News just out – wait for it all you over 30 years of age – the Polaroid is set to return next year! No, the Polaroid is not some weird and wonderful Doctor Who-like hostile alien species, but an instant film camera, produced by the Polaroid Corporation of the USA founded in 1937 and they… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Technology
Some Random Thoughts on How Glasses, Sticks and Minds Are Evolving
Everything is becoming technical and soon everything, every single thing, will be changed. Later this year the world is poised to welcome Google Glass, augmented reality spectacles, when they are launched publicly. They are being billed as ‘a new, more natural way of interacting with each other digitally.’ That means, presumably, that wearing a mini… Read more »
Big Data Is Big News, Big Opportunities and a Big Problem
Big Data Is back on the agenda. It doesn’t go away. Nor will it, ever. This whole question of privacy of personal data and the use to which it is put, with people’s consent or without. We can make no apology… Read more »
The Way We Live Is Exposed in Statistics, Data and Real Opinions
The world is awash with data. Information. Some would say there is more than enough opinion around, too. However, data by itself is of little use in understanding our world, it’s interpretation (ie opinion) that makes it twirl.
Have Yourself a Merry, Green Christmas If You Can
Christmas Day thoughts about how environmentally friendly Christmas actually is. Or isn’t. Just as you take advantage of the Amazon Christmas sale beginning today, spare a thought for other issues about this time of year. You don’t have to be a Scrooge to be concerned about waste at Christmas. That’s waste as in money and… Read more »