Podcasts have become even more of a common form of entertainment for me recently and so I thought I would recommend a few. If you would like to add yours to the comments, I will post them as a future… Read More ›
Articles
The Origins of the White Collar Worker
They labored in poorly lit, smoky single rooms, attached to merchants and lawyers, to insurance concerns and banks. They had sharp penmanship and bad eyes, extravagant clothes but shrunken, unused bodies, backs cramped from poor posture, fingers callused by constant… Read More ›
What does the Apple watch do?
I have been wearing an Apple Watch for the past few days to see if I can bring up some enthusiasm to understand why some people love it so much. I have failed again. The fitness bit makes sense because… Read More ›
Should you take your phone, or yourself, to the United States?
That is the rather startling advice in a blogpost that is being widely shared right now. Its author, Quincy Larson, is a software engineer, who has previously written about the importance of protecting personal data. He now fears that data… Read More ›
An introduction to the regulation of apps and wearables as medical devices
As well as use in fitness and exercise contexts, these apps and wearables can be used to provide “mHealth” services, potentially crossing the line from recreational to medical and healthcare applications. This article introduces the regulatory framework for medical devices… Read More ›
I don’t use my AirPods anymore
So, it didn’t take long for the AirPods to go back in the box and not do a lot. I don’t quite know why it happened, but there are some specific reasons that pertain to how I need to use… Read More ›
I look at Moore’s Law in two ways
I look at Moore’s Law in two ways. One is the traditional getting more into a chip. The other is the overall power of a PC. That includes the GPU as well as the CPU. Unless you’re strictly heavy number… Read More ›
A day observing the NHS
So, had to take my Mum to the hospital today because she was suffering some worrying symptoms following a stroke 2 weeks ago. Over a period of 6 hours she had tests and scans to check for anything serious and… Read More ›
Is the latest iOS eating your battery?
A strange thing has been happening with my iPhone SE recently in that I am needing to charge it twice a day to keep it powered. By lunchtime I am hitting 20% and then again by 6 or 7pm. My… Read More ›
It feels immoral to just give up and detach utterly
The above comic resonated for me. Lately I’ve been thinking about that balance between fretting over the world and tending to one’s own garden, so to speak. On the one hand, I recognize my relative helplessness to make meaningful change on… Read More ›
