Dan Hardiker

So long mo!

Well that's it … I managed to raise £110 from friends, family and co-workers, £140 from generous DeVoxx attendee's when I went around bucket begging, and Adaptavist pound matched, adding a great £250.

In total that makes £500 for Prostate Cancer UK!

Thanks to everyone who has supported me, and I hope that it's made at least a few people think more about the organ they spend most of their time sat on.

Week 1

Movember is getting quite some recognition!

More people instantly figured I was dong a good thing for charity than chosen a new look - which is a good thing, I think! Only a couple noticed I cheated ...

You cheated??

OK, yes, you caught me.

I don't have special powers of growing hair on my face at lighting speed. No, instead my friends though it would be funny to choose the Fu Manchu style. …

Movember - What is it?

Each year, men are encouraged to raise awareness of prostate cancer (and more broadly, mens health in general) by growing a moustache (a "Mo") throughout the month of November - all the while, raising money to support research into these issues. The result is Movember.

Just as the pink ribbon has become a symbol of breast cancer, …