Day thirteen of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’ve struggled with many of those gadgets that have been designed to make our lives easier yet I should not have worried. I’d heard of tools that were designed specifically for left-handed people but until now have never had the requirement to investigate further. A quick entry … Continue reading Mechanics
Laces
Day eleven of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ and I have picked on one subject that merits its own blog – trying to tie your laces. I thought my tie was bad enough but I’m starting to master that yet laces are in their own league. There’s a problem in that recently I’ve learnt that … Continue reading Laces
Kitchen
Day eleven of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ For me the kitchen is a room of mixed blessings. It is a utilitarian place where food is prepared yet it is the heart of the home. The bedroom, the sitting room and the kitchen are the holy trinity of the house. I must spend ninety per … Continue reading Kitchen
Judgmental
Day ten of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Saturday’s blog is always the hardest. I would normally only write my blog on work days and have the weekend off. Writing six blogs in a week takes that extra bit of effort, a twenty per cent productivity gain. April is also the month in which Easter … Continue reading Judgmental
Instinct
Day nine of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’m now at number 990 and thinking about instinct. How much of what we do is instinctive? How much of what we think we think about before doing is a patterned behaviour which has been laid down across the millennia of human history? How many of the … Continue reading Instinct
Failure
Day six of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ and I’m now at number 1030 on the list of contributors. Some must have fallen by the wayside. It’s nice to be part of the blogging community. I’ve been thinking about those things I have failed to do. Failure is a harsh word. Choosing to try something … Continue reading Failure
The rise of artificial intelligence
It looks like artificial intelligence is back on the agenda. Technology has moved on sufficiently to make the breakthrough required a possibility. Interesting. This begs two questions: What is artificial intelligence and; isn’t its development inevitable anyway? I’ve always liked thinking and talking about evolution. It’s a fascinating subject and helps describe why we and … Continue reading The rise of artificial intelligence
Will you be saying yes or no to pornography?
Life is never that black or white and the way that a question is phrased will often determine the outcome. Nudge told us that. So when you are asked do you want to view pornography online yes or no, how are you going to answer? If the question is ‘Do you want to want children … Continue reading Will you be saying yes or no to pornography?
Innate stories
Are there some stories that are innate, that are built into our genetic code, stories that we all knew before we were ever told them? Are there stories that we have heard many times but have known them all along? Just as a bird knows how to build a nest or a silkworm knows how … Continue reading Innate stories
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 