Thanks to Cal Newport for pointing me towards this site in his latest Study Hacks blogpost, “Beyond Digital Ethics”. He talks about the work of Tristan Harris and The Centre for Humane Technology from whose website I have taken a page. What began as a race to monetize our attention is now eroding the pillarsContinue reading “Our society is being highjacked”
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Global Warning….
Taken from John Naughton’s blog post “Global Warning” about Nick Harkaway’s new novel Gnomon where he shares the author’s blogpost which you can read in full here. These paragraphs struck a chord with me. …..I remember the luxury of saying “we must be precautionary about surveillance laws, about human rights violations, because one day theContinue reading “Global Warning….”
Gone to the Beach…
…shouldn’t you too?
The Monday Morning Quote #487
“As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks – on your body or on your heart – are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt” Anthony Bourdain
Of airports and airlines.
I fly a lot – into, out of and around the UK. My favourite airport by a country mile is Cork which is friendly and efficient. I enjoy departures from there (this evening I am off to Newcastle) and above all I look forward to returning home, unfortunately not until late next Monday evening. MyContinue reading “Of airports and airlines.”
Get that wasp off my sandwich
I was up and about in plenty of time to be one of the first to cast their vote in the referendum this morning. It is obviously a serious subject and not one that people tend to discuss too much in public. I am not going to share an opinion in this place except toContinue reading “Get that wasp off my sandwich”
So many pants on fire…
The lies that have been distributed are so many and so persistent that, arguably, fiction is the only way to tell the truth. John Le Carre in an interview in the New York Times with Mel Gubben – January 7th 2004, quoted in Spione I wonder what he would say now?
Sam, I know just how you feel!
The joys of a writing deadline and no inspiration… Sam Seaborn, I feel your pain.
The Monday Morning Quote #477
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Cicero
Nobody told me how good the next 25 years would be.
When Susan was pregnant we heard lots of congratulations, but they were mostly tempered with warnings of sleepless nights, how our lives were over and now the fun would end. We waited for the tantrums of the terrible twos, the mood swings and challenges of teenage years and the destruction of our lives as heContinue reading “Nobody told me how good the next 25 years would be.”
The Incisal Edge 