking to me in 1994, just before the release of his first, and greatly under-rated solo album, ‘The Snake’, Shane MacGowan reflects on…

8 min readNov 27, 2021

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Shane MacGowan and the Church of the Holy Spook

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Bhoys of the Big House

The Good Companions

Interview with Phil & Peter, the Kildare Bhoys, Arlington House hostel, 1997.

10 min readSep 3, 2021

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The Good Mixer pub, next to Arlington House, Camden Town.

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Real design thinking: learning to be more mindful can benefit your practice

Reflections on a one-year road test of mindfulness meditation

4 min readJun 19, 2021

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Photo of tranquil river scene in NSW, Australia.

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Real design thinking: the value of keeping a reflective journal

4 min readMay 17, 2021

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Journal and fountain pens

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Eel Creek

The sudden violent downpour on the coast

2 min readMar 19, 2021

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Eel Creek

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jim mccool

jim mccool

Human-Centred-Design consultant, critical thinker, writer, researcher, storyteller, believes we can work together to find a better way to live.

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