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  • Dear Prime Minister…

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    Beth Dobbin has written a letter to the Prime Minister. Let’s hope it has some impact and not just a sympathetic response. The clock ticks once again- Dear Andy Burnham,My name is Beth Dobbin and I’m an Olympian who represented… Read More ›

  • At least I will save you some money before I kill you

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    I have written a few articles about artificial intelligence that are somewhat negative, and all of those thoughts still stay in my head today, but I have noticed over the past few weeks that. There are some serious benefits to… Read More ›

  • No health tracker is good, but one is less bad

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    After a few months with the Fitbit Air, I think I can conclusively say that it’s the best exercise and health tracker I have ever used. And I’m saying that while realising it’s not a particularly good exercise and health… Read More ›

  • HTX

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    Not sure how I have not discovered HTX before, but the videos are some of the most creative and brilliantly produced I have ever seen. When ridiculous intelligence, enormous creativity and complete fun come together perfectly, you really do get… Read More ›

  • Four huge problems, one President

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    We all know that being the President of the United States is a powerful position. Indeed, it’s always been badged as being the leader of the free world. But today we have a so-called leader of the free world who… Read More ›

  • Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted

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    I’ve spent my working life covering neglected issues. But few are neglected like the devastating chronic condition ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome). In severe cases, the illness shuts down people’s lives almost entirely, causing an extreme loss of… Read More ›

  • The Remarkable Paper Pro Move

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    I have been using E-Ink devices more and more over the past few months as my sensory sensitivities increase. I have found that screen usage in particular is a problem, to the point that I wear sunglasses indoors now when… Read More ›

  • The iPhone Duo will be huge

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    I watched the recent Apple event in the same way I have done for the past few years, not really interested and a little bored with the repetitive nature of the ‘best ever…’ marketing for unoriginal features and lack of… Read More ›

  • Hands free living

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    For the first time in my life it feels like we are moving away from physically interacting with products and most obviously the smartphone. I recently played around with an app called Whisperflow which surprised me by its sheer accuracy… Read More ›

  • Starry Night

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    Take a baby then deliver him, position him in lineAnd then imprison him, condition him in school to make him blindAfter they christen him, the Father, Son, the Ghost, but not the mindWe are divine, we lose potential when we… Read More ›