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Category: Blog

My blog and occasional comment on current affairs.

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What is it like writing for Medium?

ward 08/04/2020

I mentioned before that I am going to start writing for Medium. Why not? I have a staggering amount of time on my hands. Now I should preface this by … Read More

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Best app to replace Wunderlist. I vote Tick Tick.

ward 03/04/2020

I was a huge fan of Wunderlist and was sad when I learned they were shutting down to be replaced by Microsoft To-Do. Panicked even. So I did a ton … Read More

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Blog Life!

Sir Patrick Stewart’s ‘A Sonnet A Day’ helps self-isolate

ward 24/03/2020

Unless you are a wanker, you are probably self-isolating right now. Well, Sir Patrick Stewart is here to help the boredom by reading a Shakespearean sonnet every day. As someone … Read More

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AI will take all our jobs, even creative ones. Possibly.

ward 17/03/2020

I am not trying to be controversial or complacent about AI here as I am talking purely from a personal perspective. I have written before about the race for AI … Read More

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Curiosity Rover’s 1.8 Billion-pixel panorama of Mars

ward 10/03/2020

Recently, while all the NASA types were on holiday, the Mars Curiosity Rover got bored and took a panorama. You can’t really blame it, it went to Mars on a … Read More

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Coronavirus, what are the best masks?

ward 03/03/2020

I wrote about the coronavirus and masks a month ago when it was just beginning to scare people / be talked about by the media all the time. The two … Read More

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Blog Travel

Baan Krood in Thailand is downright delightful

ward 11/02/2020

A brief sojourn in Baan Krood, Thailand. As I mentioned last week, I have been travelling a lot recently but only locally. I live in Thailand, so local travel is … Read More

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The Coronavirus, pollution and living in Bangkok

ward 04/02/2020

I was blissfully mask and worry free for two weeks, the coronavirus and pollution a distant dream. I have just spent almost two weeks down the coast of Thailand in … Read More

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The Sun in its highest definition yet

ward 31/01/2020

The sun, or Sol as it prefers to be called, it a pretty damned amazing ball exploding stuff. Now, thanks to a new telescope that goes by the catchy moniker … Read More

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Writing for Medium after 11 years of blogging

ward 22/01/2020

I have decided to write for Medium. It can’t hurt. I was a member anyway and decided to give it a bash after realising that The Word of Ward has … Read More

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Blog Technology

The future is foldable. Laptop screens get bendy

ward 14/01/2020

Foldable technology is almost here. Well, technically all laptops are foldable but that is verging on the pedantic. What I am talking about are foldable screens and while a lot … Read More

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Stoicism, contentment and ignoring social media

ward 07/01/2020

Over the last few years I have striven to care less about stuff in a quest for contentment. Not giving a shit about what other people think has been pretty … Read More

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New Year Resolutions are easy to keep

ward 31/12/2019

I recently read an article in New Scientist that said statistically, if you make new year resolutions, you are more likely to keep them than merely vaguely wanting to do … Read More

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Happy Christmas Eve, Day, Boxing Day and week

ward 24/12/2019

Happy Christmas dear readers from all of us here at Word of Ward Towers! I, I mean, er, we, hope you have a joyous one and if your faith allows … Read More

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I am now slightly more awesome thanks to Udemy

ward 17/12/2019

Well, not just Udemy, a variety of sites and apps, but it is definitely one of the better ones. It is always good to better yourself (even though I am … Read More

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Blog Books

Haunted Thailand is now out!

ward 12/12/2019

If you are interested in the haunted shenanigans, the occult, ghost, demons, spirits or folklore, then you are in for a treat. A cheap treat too because I am nice … Read More

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Blog Travel

Winter is coming to Thailand! Bring a shirt.

ward 03/12/2019

Winter is coming! I have had several friends and a couple of near strangers ask me when is the best time to visit Thailand when it comes to weather and … Read More

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Animated Data on Youtube is surprisingly exciting

ward 26/11/2019

I love data, statistics, facts and figures. Even more so when they are presented in easy to understand formats like pie charts, graphs, and bar charts. You learn but in … Read More

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Blog Technology

The foldable phone and a perfect tech combo

ward 19/11/2019

For years, I have been searching for the prefect technology combination and I think foldable tech is going to be the answer. Just not for a while. The other day, … Read More

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Video streaming services while living abroad are mostly rubbish

ward 14/11/2019

The internet is currently talking about the new Disney+ streaming service. I have to say, it looks amazing and I desperately want them to have my money. Except I can’t. … Read More

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