Delay Deny Deflect – just about says it all really…
Why I will eventually quit Facebook. I just don’t trust them.
Category: Commentary
Heredity – more complex than we thought
Looks fascinating. One more for the reading list! London Review of Books — Read on www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n20/meehan-crist/race-doesnt-come-into-it
Read at least one book about your destination
One of the things I like about Walk Japan trip is that they send you a reading list for your trip. www.ft.com/content/8d4e616a-debc-11e8-8f50-cbae5495d92b
Fascinating article on colour & chemistry, science & art
http://nyer.cm/akZzTnS
Air-conditioners do great good, but at a high environmental cost – The cost of cool
Read on www.economist.com/international/2018/08/25/air-conditioners-do-great-good-but-at-a-high-environmental-cost
Clever use of submarine cables to detect earthquakes
www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21744060-they-would-open-new-seismological-frontier-submarine-cables-could-be-repurposed
Facebook wants your banking info – I don’t think so!
www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-banks-give-us-your-data-well-give-you-our-users-1533564049
Those Bolshy Brits
Certain amount of truth in this. Not that any of my family are stubborn… www.ft.com/content/0c454858-9408-11e8-b67b-b8205561c3fe
Well that’s creepy
Now you can buy a service that uses targeted advertising to influence people around you. Don’t like your work colleague? Convince them to find another job. Want a pet? Convince Read More …
New hacking target could be the Census
Apparently it’s online. Not a great idea given all the issues with voting machines etc. Bets it will be compromised? Sheesh. And the census determines the number of state reps Read More …
