10k
… views of DriverlessCroc, as of 23rd September 2020, not including email subscribers. At 9k I suggested that 250 views per week would be a… Read More »10k
Amy Orben on tech panics of the past
In 1941 Mary Preston published “Children’s Reactions to Movie Horrors and Radio Crime” in The Journal of Pediatrics … The American paediatrician had studied hundreds of six… Read More »Amy Orben on tech panics of the past
Grace and mistakes
I’m a big believer in grace and second (and third) chances; I wouldn’t, couldn’t live without them. In the absence of enough information to make… Read More »Grace and mistakes
Nameless dread (2): calling HALT
My occasional feeling of nameless dread goes something like this: I’ve forgotten to do something something; I’ve let someone down; I’ve neglected something important; There… Read More »Nameless dread (2): calling HALT
Twitter: use case
Not for news or self promotion, but for finding experts, following their reading, and listening in on their conversations.
Responsibility: who pays?
Taking responsibility means that you commit to doing what’s necessary to make something happen – and that you pay for your mistakes. We are often… Read More »Responsibility: who pays?
Inconvenient values
A good test of your values is asking when they last cost you something else that you wanted. For each of your values ask: Do… Read More »Inconvenient values
tl;dr
We live in an era where people will spend days of their lives – hours at a time – to watch a box set or… Read More »tl;dr
A brief presentation
Is it?* Don’t say it unless you’re sure.** *Brief depends on context, but in the absence of a clear norm a 5 minute presentation –… Read More »A brief presentation
Educated (11): Truth in context
Another aspect of the limits of knowledge is the contingent nature of most of what we know: Truth is usually* truth-in-context. A pair of non-parallel… Read More »Educated (11): Truth in context