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• hothouse gullibility flowers

  By Shaun on October 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I find these thought experiments infuriating when they are used as examples of people’s “irrationality”. It’s akin to economists thinking people are irrational for preferring receiving ten dollars now vs thirty dollars a year from now. In an uncertain world,… Read More ›

• Is This Why the Apple Watch Series 7 Was Delayed?

  By Shaun on October 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Excellent teardown as ever from iFixIt. The similarities between the 6 and 7 are obvious right from the start and I remain as convinced as ever that this was not the device Apple wanted to release this year. More from… Read More ›

• The draft Online Safety Bill

  By Shaun on October 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  As readers of my personal blog, or people who know me, will probably be aware, I’m a proponent, and user, of Free and open source software. And this got me thinking: how would the draft Online Safety Bill affect the… Read More ›

• The original 1851 reviews of Moby-Dick

  By Shaun on October 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “To convey an adequate idea of a book of such various merits as that which the author of Typee and Omoo has here placed before the reading public, is impossible in the scope of a review. High philosophy, liberal feeling,… Read More ›

• Technology is being used to drive centralised control methods for both companies and countries

  By Shaun on October 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Hey, I caught your podcast. Brilliantly expressed, and I’m honored that my email inspired you to think and share about the topic! Your comments gave me a new perspective also, and has me thinking, especially about the relationship of all… Read More ›

• The last days inside Trailer 83

  By Shaun on October 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Nearly a hundred families lived at the site at one point, but one by one they had been moving away until on this day in September only a handful were left. Mike’s trailer was at the farthest end. There were… Read More ›

• Amazon 4-star. What is it designed to do?

  By Shaun on October 22, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Amazon has made a big thing of its new retail store in Bluewater and yesterday Jo and I got to visit it while we waited for Apple to repair an iPhone. As we walked around, the store is not big… Read More ›

• Polishing Cloth not connected (and out of stock)

  By Shaun on October 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  That’s funny, but at least it would help to justify the cost of the thing. Thanks to Peter. Oh, and if you want one the lead time is now out to 10-12 weeks! As it happens, I was at the… Read More ›

• SwatchPAY!

  By Shaun on October 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This timepiece is powered by highly reliable Swiss-made quartz mechanisms. It is water resistant up to 30 metres, making it suitable for light splashes. The watch also offers SwatchPay which allows you to connect your debit/credit card with the watch… Read More ›

• “I think we generally feel that people don’t see us as humans.”

  By Shaun on October 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This is hard to watch. We clapped these people every week last year and too many forget so quickly…