Category Archives: Technology

Trump, Musk and Tesla

Posted on March 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“Tesla has lost more than one-third of its market value since mid-December as Musk deepens his association with Trump.”1 Reputational damage is lethal. Gerald Ratner called his jewellery ‘crap’2 and within two years had lost his chain of companies. Tesla … Continue reading →

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The Israeli-Gaza Campaign: An early assessment

Posted on February 26, 2025 by odeboyz

“Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.” Don Corleone, The Godfather by Mario Puzo Israel’s strategic objectives are crystal clear. First, get the hostages back from Hamas. Second, obliterate Hamas as a military and political force. This assessment analyses … Continue reading →

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They are amongst us

Posted on February 15, 2025 by odeboyz
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War Studies: Bombing Japan, 1945

Posted on December 4, 2024 by odeboyz

In March 1945 the USA bombed Tokyo. They used incendiary bombs on a wooden city purposefully creating an inferno. The Japanese didn’t surrender. In August ‘A’ bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific War ended shortly afterwards. “Bombs … Continue reading →

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War Studies: Bombing Gaza, 2023-24

Posted on November 20, 2024 by odeboyz

The Israeli bombing campaign is a strategic failure. Their air force generals recognise this. Yet the campaign is now in its second year. What’s going on? Claiming a bombing campaign is a strategic failure is bold. Why is their campaign … Continue reading →

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Need Anyone Starve?

Posted on October 23, 2024 by odeboyz

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Challengers (2024) ~ (Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Conner)

Posted on May 8, 2024 by odeboyz

I regretted paying £7:99 to watch this drivel until I had a blinding insight. This was my first complete Artificial Intelligence (AI) film. The only human involvement was the ensemble. The script was ChatGPT pure and simple.  Even films with … Continue reading →

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Mobile Phones as tracking devices?

Posted on May 4, 2024 by odeboyz
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The Nanny State and Climate Change

Posted on March 6, 2024 by odeboyz

We are also taking every opportunity to encourage low-tax member states to increase their tobacco taxes on health grounds. For example, during the United Kingdom presidency of the Community we held a seminar in London for health and tax officials which produced useful conclusions on … Continue reading →

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Warfare without Humans

Posted on November 1, 2023 by odeboyz

Background Warfare involves finding competitive advantages. David and Goliath is the classic example. David overcame Goliath’s size advantage with technology. Technological advances create defensive antidotes until they are, in their turn, overcome. Defensive walls, for example, were effective until high … Continue reading →

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