Opinions & Blogs

Last night I found myself sitting at my local viewpoint watching the glittering lights of London flicker against the backdrop of a night sky. As I sat there watching Wembley Stadium's arch gradually change colour from white to blue and numerous commercial aircraft glide into Heathrow Airport I set off...

While on my current trip to India, I had one of many conversations with my brother (technically my cousin, but you know, culture) about life and existence. During our conversation, he said something that stuck with me: "Bhai, people think I'm weird. Everybody does." I obviously asked him why he...

The title of this post could easily be misconstrued as a cry for help. It is not. It is merely an acknowledgement of the current situation in which our species finds itself. Obviously I expect that people will instantly spout a response along the lines of "how can everything be...

Other than the work I do for freelance clients and hobby projects, my professional career has been largely in the realm of A/B testing. I was an in-house engineer in my previous employer's optimisation department and when started at my current employer. In both roles I joined a company writing...

Cryptocurrencies have been varying in popularity over the past 4 years. This is largely down to the almost systematic bull runs which loosely follow the Bitcoin halving cycles. And are then followed by a bear market which completely wipes any gains for multiple gamblers/investors. While the application and utility of...

I can distinctly remember my introduction to the concept of race. It occurred when I was 5 - 6 years old. I was walking home from school with my mother and my older sister. We walked between the now non-existent Salisbury Court and rear garden fences of the houses on...

As part of my new year's cleanup I have decided to attempt to tidy-up Something Decent. If you have been around a while you may notice the distinct lack in content now on the site. The said cleanup is the reason for this distinct lack in content. I have always...

On Monday, July 13th 2020, I attempted to embark on the ever so optimistic challenge of walking from my humble abode in North London to the sunny, tartan clad, shores of Glasgow. More info on the following: https://somethingdecent.co.uk/opinions-blogs/travel/london-to-glasgow-by-foot-hopefully/ However, as you may have guessed from the title of this post,...

Yes, you read that correctly. I plan to walk from London to Glasgow. Whether or not I will make it that far, only time will tell. The journey which starts at my home in north London and ends at whatever google maps dictates to be Glasgow is roughly 380 miles...