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Explainer: Machine learning

Are you worried about your Mac learning about you and what you do? Machine learning isn’t well understood, so here’s an introduction.

July 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Is that a thunderstorm coming? macOS 11.6, 12, and Apple Silicon Macs

When should we expect macOS 11.6? When will Monterey be released, and when will the next Apple Silicon models be announced? Here are some wild guesses.

July 25, 2021 Macs, Technology

You read it here first: how successful was my forecast for last year?

How well did I predict events for the last year? And what are my predictions for the next?

December 31, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Precisely not: why we have become too precise for our own good

The app told me that in 10 minutes it would rain for 10 minutes, but there was a 43% chance of rain over the next hour.

December 15, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

Going viral: making models

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Models used so far to explain viral events lack explanatory or predictive value. It is time to turn to Catastrophe Theory.

July 1, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Going viral: observing events

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There seems no doubt that intensely viral events occur. Characterising their early stages remains very difficult, requiring sensitive analysis on a huge data stream.

June 14, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Going viral: fame or doom

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There is already a substantial queue of organisations waiting to know how to create intensely viral events, and how to control them.

June 10, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology
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