nightbirds
The Night Bird: cross-border train tracking through the darkened Alps, stars defining the mountain peaks, a chain of moonlit cameos coasting back along the line…
patriotism and habitus
After a decade of living in the midlands, I realised that I didn't like it there and missed living in the North, the part of England that I come from. After a second decade, I was starting to feel desperate…
passing by chance
I only chose to visit Morioka because it's on the shinkansen line, around half-way between where I was the day before and where I was going the next day…
LGBT+ for beginners
The language around sexual orientation has changed quite a lot over my lifetime. I regularly hear people around me, and in the media, use terms around gender and sexuality carelessly or wrongly…
technology answers
A final tranche of questions I've answered on Quora, these ones being IT stuff not covered in my post on Java questions…
sex & sexuality answers
I've answered a lot of questions about sexuality, sex, orientation and gender on Quora. There's often an element of personal opinion in such answers, but I try to stay objective, evidence-based, ethical and compassionate…
religion answers
Answers on religious topics. Obviously this is much more about my opinion than the previous set of answers about Java and programming. But it has also been a chance for me to share what I've learned about Buddhism…
Java answers
I seem to have answered a lot of questions on Quora about Java, which is strange because Quora is really a poor choice of place to ask questions like this…
maps and travel answers
More of my answers on Quora. This week: maps, cartography, and travel (mostly air travel questions, but featuring "luggage")…
FAQ
I've been using the question-and-answer site Quora for almost exactly 3 years, and I've written nearly 1,000 answers…
making of
Encouraged by Tess (and inspired by the Second Life machinima she's been making) I was spurred to start learning a new skill I've been meaning to get into for ages…
Byzantium as palimpsest
I chose the title of this blog (Flying Over Byzantium) because of the fascination I have with Byzantium…