Category Archives: Technology

Courage explained

Posted on December 15, 2017 by odeboyz

Courage is staying in a hotel which isn’t on Trip Advisor.   Chris

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Book review: David Eggers ~ The Circle

Posted on December 12, 2017 by odeboyz

“Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, has warned that Britain could be sleepwalking into an East German-style surveillance society, holding extensive but secret files on all citizens.”* The capabilities of technological surveillance in 2004 were negligible in relation to 2017. The … Continue reading →

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Technological sabotage: Rene Carmille 1942-4

Posted on December 5, 2017 by odeboyz

René Carmille — was a punch card computer expert and comptroller general of the French Army, who later would head up the Demographics Department of the French National Statistics Service. As quickly as IBM worked with the Nazis to enable them to … Continue reading →

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North Korea: a wordless poem

Posted on November 3, 2017 by odeboyz

Chris

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Modern day threats for old fashioned problems

Posted on October 13, 2017 by odeboyz

 

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Aggravation Personified

Posted on October 6, 2017 by odeboyz

Who invented the new technology gadgets that we all rely on these days? The computer is complicated, but not so much that a ten year old child cannot dig into the insides and recognise all the internal bits that baffle … Continue reading →

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The importance of the battle of Mukden (1905)

Posted on April 21, 2017 by odeboyz

The carnage of the first world war wasn’t inevitable. The horrendous losses suffered could have been avoided by high commands sensitive to the evolution of warfare techniques. Their ‘war games’ were a hapless iteration of previous obsolete military experiences. Nine … Continue reading →

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The way of the world: the Internet

Posted on April 14, 2017 by odeboyz

“…the internet is now a major driver of the growth of cognitive inequality.” Or in simpler terms, “the internet makes dumb people dumber and smart people smarter.” Kevin Drum Mother Jones 27th Dec 2014 Chris

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Better Dream

Posted on March 10, 2016 by odeboyz

Prior to the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) tradesmen like me, would regularly work at weekends or night-time after our days normal work. This was universally recognised as “custom and practice” and although it was appreciated that working … Continue reading →

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Trident Missile System: World Leaders Speak

Posted on October 6, 2015 by odeboyz

Chancellor Angela Merkel (Germany): I wish I had my finger on the nuclear button. Safety is my number one priority. Archbishop Desmond Tutu (South Africa): A £100 billion for weapons of mass destruction! Is David Cameron a Christian? Former Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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