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We going backwards. Will we end up in thrall to Sweden? The latest coronavirus enforced ‘new normal’ in England is called the rule of six. No gatherings of more than six people. At all. Anywhere. Unless your family household is seven-plus. Or you’re a protest marcher, no doubt. Just

> There are no facts, only opinions. The classic, withering brake of the prospect who either (seldom) wants to vigilantly check a detail, or (often) seeks ways to dismiss your plans. The phrase comes in different forms. Add that ‘everything is a perspective, not the truth’. Or swap out ‘opinions’

Here’s a quote from Turing Award–winning computer scientist, Leslie Lamport; > “few programmers write even a rough sketch of what their programs will do before they start coding”. Programming author Samer Buna believes a fundamental beginner’s mistake [https://medium.com/edge-coders/the-mistakes-i-made-as-a-beginner-programmer-ac8b3e54c312] is to start writing code

UK end-of-year school exams got cancelled. Great for schoolkids freed of revision. Awkward for those pair of years (aged 16 and 18) for whom marks determine future progress. To any range of moving on to more education or into the real world of work. The education system’s stated solution?

I learned of this blight from ever-engaging Matthew Syed. Discussing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuHV38da5Y] his second book (after 2018’s You Are Awesome) aimed at 8-14 year-old children, Dare To Be You. I was first reminded of the well-trodden delicious warning; don’t let perfect be the

Got it? It’s everything. And don’t forget the hand swirls. I was reminded of this chap when using a big ticket system the other day. Uploading a doc. The simplest of tasks nowadays. Or not. When the status returned a flag of “uploaded”, it was not. Unbelievably, despite

There is chatter about behind-the-scenes ‘dark masters’ who influence the language of politicians. To such an extent, that not only is there an arranged ‘party line’ to tow – as has ever been the case – now there is a specific, key word which must be uttered. Not an argument, nor a

The publisher of a recent book cheerily entitled Scared to Death; why scares are costing us the Earth perhaps understandably, saw the chance for a quick buck from the product extension strategy of a new chapter on coronavirus. Update author Richard North consequently reveals scathing comments on the handling of

The London MSM have got tired of reporting what might save lives. Why prevent someone’s death when you can conjure a titillating story in pursuit of personal eyeball metrics instead. When Boris Johnson unveiled this latest addition to his coronavirus sloganising, reporters were more interested in his off-mic comments.