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What is a dimension ?
The notion of a dimension is quite basic in information modelling, and is perhaps even so basic that asking about it is considered quite pathological, but [...]
Sovereignty
As part of my continuing ruminations in the domain of political theory, I thought I’d touch on the notion of sovereignty ? It seems to combine ideas [...]
Dimensional Modelling part 1
what is a dimension ? In a sense, this is a trivial question. It is just a degree of freedom, so that there are as many dimensions as there are […]
Making the perfect Mushroom Risotto
A bit off track, but lately I have become obsessed with trying to improve my risotto. It is a regular ( perhaps tooo regular ) fixture on the domestic menu [...]
Capability Model – Part 3
Just a few further thoughts on capability modelling: Capability modelling came of out of strategic planning as a theory for how to direct investment. It [...]
wordpress plugins
my site needs to have links back to a few social media platforms that I have used in the past. I am going to start using them again. twitter plugin […]
Emergent Properties part 1
  In one sense, properties are mostly emergent anyway.  Otherwise they would be had by the constituent parts which they seldom do . Even if an entity [...]
Re organising the Site
Having worked with WordPress for a few months now, I feel that the organisation of my site is a bit ordinary. It has grown organically, but for that reason [...]
Rights
The notion of rights seems pervasive today and there seems to be so many different kinds, or at least rights about so many diverse things. When someone [...]
Data is to Information as the Clay is to the Statue – DIKW – part 1
Just a few thoughts on the DIKW framework, which often appears in discussions on data and information architecture / management. To my mind, there is [...]