Author Archives
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“Give me back your Twitter, bitch”
I wasn’t. I felt violated – and furious. As someone who writes a lot on feminism and racism, I’m sadly used to being trolled. I’m often told to go and kill myself, and am frequently told how ‘ugly’ and ‘worthless’… Read More ›
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JUUL – building a new addiction
JUUL is the poster child of the vaping industry with a $38 billion valuation and teenagers hooked on the product all over the world. I have vaped for a few years and use 6mg nicotine content which is more than… Read More ›
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Building your perfect Apple Watch face
On the series 4 Apple has added the ability to include a huge amount of glanceable data in one face (Infograph). With nine sections there is a lot on view at one time, but with some time spent looking for… Read More ›
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Custom Apple Watch faces are here (sort of)
This app is purely a hobby that we wish to share. Installation and use is completely FREE, Both design and material are coming from internet or shared by designers, Please do NOT believe any behaviors from any other platform about… Read More ›
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Oooh!! Coffee
Quite amazing, and soothing, to watch.
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The Future of Work Requires Investments in Human Capital
“The world is healthier and more educated than ever,” notes the World Bank in a new report, The Human Capital Project. “But a large and unfinished agenda remains. Life expectancy in the developing world still lags far behind that of… Read More ›
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Embracing Apple’s Boring Future
But a careful read of Tim Cook’s letter to shareholders suggests the opposite. Instead, Cook seems poised to double down on boring services, like the kind that have helped Microsoft and Amazon. Once iPhones reach market saturation, Apple is far… Read More ›
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Avoiding tech?
I may have read this completely wrong, but two recent stories made my ears prick up. The first was the rise in paper book sales which follows on a continuing trend where paper is gaining a bigger share of the… Read More ›
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The (i)Phone business is not what it was
But that wasn’t all. In an extraordinary letter to Apple investors, CEO Tim Cook also told stockholders what he should have been saying for years: The company’s iPhone business has shifted into a lower gear because of changes in the… Read More ›
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Just under 191 million books were sold in the UK last year
The sale of printed books rose in the UK in 2018 for the 4th year running. Just under 191 million books were sold last year; sales grew 2.1% in value & 0.3% in volume. Not bad, given that a few… Read More ›