Friday, 28 February 2014

The terrifying new metaphysics of data

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I watched the film Lincoln recently, only a year after everybody else.  Apart from wondering why we can't make such intelligent films ab...
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Thursday, 27 February 2014

Why the home ownership dream ended

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Here is a picture of the flat where I was born.  Randolph Avenue in Maida Vale, a former red light district fallen on good times. It was...
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Where is 38 Degrees now there's work to be done?

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I got so cross with the internet campaigners 38 Degrees over the Lobbying Bill, for their half-truths and infuriating ability to concentrate...
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Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Does the UK government want Scots to vote yes?

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It really is rather peculiar.  So peculiar that historians may comment on it in years to come if the vote is unexpected, but the campaign ...
Monday, 24 February 2014

We need to be nervous of Google's investment in robots

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It's a funny thing, but just 48 hours after I posted the question about what makes Alan Turing the ubiquitous  English hero for the 2010...
Saturday, 22 February 2014

Why are we so fascinated by Alan Turing?

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It is now 102 years since he was born, or nearly, but this really appears to be Alan Turing's moment. Not only was the government mov...
Friday, 21 February 2014

Why Lean is so inefficient

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It's no good. I simply can't resist it. The old monsters at management consultants McKinsey & Co are just too tempting a targe...