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Category Archive: Life

Miracle defrost and false science

My concerns are not only that this product is largely ineffective and its claims rely on consumer naivety, but that it has potential health risks. Shame on anyone selling such products.

March 5, 2015 General, Life, Technology

Movie Review: Mr. Turner (2014), Mike Leigh, starring Timothy Spall

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This evocatively shot period biopic of the latter part of JMW Turner’s life offers deeper glimpses into his painting.

March 5, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Failure in language evolution?

Why have languages not (yet) evolved to be more robust? The effects of small errors with large consequences […]

March 4, 2015 General, Language, Life, Technology

Building a new consumer model for DRM

DRM systems, which protect the rights of vendors and copyright holders, are well known for unreasonably limiting the […]

March 3, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Deskilling, Deprofessionalisation, and Descartes

The next time that you are brushed off by a doctor, nurse, teacher, or any other professional who seems to be following a flowchart or checklist, blame it on the cold night of 10-11 November 1619.

March 2, 2015 General, Life

Book Review: Lingo. A Language Spotter’s Guide to Europe, by Gaston Dorren

An insightful and entertaining account of the many languages of Europe. Strongly recommended.

February 27, 2015 General, Language, Life

Artificial Untelligence

The one thing that sticks in my craw almost every time I browse amazon.co.uk is how dumb its recommendations are.

February 26, 2015 General, Life, Technology

Lambs’ tales

I hate the word ‘cute’, but these newly-born lambs really are, complete with their black boots.

February 22, 2015 General, Life

Something for the weekend, sir? Contraception before the ‘pill’

A glimpse into the social history of the condom.

February 21, 2015 General, Language, Life

Faint words of apology: Lenovo and Superfish

We are only human, and each of us screws up on occasion. Large multinational corporates also screw up, […]

February 20, 2015 General, Language, Life, Technology

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