Author Archives
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Birds of Paradise
Share the wonder of the extraordinary place we call home. From exotic jungles to the deepest seas, open your eyes to the connections we all share. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. I know I sometimes say that you should watch… Read More ›
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I could not just sit there
What on earth are the other passengers doing just sitting there and allowing that? Maybe it’s a freedom of speech thing, but he simply does not deserve that privilege.
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Psion User (Winter 98/99)
My daughter found a copy of Psion User that has been lost in a cupboard and it dates back 23 years. I still have some fond moments come back to me reading this. Hopefully some of you will too.
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A post about client sexual harassment
I was sexually harassed by a client last night. The harassment itself was no big deal, just drunken, stupid sexual texts, multiple calls & videocalls I didn’t pick up. Unfortunately, this is not something new as a woman in tech… Read More ›
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My listening devices scare me
Jo and I were talking about our ancestors yesterday after going through some very old family photos. It was just a quick chat in the living room and nothing else, but I happened to mention that we should look at… Read More ›
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Go North, Be a Man!
To up my manliness! I’m sure it’s an outdated belief, but one nugget that stuck with my from like Cognitive Science 101 in college is allegedly men are better than women at performing mental spatial rotations. I don’t want to… Read More ›
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We have more than five senses
How many senses does the average human have? Assuming you equate senses with their receptors, such as the retinas in your eyes and the cochlea in your ears, then the traditional answer to this question is five – seeing, hearing,… Read More ›
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Ifan originally bought 5,000 empty bottles
Ifan originally bought 5,000 empty bottles for the venture. “My father thought I was stupid, really”, says the young, Welsh entrepreneur – but he needn’t have worried, they sold all of them in 12 days! On their first day of… Read More ›
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The Apple One
There is a very interesting selection of Apple concept designs here, but the one above stands out for me. It looks ridiculous at first glance, but imagine something like this as a tool to carry around when you do not… Read More ›
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“On the order of 30 known child pornographic images…”
“And if, and only if you meet a threshold of something on the order of 30 known child pornographic images matching, only then does Apple know anything about your account and know anything about those images.” More here. Another ‘on… Read More ›
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