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Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?

And Why Are the New Robots All White?
Robots. Abundance for All, or Just the Survivors?
I loved robots when I was a kid. They seemed to be everywhere in popular culture. From the Amazing Magical Robot Game, an educational toy that appeared in my Christmas stocking, to the weekly dose of “Danger, Will Robinson” while watching the cult American classic series Lost in Space, I was hooked. So when I was seven or eight years old and "Tricky’s" the local toy shop, put one in their shop window, I had to have it. Beyond the reach of my pocket money, I devised “The Robot Club” with... read more
 

Bitcoin Is Doomed And So Are We

I recently had an epiphany. It doesn't end well.
I had an epiphany last week. Do you get those? Suddenly the clouds part and you see the way forward in a moment of clarity. Only rather than being a positive experience, this one was dark. Very dark. End of days dark. Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash This is going to be a tough one to explain as it is a bit technical. I'll try to simplify as best I can. I had a similar epiphany the first time I used the World Wide Web. I was already an Internet user as I'd ... read more
 

Sunday Blackout

How my electricity went down and didn't come back up
Last Sunday was a funny old day. As occasionally happens at this time of year, work was scheduled to upgrade the electricity supply, so it was announced that the power would be off between 8am and 10 or 12 depending on which part of the town you live. Midday came and went but my electricity remained off. I had some chores to do and visits to make to recycle some bottles and plastics, so I just got on with it, expecting the problem would sort itself out. By the time I finished it... read more
 
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