A Random Selection...
Turn of the Worm
I can't remember who said that statistics will prove anything you want them to prove, but perhaps he was on to something. Whatever problem you happen to be working on, if you... › more
Doce ut Disceas
I’ve been reading Prof Bill Oliver’s autobiography, “Looking for the Phoenix”. He offers the opinion that one of the main functions of a university is to... › more
Dad
My father features so largely in my life that many of the stories of my past are really his stories or make some reference to him. However the early part of his life needs to... › more
Work Experience
My first job when I left home in 1946 was as a technician (technically called a “junior mechanician”) in an automatic telephone exchange at Kelburn in Wellington.... › more
Albert
Uncle Albert was a British Israelite, whatever that may mean. I think it had to do with measuring the galleries in the pyramids using a mystical measure called a “pyramid... › more