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Category Archive: Life

Look out, the robots are coming!

I challenge any manufacturer of a ‘driverless’ vehicle to demonstrate it on the roads of the Isle of Wight.

February 28, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Carlo Crivelli and his cryptic cucumbers

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The humble cucumber becomes a symbol of fine art, and is added to a sacrament.

February 20, 2016 General, Life, Painting

Wanted: people of vision

Often branded a consummate logistician without vision or inspiration, Tim Cook has demonstrated that here he can see far further than the politicians.

February 19, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

One hundred thousand views, and some you might have missed

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To celebrate this milestone, here are some articles which you should find interesting, but may have missed.

February 18, 2016 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Making paintings popular again

Let’s face it, modern painting has all but disappeared into its splendidly jewelled navel.

February 17, 2016 General, Life, Painting

How copyright disserves almost everyone

Current law does not help websites such as this, or Wikipedia – or the original artists.

February 12, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Cock-ups, car ferries, and carrots: why we continue to get it wrong

Don’t believe that the problem is with self-regulation. It’s all about incentives, not regulation or penalties.

February 5, 2016 General, Life, Technology

The surrogate, virtual, and intangible, and their worth

Alphabet (formerly Google) now has the largest market capitalisation of any company in the world. That’s got to be news, hasn’t it?

February 2, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Is brevity the soul of the abrupt, rude, and offensive?

Is Twitter’s 140 character limit the case of so much rudeness and offensive behaviour? Ask Richard Dawkins.

January 31, 2016 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

Taxing good sense: breaking old habits in forms

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Using Acrobat for filing your tax return is like sandpaper for cleaning your teeth.

January 27, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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