Month: May 2022
It’s now .fyi
I just changed the domain of this site to nevillehobson.fyi Why? you may be wondering. It seems to me to be a more apt domain than .uk, its predecessor (which, btw, now redirects to .fyi). The content I publish on this site is brief, concise, content that is more of an aside than a lengthy narrative. Indeed, the strap line is ‘Asides by Neville Hobson.’ Basically, it’s content I share ‘for your information.’ It’s also better suited for content that… Read the rest →
Discussion topics for FIR podcast 257
My topics for discussion with Shel in the For Immediate Release monthly podcast episode 257 for May 2022, published on May 23, 2022: The death of ‘mandatory fun’ in the office If you’re an adult being forced to attend a team-building exercise, go to a post-work happy hour or celebrate in a conference room with your colleagues lest you be seen as ‘not a team player’, they’re mostly not ‘fun.’ The pandemic put an end to required birthday cupcakes, team… Read the rest →
The Star Wars book that began it all
On this Star Wars Day 2022, my mind turned to the origins of this ennealogy of filmed stories that has endured over a total lifetime of 45 years. The first film in 1977 was what became known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope that led to the creation of what is aptly described as an epic space-opera multimedia franchise embracing nine blockbuster films (the ‘ennealogy’ I mentioned) plus a handful of recent spinoffs, computer games, merchandising, a theme… Read the rest →