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For very long time I have been away in a stew, so please accept my humblest apologies, I am blogging once again, because I am fed up with X/Twitter, Mastadon and LinkedIn. My name is Peter Pilgrim. I’m a Principal Engineer and also a Java champion and I work for a UK technical consultancy. Today […]

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Here is a question that many people that belong to ethnic minorites ask: How do I fight microaggression? Acknowledge the microaggression and name it. Speak up and stand up for yourself and/or others. Take care of your emotional and physical wellbeing. Educate yourself and others about microaggressions and their effects. Connect with supportive people and […]

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Just like one of those old fashion vinyl records, do remember James Brown “Cold Sweat” parts 1 and part 2? So I recorded a very long second episode about my Hyundai Tucson Ultimate 2021 edition with expoding panoramic sunroof in not two, but three parts. This is because I respect you, your time, your effort […]

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This is an open letter to the DVSA: Peter Pilgrim Milton Keynes, England Monday, 16th January 2023 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Berkeley House, Croydon St, Bristol BS5 0DA Reference:  Exploding Sunroof Incident in Hyundai Tucson Dear Sir / Madam My name is Peter Pilgrim. I work as a senior manager at Cognizant UK, an […]

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Principal Technologist E6 And so that was 2022 Hello All This is the last episode of the year 2022. Merry Crimbo and Happy New Year 2023 Thank you all for watching and listening.

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Welcome to another edition of the Principal Tech. In this video cast, on YouTube, I discuss #IR35RepealScrapped(hashtag) I am purposely not writing a lot of text on this blog post. The idea is you go watch and/or listen, because I am experimenting with the audio-visual form of content production This is all about the future […]

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Welcome to another edition of the Principal Tech. In this video cast, on YouTube, I discuss #IR35RepealScrapped(hashtag) I am purposely not writing a lot of text on this blog post. The idea is you go watch and/or listen, because I am experimenting with the audio-visual form of content production This is all about the future […]

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Welcome to another edition of the Principal Tech. In this video cast, on YouTube, I discuss #IR35Repeal(hashtag) I am purposely not writing a lot of text on this blog post. The idea is you go watch and/or listen, because I am experimenting with the audio-visual form of content production On Friday 23rd September 2022, The […]

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As promised, I delivered the THIRD episode of Principal Tech Show. I am the Principal Tech. In this video cast, on YouTube, I discuss #SmartFocus (hashtag) I am purposely not writing a lot of text on this blog post. The idea is you go watch and/or listen, because I am experimenting with the audio-visual form […]

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I have a new show Principal Tech E1 – Is UK Contracting Worth It? I uploaded the first episode to YouTube and I will add more shows for the foreseeable future. I am the Principal Technologist. In the autumn 2021, I had many enquiries about this nature of work. Some people have been asking me […]

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Today, I uploaded to YouTube a long form video (00:25:27 duration). In this long-form video presentation, I discuss my personal choice of why I chose contracting over permanent opportunities in my career. I share my feelings and historic decisions of why I got into contracting, why I found it beneficial and why it can be […]

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Hey all! Did you know that I creating a non-technical video course? It is called How To Improve your Personal Performance in Java work Technology? I plan to announce early access to coincide with Black History Month (1st October to 31st October annually) The place holder for this course is exclusively on Vimeo-on Demand. I […]