Author: bernard
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The bicycles of Deira
Bicycles are the mode of transport for less well-off foreign workers living in Dubai.
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Everything stops for prayers
Everything stops for prayer time, even work. Seen in Wafi Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Pink is for ladies, red is for men.
These “pink taxis” are for Muslim women who do not want to get into taxis with men. They are driven by women, for women passengers only. “Our society is conservative and our women do not want to ride with men alone at night or when they arrive at the airport at two or three in…
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Should content be hardcoded or externalised?
(I published this blogpost originally on the Home Office Digital blog. It is archived here.) Content design is informed by user research findings. With all government services this is critical, as it’s the user that needs to carry out certain tasks to reach a successful outcome – for example provide their date of birth or…
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Waiting for the company bus
Foreign workers waiting to be picked up by the company bus. Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Launching a service in Kuwait – adjusting your user research
[My blog post was originally published on the Home Office Digital blog on the 27th of November. This is an archive, with some added information such as links and specific dates.] On the 23rd of November, Monday morning, we successfully launched the Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) service private beta in Kuwait to very little fanfare.…
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W3C public-privacy thread
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Your feigned intelligence is nothing more than the fart of God
NB: NSFW Richard Dawkins reads some of his “fan” mail.
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Concerns about Dept. of Education’s “Primary Online Database”
Digital Rights Ireland Simon McGarr speaks about the Dept. of Education Primary Online Database by Bernard Tyers on Mixcloud The recording can be downloaded for reference. Simon McGarr from Digital Rights Ireland speaks on Drive Time, Irish national radio, about the privacy, and misuse of data concerns with the Department of Educations’ proposed Primary Online…