Because social media only have tools of approval, these set up positive feedback loops, which amplify the bad.
Category Archive: Life
LittleBits packages electronics into neat modules, bringing insight into how and why devices work.
The UK government doesn’t want to ban encryption, but may see it as a cheap way of winning votes from the easily-impressed.
Why Apple should be giving more to charity, and how that should include the arts.
Why has little or nothing been done to ensure the traceability of important documents which could be damaging if leaked?
What do you think of a weather app which tells you that it is “a big fan of Jack the Ripper’s work”?
Microsoft’s Windows 10 update troubleshooter could not tell me whether my computer was eligible for the free Windows 10 upgrade.
I knew that creating my grandson an Apple ID for his new iPad Mini would be interesting.
How can you buy a legal copy of £1600 software for only £85?
Two current cases show how messy copyright can become: it is not a Happy Birthday for Harry Potter.
The Eclectic Light Company 