Category: Resources
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Voter turnout at the Cornwall Local Elections 2025
Off the back of my last post I have been poking around a little more at the Cornwall local elections, this time exploring voter turnout. Cornwall Council provide the full turnout results unhelpfully shared as PDF which I had to painfully parse! Here’s the turnout % data projected onto the map of Cornwall and its…
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Mapping the Cornwall local elections.
I can’t deny it, I’m a little bit of a politics nerd. I’m fascinated by polling, predictions and understanding why people vote the way they do. I’m also a fledgling data nerd, who helpfully dabbles in writing little apps and games too. So I thought I’d combine all of these interests into a project where…
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Playing Call of Duty for the first time in 10+ years
Last week, I downloaded Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 after a 10-year hiatus. As a product manager, I’m fascinated by how products evolve—and COD has made some surprising strides. As a fun peek behind the curtain, a week ago this post was going to be titled “5 ways I hate how Call of Duty…
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TB872: Why am I studying the module?
Earlier this year I started studying MSc Computing (Software Engineering) with the Open University (OU). One of the benefits of working at the OU is that staff get to study OU courses and modules for free! Not only is this a great opportunity to learn new skills, but it’s also a great chance to encounter…
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Ludum Dare 56 Post-mortem: Lee the Flea
Ludum Dare 56 This weekend I took part in the latest edition of Ludum Dare which also happened to be my first for quite some time. The theme this time around was Tiny Creatures and once again I opted to use React to make my game. React remains an unusual choice for making games, but…