05
Jan
Equals maximise difference, zeal, fervour, hatred, triviality, and racism. That’s what algorithms do. That is how the big tech... [more]
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Overview The social media model of “maximising engagement” has created an environment rife with cognitive decline, ideological extremism, and... [more]
In a tongue-in-cheek look at the short-list for the 2024 Oxford “Word of the Year” here we distinctly shallow-dive... [more]
The phrase “Price is what you pay, value is what you get”, popularised by investor Warren Buffett, highlights the... [more]
There cannot be a field more ripe for disruption than marketing; so many of its core areas suit the... [more]
02
May
Google and Meta have been chasing down the Prince of Something New, TikTok, since the arrival of 15 second... [more]
Ah, TikTok, the dazzling, dizzying digital darling of our age. A place where you can watch a pomeranian trying... [more]
The future of work in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) plays a central role is a topic of... [more]
Most technologists lean to the left – possibly as a function of education, income banding, and age. On the... [more]
In today’s world, if you’re lucky enough to achieve even basic financial security in your 60s then you’ve probably... [more]
Carbon negative since 2020, carbon neutral for over a decade. Connected is carbon negative; we sequester more carbon than... [more]
If you ask most Gen-AI systems this question you tend to get an answer something along the lines of... [more]
03
Nov
In this great politico-media fest that is #COP26, it’s useful to highlight our commitment to eradicating negative traces that... [more]
For many, working at home in a toxic culture is the new norm. Sadly, many employers have made a... [more]
…Is my stock answer when folks ask me how web-sites work! The digital world shares much in common with... [more]
Much of the time our minds can be lost in fantasising, imagining, dwelling on the past, pondering about the... [more]
The tension between needs and wants is often what fires the ambition in us all. Sadly we listen to... [more]
Work is increasingly seeping beyond the office and factory walls and into other areas of our lives. The commute,... [more]
Much is made of the work grind, to some that’s expressed as 996, or 9 am to 9 pm... [more]
Corporate responsibility has become a thing. In fact, it was always a thing but just maybe unpopular with business... [more]
