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Is crypto the new dot-com?

This is a story of hype and disillusionment; The idea for this post came from Molly White’s blog https://web3isgoinggreat.com/ partly because of the FTX collapse but also because I have memories of an eerily similar era. Molly White could not have experienced it (too young) but I did: the year…

Blockchain

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Is crypto the new dot-com?
Is crypto the new dot-com?
Blockchain

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Sep 3, 2022

Will smart phone cameras be better than digital mirrorless cameras?

If you believe Terushi Shimizu or rather, the way the press is formulating it , then camera phones will have better image quality in 2024 than your trusty DSLR or mirrorless digital camera. He backs this up with sensor technology advancements and computational photography. He has a point. However, as…

Micro Four Thirds Camera

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Will smart phone cameras be better than digital mirrorless cameras?
Will smart phone cameras be better than digital mirrorless cameras?
Micro Four Thirds Camera

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Aug 14, 2022

My DIY home automation in a rental apartment

I emphasise the fact that we rent and not own — this is important because it’s always been the domain of home owners to do any sort of home automation — at least, it’s been perceived that way. …

Home Automation

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My DIY home automation in a rental apartment
My DIY home automation in a rental apartment
Home Automation

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Jul 17, 2022

Is Web3 the new world order, or just utopia?

As it is with all technological change, every industry must understand, assess, and prepare to incorporate the “new” with the existing. But we must start at the beginning — with Web 1.0 or the “static web”, so called because you would load all the data at once from a web…

Web 3

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Is Web3 the new world order, or just utopia?
Is Web3 the new world order, or just utopia?
Web 3

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May 14, 2022

Is the Metaverse a future we want or a construct of commercial interest?

Quo Vadis, Metaverse? If you read popular Science Fiction, then you probably already have an idea of what the Metaverse is or at least how it is portrayed. Basically, we would be immersed in a virtual reality world with the idea of meeting, playing and working together in a fantastic setting while remaining…

Metaverse

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Is the Metaverse a future we want or a construct of commercial interest?
Is the Metaverse a future we want or a construct of commercial interest?
Metaverse

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Sep 10, 2021

Information technology is no more

As many have during the summer, I have taken a break and did some reading. To my amazement, I have seen the term of “IT” or information technology in much of the literature that I read over the summer. And I started to wonder if we’re doing ourselves any favors…

Information Technology

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Information technology is no more
Information technology is no more
Information Technology

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May 10, 2021

Mass public transport of a very high quality.
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Tessa Schlesinger - published 60 years.

A couple of comments:

A couple of comments: 1. current battery technology is using cobalt and not the car itself. However, this is rapidly changing (https://www.wired.com/story/this-cobalt-free-battery-is-good-for-the-planet-and-it-actually-works/) and there is a plethroa of new battery tech out there, so this is just a question of time. BUT also, it's still much much better in terms…

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Jan 27, 2021

Aliens and UFOs

Every couple of years there is some reporting of UFO activity which is typically followed by the question: Is there intelligent extraterrestrial life? …

Extraterrestrial

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Aliens and UFOs
Aliens and UFOs
Extraterrestrial

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Jan 27, 2021

Verticalization as an enabler of customer experience

Christmas did come early for us last year in the form of a brand new M1 Mac Mini that has replaced an ageing iMac. I made my concerns around Apple’s ecosystem vocal (here and here) and I still stand by that. However, I think Apple is (almost) single handedly changing…

Apple

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Verticalization as an enabler of customer experience
Verticalization as an enabler of customer experience
Apple

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Jun 23, 2020

Apple is Arming itself

I’m still following Apple and developments in hardware and software in general as it is still somewhat of a hobby of mine (having started my professional career developing on NeXT). Even after I have given Apple bad grades here and here, I think yesterday’s announcement that Apple is moving to…

Apple

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Apple is Arming itself
Apple is Arming itself
Apple

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