apps
Amid deadline hell, I’m doing what geeks always do to procrastinate: try out new stuff. But two new toys are actually pretty tasty… I feel guilty. Not only am I weeks behind in writing stuff about PDFs and bundles (page numbers. Oh dear…), but I’m also whingeing about
people
I do apologise for the hiatus. Real life, in the shape of work (thank goodness, I have some – and feel very lucky, but I now have a book deadline in 10 days and still have 60 pages to write), family (helping 13yo daughter plan her days – it’s incredibly tough
bundles
OK, I would say that, because the QBD requirements are pretty similar to what I’d advocate. Nonetheless, this is the shortest, clearest exposition I’ve seen. I’d go with it. The torrent of official and quasi-official advice emanating from the judiciary about how the legal system can run
dataprotection
In allowing Google to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s findings in Lloyd v Google llc, the Supreme Court holds out the prospect that we’ll conclusively know whether a personal data breach is a loss in itself – or whether a pecuniary loss or some specific distress is required.
dataprotection
I’m not going to usurp those who know a lot more than me (Panopticon, I’m looking at you). But today’s Supreme Court decisions on vicarious liability are a big deal. There’s a thematic beauty to the fact that the Supreme Court decided to release its judgments
offtopic
Certainly feels that way. Thank goodness for Scarfolk. I think the phrase comes from an episode of Community, but if there is such a thing as the multiverse, then a non-negligible number of people think that since 2016 at least, we’ve been living in what’s been termed the
coronavirus
Forgive me for going personal for a minute… A quick one. I don’t know if I’ve got you-know-what. Symptoms don’t entirely match – only a very mild tightness in the chest and a very occasional cough. But my temperature is north of 38 most of the time, my
annotation
I’m not saying it’s unheard of. But it’s vanishingly rare to find a barrister who works on paper and who doesn’t festoon her bundle with sticky notes – whether purpose-made and translucent, or torn-up Post-Its. Combined with cardboard tabs to create sections, it works. But in a
bundles
As I may have mentioned, I can’t say I’m upset at the demise (at least for the moment) of the paper bundle, and the normalisation of delivering a soft one. But what if you’re instead faced with all kinds of disparate files, and you’re the one
coronavirus
Opinion klaxon: I’m in the minority who actually like GDPR – while of course acknowledging its faults. But in these strange times, I agree with one of the wisest tech essayists I know. We’ve already given the keys to the data kingdom away to surveillance capitalism. Time to put
howto
There are far too many PDF apps out there. Pick one, learn it inside and out, and make it work for you. Although I do have my preference. And it’s not Adobe Acrobat. This is in essence a shameless plug for the app that, more than anything else, made
finances
Stepping away from professional life for a minute: my favourite online piano tutor has an offer running, which I’d jump at if I wasn’t already a subscriber. And the new UK self-employment support scheme? New barristers may get nothing. And pay loads… Two quick things. One I hope