Dave

The Line Went Dead

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The first I knew about it was when I looked at an article on AI I had written for the Globe.  I usually check the online version as soon as it appears to check for any errors.  There were very rarely any at all.  But this time, the article was not the one I had written.  I was understandably furious. Read more

A mains Mixer on Batteries

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The Wharfdale mixer The feasibility of running this mixer designed for mains use was covered in a previous post. In that article I ended up running the mixer from PP3 batteries connected in pairs to give +/-9V.  I had ascertained that the mixer could run down to +.-7V and all that would be affected is … Read more

Billionaires and Trillionaires

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Millionaires are two-a-penny now!  Anyone who has saved up enough to buy a house, then has been left one by a parent has a good chance of being a millionaire.  

Can  millionaires actually be quite hard up?  Imagine you have a biggish house in London, that you inherited from your parents.  But you are now retired with only the state pension.  You should really sell the house, but you grew up in it.  It’s full of “your life” It needs repair but you can’t afford it.  But it’s in a desirable area and it’s worth £1million.  Yep. you are a hard up millionaire.

But a billionaire is worth 1000 millionaires. Read more

Fining Pieces of Paper

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The government has just fined Southern water £90,000,000 for pouring sewage into the sea.
This is ludicrous beyond belief. Corporations or companies are NOT negligent or dishonest.  They are pieces of paper with writing on. PEOPLE are negligent and dishonest. And in these cases, the people are usually high up the tree, and their crime is almost always not taking their role seriously and ignoring their own staff at the bottom of the organization. Read more

AI – The Quiet Cull

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This is a the first chapter of a little story following the situation described in my post about AI and Jobs Paul is an excellent plumber. He has a good reputation for his work, although some reviews are mixed about difficulty in contacting him. The problem is that he is a one man business, and when … Read more

AI – The Obvious Shift

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This is a the second chapter of a little story following the situation described in my post about AI and Jobs Previous chapter – The Quiet Cull Eighteen months later, Paul sees another old school friend, Vince, in one of the few remaining pubs in town. Pubs have been closing as there are simply not … Read more

AI – The Reckoning

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This is a the third chapter of a little story following the situation described in my post about AI and Jobs Previous chapter:-  The Obvious Shift Paul and Vince are doing fairly well. Pauls AI contract expired and he and Vince are now paying £20 per month for a slightly more advanced assistant than Alice. … Read more

AI – The restructuring

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This is a the last chapter of a little story following the situation described in my post about AI and Jobs Previous chapter:-  The Reckoning Two years later, the effect of climate change are becoming more severe, this perversely has turned out well for Pauls and Vinces business. Simply put, damage caused by extreme weather … Read more