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From generating memes, to designing apps, to playing with Lego, to drinking beer, to meeting the Execs, to building a bridge (which it turns out Newcastle folk are surprisingly bad at đ), Cara Fisher shares her experiences of last month's Grad Week.
Blogs often organise their content using categories or tags. As Colin Eberhardt discovered from measuring behaviours, this doesn't seem to do much to encourage browsing. In this post, he explains how he tried out the new OpenAI Embedding API to create highly targeted article recommendations, resulting in a four-fold (x4) increase in engagement.
Beyond the Hype is a brand new podcast from the Scott Logic team. Each month, our CTO Colin Eberhardt brings together friends, colleagues and experts for a demystifying discussion, casting a practical eye over what is new and exciting in technologyâlooking beyond the promises, the buzz and excitement to guide you towards the genuine value. Subscribe on: đ§ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-hype/id1612265563 đ§ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BlwBJ7JoxYpxU4GBmuR4x đ§ Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5NTE1MC9yc3M
Next Tuesday, celebrate International Womenâs Day with a distinguished panel of IT leaders discussing this yearâs theme: âBreak the Biasâ. Scott Logicâs Chief Talent Officer, Myra Cooke, will be in discussion with: â˘Â Mei Clark, Head of Technology for Short Term Borrowing at NatWest Group â˘Â Jo Graham, CIO at Boohoo Group PLC â˘Â Jacqui Leggetter, Head of Integration (Deputy Director) at DWP They will discuss the importance of representation at board level and how we can encourage more women into leadership positions; how to remove bias from our recruitment and promotion processes; the importance of D&I initiatives and educating our workforce about unconscious bias; and why it's essential to start this conversation at a much younger age, to inspire the next generation. Join us live to put your questions to the panel, or register now and watch the recording at a time that suits you. đď¸ Tue 8 March đŚ 11:30â12:30
On Weds 30 March, join us in person or online for our first Open Source Bristol meetup, with four fascinating talks from five fantastic speakers: ⢠Eriol Fox, Product Manager & Designer at Simply Secure, on 'Design contributions to OSS: Learnings from the Open Design workshops project' ⢠Tariq Rashid, Founding Director at Digital Dynamics, on 'How Open Source projects can attract more users and participants â Some thoughts' ⢠StreamNative's Tim Spann (Developer Advocate) and John Kinson (Head of Sales, EMEA), on 'Building a Scalable Event Streaming and Messaging Platform using Apache Pulsar for Fintech' ⢠Alex Birch, Lead Developer at Scott Logic, on 'Reviving Googleâs lost fluid engine' Register to attend in person at our Bristol office: https://www.meetup.com/Open-Source-Bristol/events/284198269/ Register to watch the live stream: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-source-bristol-live-stream-tickets-275647407817 We organise Open Source Bristol in partnership with FINOS.
In the fifth and final part of his series exploring the Scrum Master role, Frank Hubin reflects on the importance of the team retrospective in promoting continual improvement. Done right, retros keep the team engaged and truly Agile.
At Scott Logic during LGBT+ History Month đ, weâre drawing inspiration from LGBT+ pioneers in our industry. Today, we celebrate Sophie Wilson, a transgender woman who co-designed the BBC Micro and ARM architecture. Wilson started studying Computer Science at Cambridge University in 1975. During that time, she designed the Acorn System 1, an early 8-bit microcomputer for hobbyists, which, from 1979, was produced commercially by Acorn Computers. At Acorn, she and colleague Steve Furber then designed and implemented the prototype of the Acorn Proton which enabled the company to win the contract to design what became the BBC Microcomputerâin the ensuing decade, well over a million BBC Micros were sold and used in thousands of UK schools. Wilson then led the development of the BBC BASIC programming language for the next 15 years. From 1983, Wilson began designing the instruction set for one of the first RISC processors, the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM). This processor type went on to become one of the most successful IP cores, which by 2012 was being used in 95% of smartphones.
Celebrate International Womenâs Day on 8 March with a distinguished panel of IT leaders discussing this yearâs theme: âBreak the Biasâ. Scott Logicâs Chief Talent Officer, Myra Cooke, will be in discussion with: Boohoo Group PLC CIO, Jo Graham; Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Head of Integration (Deputy Director), Jacqui Leggetter; and NatWest Group Head of Technology for Short Term Borrowing, Mei Clark. They will discuss the importance of representation at board level and how we can encourage more women into leadership positions; how to remove bias from our recruitment and promotion processes; the importance of D&I initiatives and educating our workforce about unconscious bias; and why it's essential to start this conversation at a much younger age, to inspire the next generation. đď¸ Tue 8 March đŚ 11:30â12:30
In the latest post by Mark Richards, he explains why Podman offers a good alternative to Docker Desktop, if for whatever reason Docker is not available to you. He lays out the pros and cons of Podman, and takes you step by step through the process of migrating over to it.
At Scott Logic during LGBT+ History Month đ, weâre drawing inspiration from LGBT+ pioneers in our industry. Today, we celebrate Edith "Edie" Windsor (1929â2017), who was a technology manager at IBM and an American LGBT rights activist. In 1968, she attained the title designating the highest level technical position at IBM, Senior Systems Programmer. When Edie's wife died in 2009, she inherited her estate but was prevented from taking advantage of the marital tax deduction available to heterosexual couples. She sued the US federal government and was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court case 'United States v. Windsor', considered a landmark legal victory for the same-sex marriage movement in the USA. The Obama administration and federal agencies extended rights, privileges and benefits to married same-sex couples because of the decision. You can find out more about Edie Windsor here https://ediewindsor.com/ #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQIA #WomenInTech #MarriageEquality
