Editorial
Leave the Internet alone
The day after some websites went dark in protest at proposed US laws on online intellectual property rights, the authorities shut down a file sharing service.
- Originally published: 20 Jan 2012 in Editorial, Technology
A culture of sorrow
Orhan Pamuk describes a collective sorrow that permeates his native city but this cultural meme seems to have taken root everywhere.
- Originally published: 14 Jan 2012 in Editorial
Trust (like interest on savings) must be earned
In these times just how attractive are Belgian government bonds?
- Originally published: 24 Nov 2011 in Editorial
Farewell, Jamila!
Dining out at lunchtime during the working week is a rare treat. This time we say goodbye to a colleague.
- Originally published: 6 Oct 2011 in Personalia
Spanish scrambled egg breakfast
A quick recipe for Desayuno de la BurguesÃa: scrambled eggs with saffron, paprika and lots of other goodies!
- Originally published: 28 Aug 2011 in Personalia
Crisis what crisis?
A true tale of management self-interest buried deep within the minutes of a corporate monthly meeting.
- Originally published: 5 Aug 2011 in Editorial
Do you want advice with that?
Free motivational messages with my morning coffee.
- Originally published: 15 Jul 2011 in Humour
Tawdry minds think alike
A bit of April fooling around on the Wikipedia homepage got me thinking about English humour.
- Originally published: 1 Apr 2011 in Humour
Gift war!
It’s Christmas time for consumers! Every year, we say we won’t bother but every year we go crazy.
- Originally published: 21 Dec 2010 in Humour
French language characters on a qwerty keyboard
Retaining a qwerty keyboard in an international environment where French is commonly used.
- Originally published: 10 Nov 2010 in Personalia
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Paris
On a cold, rainy February morning, I returned to the French capital for the first time since I was twelve years old.
- Originally published: 23 Feb 2011 in Europe
The Yellow Cross
After they scattered into the Pyrenees, the Cathars were hard to trace. So was the thread of this book.
- Originally published: 22 Aug 2008 in Books
Urthel Samaranth Quadrupel 12
What sort of newlyweds would serve a quadrupel beer instead of fine wine at their wedding reception? Meet the Van Ostadens!
- Originally published: 15 May 2011 in Beer
Introducing the Fashtonometer
A visual approach to the many fashion gaffes of Lady Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign affairs head.
- Originally published: 10 Mar 2010 in Humour
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.