skills

Circumlocution may be required

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Choose the right kind of language for the situation.

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The Art of Cycling

Can you ride a bike? I bet you can’t ride it like these young women.

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Pressed the wrong button

Those of us who do know about technology easily lose sight of how hard it can be for others, how scary, how confusing.

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Remembering how to ride a bike

It’s not true you know: you do forget how to ride a bike. I grew up riding bikes. It started when I was very little, in London. I recall learning how to ride up and down the hallway of our house. View Larger Map I don’t think it was actually a very large house, but [...]

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Webstock: Free motivation, inspiration and skills

It’s now less than 2 weeks till Webstock 08, so it doesn’t hurt to repost this item about Webstock 06. And if you should be at Webstock 08 but haven’t yet registered, you can still squeeze in. It’s going to be a blast! [Disclaimer: I'm one of the organisers.] In May 2006 hundreds of people [...]

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