{"id":11540,"date":"2025-01-18T15:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?page_id=11540"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:42:17","slug":"highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='e-content'><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:24,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/albumclub.info&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260111165058\\\/https:\\\/\\\/albumclub.info\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-03 18:51:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-06 19:58:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 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They\u2019re grouped by subject, usually with the latest post first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Album Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2017\/09\/29\/the-best-night-of-the-month\/\">The best night of the month<\/a> \u2014 A background and primer on what we do at <a href=\"https:\/\/albumclub.info\">Album Club<\/a>, which started in 2011 and has been running every month since. I\u2019ve since formed two other Album Clubs that are always held online, and they all follow the same format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/album-club-on-sharp-tech\/\">Album Club on Sharp tech<\/a> \u2014 Mentioned by Ben Thompson and Andrew Sharp after I wrote in to one of my favourite podcasts. They had been discussing ways to \u2018touch grass\u2019 with friends, and I thought that Album Club was a perfect example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/22\/bringing-a-27-year-old-programming-project-back-to-life-with-claude-code\/\">Bringing a 27-year-old programming project back to life with Claude Code<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2025\/12\/20\/tools-for-discovering-the-indieweb\/\">Tools for discovering the IndieWeb<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2024\/04\/10\/20-years-of-blogging\/\">20 years of blogging<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial intelligence\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/14\/something-big-is-happening-but-it-doesnt-add-up\/\">Something big is happening; but it doesn\u2019t add up<\/a> \u2014 When AI takes all of the jobs, who will pay for AI?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2023\/09\/04\/when-good-is-the-enemy-of-the-perfect\/\">When good is the enemy of the perfect<\/a> \u2014 As generative AI\u2019s accuracy gets closer to perfect, using it gets increasingly problematic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/22\/in-a-world-of-ai-pstn-is-dead\/\">In a world of AI, PSTN is dead<\/a> \u2014 How do you <em>really<\/em> know who\u2019s on the other end of the phone?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2023\/05\/06\/increasingly-obscured-future\/\">Increasingly obscured future<\/a> \u2014 Written after watching <em>The AI Dilemma<\/em> from the Center for Humane Technology and being profoundly moved by wondering where this is all going.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2023\/05\/30\/my-friction-filled-information-workflow\/\">My friction-filled information workflow<\/a> \u2014 Trying to get a handle on the inputs and outputs in my life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2023\/02\/02\/internal-blogs-an-organisational-hack\/\">Internal blogs \u2014 an organisational hack<\/a> \u2014 Echoing Simon Willison\u2019s thoughts on getting people to write about their work, at work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/09\/29\/the-uncomfortable-mirror-of-the-star-wars-kid\/\">The uncomfortable mirror of the Star Wars Kid<\/a> \u2014 Reflections on a film that caught up with the life someone who became an online meme in the early 2000\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/08\/30\/badsam\/\">BadSAM<\/a> \u2014 Navigating a UI nightmare of an app that is meant to help save lives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/02\/12\/getting-my-head-around-my-first-impressions-of-web3\/\">Getting my head around \u2018My first impressions of web3\u2019<\/a> \u2014 Moxie Marlinspike\u2019s article was an eye-opener for me on the topics of crypto, NFTs etc. I wrote this post to try and structure my own thoughts off the back of reading it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/10\/13\/using-a-leankit-board-to-manage-risks\/\">Using a LeanKit board to manage risks<\/a> \u2014 Documenting how we use a Kanban board to manage our operational risks at work. This was also published <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-i-manage-risks-in-planview-leankit\/\">on the LeanKit (now called AgilePlace) blog<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/07\/the-loveliest-place-on-the-internet\/\">The loveliest place on the Internet<\/a> \u2014 The wonderful community that is micro.blog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/13\/the-magical-internet-making-connections-and-asking-the-right-questions\/\">The magical Internet, making connections and asking the right questions<\/a> \u2014 The basic connections that the Internet makes possible is still amazing to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflections on <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/02\/02\/resilience\/\">resilience<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting back to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/09\/08\/534-days-later\/\">534 days later<\/a> \u2014 Reflections on my first day back in the office after working from home for over a year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/09\/29\/the-remote-or-office-spectrum\/\">The remote or office spectrum<\/a> \u2014 Thoughts after having been back in the office for a few weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/10\/31\/returning-to-the-office-redux\/\">Returning to the office, redux<\/a> \u2014 Further thoughts following the conversations I had after I posted \u2018the remote or office spectrum\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/10\/27\/creating-a-trans-inclusive-workplace\/\">Creating a trans-inclusive workplace<\/a> \u2014 An incredible webinar that opened my eyes to the lived experiences of trans people in the workplace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/19\/wins-or-never-again-having-to-remember-what-you-did-all-year\/\">Wins! (Or, never again having to remember what you did all year\u2026)<\/a> \u2014 A weekly ceremony that has had a big impact in our team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I finish a book, I try to jot down a few notes about it on my blog. Sometimes these thoughts morph into longer posts as I use my writing to work out what I really think. <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/reading\/\">My entire reading list since about 2010 is here<\/a>, but these are some of the books that led to longer posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2025\/04\/18\/\ud83d\udcda-fearless-speech\/\">Fearless Speech<\/a> \u2014 Taking the discussion beyond &#8216;free speech&#8217; to a distinction between &#8216;fearless speech&#8217; and &#8216;reckless speech&#8217;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2025\/02\/23\/fascism\/\">Fascism<\/a> \u2014 What is it, and when is it useful to use the word in modern times? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2024\/10\/17\/monsters-a-fans-dilemma\/\">Monsters: A Fan\u2019s Dilemma<\/a> \u2014 What do we do with great art by bad people?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2024\/09\/19\/the-mccartney-legacy-volume-1-1969-73\/\">The McCartney Legacy Volume 1: 1969-73<\/a> \u2014 A wonderful book about Paul McCartney\u2019s early solo years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2024\/08\/09\/how-civil-wars-start\/\">How Civil Wars Start<\/a> \u2014 Felt like relevant reading as we approached the end of 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/11\/22\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-menopause\/\">Everything You Need To Know About The Menopause<\/a> \u2014 My wife and I were in our mid-40s when I read this; I figured it would be useful to know more about what\u2019s coming down the road.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/05\/19\/hitman\/\">Hitman<\/a> \u2014 One of my favourite posts. I picked up Brett \u2018The Hitman\u2019 Hart\u2019s biography as some light holiday reading and had no idea it would be so good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/03\/18\/violent-borders\/\">Violent Borders<\/a> \u2014 A book that puts forward the notion that the very concept of a political or physical border is a violent act. Compelling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/02\/05\/why-workplace\/\">Why Workplace<\/a> \u2014 Thoughts about the future of work in a post-pandemic era.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/11\/18\/a-seat-at-the-table\/\">A Seat At The Table<\/a> \u2014 What it means for a Chief Information Officer to take their place alongside other executive leaders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/21\/the-year-without-pants\/\">The Year Without Pants<\/a> \u2014 The experience of working at Automattic, the fully-remote company behind WordPress, back in 2011\u20132012. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2024\/10\/12\/mix-from-may-2006\/\">Mix from May 2006<\/a> \u2014 Rediscovering a compilation I put together 18 years previously.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/12\/31\/%f0%9f%8e%b6-cover-song-grab-bag\/\">Cover song grab bag<\/a> \u2014 Some of my favourite cover versions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/12\/09\/the-beatles-get-back\/\">The Beatles: Get Back<\/a> \u2014 Notes I made as I watched this wonderful film.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/04\/waitwheres-the-single\/\">Wait\u2026where\u2019s the single?<\/a> \u2014 Albums that disappoint by not including the track you bought them for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/20\/die-da-memories-of-mtv-europe\/\">Die Da!?! Memories of MTV Europe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/28\/a-bakers-dozen-of-the-moment\/\">A baker\u2019s dozen of the moment<\/a> \u2014 13 songs that I\u2019d been listening to recently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2018\/10\/12\/vinyl-explorations\/\">Vinyl explorations<\/a> \u2014 Adventures in buying a turntable and getting into vinyl records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2018\/07\/13\/behind-the-mask\/\">Behind The Mask<\/a> \u2014 Eric Clapton, Greg Phillinganes, Michael Jackson and the Yellow Magic Orchestra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2025\/05\/10\/london-wales-london-2025\/\">Riding the London-Wales-London 400km Audax event in May 2025<\/a>, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/06\/london-wales-london-2026\/\">again in May 2026<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In May 2015, I took part in a charity bike ride, cycling from London to Milan. We covered around 900 miles through nine countries in nine days. <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/category\/ride-999\/\">I captured the experience here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/30\/getting-started-with-indoor-bike-training\/\">Getting started with indoor bike training<\/a> \u2014 Written at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when we were all trapped in our houses. My indoor bike trainer became an addiction for me at this time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School governance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I was a governor at a primary school for just over a decade, between 2014 and 2024. It was a privilege to volunteer and help out, but also eye-opening in terms of the challenges that schools face. 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