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Better Diagnosis Quicker

In my cubrep days, one early Consultative Selling course imparted wisdom given two extremes of doctor. One disinterested, writing in their illegible scrawl, only mumbling to tell you when to take your fresh meds. The other, interested, looking you in the eye, asking you this-or-that, checking any second guessing, wishing

At Least There's A Window

English Indie rock-poppers The Wombats can deliver the odd melody. From frontman with distinctive smooth voice. Although the lyrics of their latest single may well reveal the foreign musician's holy grail of cracking the American market is all too often a place where dreams go to die. The first few

Is Your Prospect California or Morocco?

Where I am currently, a new passenger rail line just opened in England's North East. An area seemingly forever starved of investment, it created quite the buzz. But not for why you'd hope. The track was already there. Used by freight. Going strong sixty years. Stations existed at the termini

Tempted To Delve Into AI Prop Writing?

Over the Summer marking season, I noted a Uni philosophy lecturer had found a pattern in too many of the papers he was judging. Exeter's Dr Edward Skidelsky had found one give-away word; delve. In general such output, "is typical of the purple but empty prose that ChatGPT produces", he

How Many Reasons?

Northern hemisphere mock exam season for youngsters looms over the festive period. I fondly remember writing the History essays of my schooldays. Its exam strangely always last in the rota. I always loved the subject, despite being a maths addict back then. One key realisation came from examiner rubric. You'd

The Goldfinger Law

How to spot fake trend articles in the press: look for the weak third example. Two things happening simultaneously is a coincidence. Coincidences aren't news. So journalists stretch to find a third example, however weak, so they can call it a trend. — Paul Graham (@paulg) August 6, 2024 As a

Media Folk Recent Zoomscape Roundup Late Summer 24

Let's start with a nostalgic reminder of how for many, an idyll first emerged. Yes. Strong bookcase game indeed. Befitting of a broadsheet journalist. Those were the days, hey. Note use of corner-room angling. And pleasing to see the decent webcam placement, which could even be a smidge higher. This

Rich & Powerful Recent Zoomscape Roundup Late Summer 24

Giorgia Meloni tells court deepfake porn videos of her are 'a form of violence against women' as she demands those responsible are punished https://t.co/NXjOz4BCdd pic.twitter.com/B0VvuQCe7D — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 9, 2024 This is the leader of by might, the world's tenth richest nation.

Lifestyles, Personality, Values

I had an enjoyable discussion with a startup team leader. A promising idea for an app. For a typically ignored sector. With a self-evident hassle and compliance removal allowing welcome time and money saving. I saw the age-ol' tale of wide-eyed excitement at sheer volume of potential clients. Albeit in

The Status Quo Penalty

I was intrigued to read about staying in post at a continual employer as the job-for-life era expires. Here's a line that stood out for me; "Most people instinctively understand the status quo penalty". In the context of any associated salary raise, these stats were produced by The Times (of