OXFORD'S AREA CODE AT OGN 57
       
       2024-03-27
       
       Ever wondered why Oxford's area code is 01865? The story is more-complicated
       than you'd think.
       
 (IMG) Modern desk telephone with an 01865 number (masked) and a keypad with letters on the buttons, 2=ABC through 9=WXYZ, with superimposed question marks between the two.
       
       I'll share the story on my blog, of course. But before then, I'll be telling
       it from the stage of the Jericho Tavern at 21:15 on Wednesday 17 April as my
       third(?) appearance at Oxford Geek Nights! So if you're interested in learning
       about some of the quirks of UK telephone numbering history, I can guarantee
       that this party's the only one to be at that Wednesday night!
       
       Not your jam? That's okay: there's plenty of more-talented people than I
       who'll be speaking, about subjects as diverse as quantum computing with
       QATboxen, bringing your D&D experience to stakeholder management (!), video
       games without screens, learnings from the Horizon scandal, and whatever Freyja
       Domville means by The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Scientific Method (but
       I'm seriously excited by that title).
       
       Anyway: I hope you'll be coming along to Oxford Geek Nights 57 next month, if
       not to hear me witter on about the fossils in our telecommunications networks
       then to enjoy a beer and hear from the amazing speakers I'll be sharing the
       stage with. The event's always a blast, and I'm looking forward to seeing you
       there!
       
       LINKS
       
 (HTM) QATboxen
 (HTM) Freyja Domville
 (HTM) The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Scientific Method
 (DIR) https://www.meetup.com/oxford-geek-night/events/299174905/
 (HTM) Oxford Geek Nights 57