Month: January 2026
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Open data – full circle
My work on open data came full circle with having the opportunity at The Grid to implement an open data core business model together with use of the ODbL I helped co-create many years ago. I’m more than a bit excited about this. See more at: https://about.thegrid.id/resources/the-grid-open-data-release
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Cyberpunk key dates
A bit of chronology for my DC-84 research project 1982: “Blade Runner” – Ridley Scott1983: Bruce Bethke coins the term “cyberpunk”1984: Neuromancer by William Gibson (cyberspace)1986: “Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology,” – Bruce Sterling editor1986: Steve Jackson Games releases “GURPS Cyberpunk”1988: “Islands in the Net” by Bruce Sterling1990: “Operation Sundevil” raid by the Secret Service on…
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Brand Archetypes as Tarot Divination
We’ve gone through a few brand and brand identity exercises at my company, The Grid. Generally I’m not a fan of these conversations, as they get a bit mushy, and I want all that I do to come across as genuine and my default mode is information rich with less faff. Invariably during these conversations…