When Tim Cook came out to the media as gay I was not surprised. We all knew that Apple products were disproportionately favored by gays. The statistics occasionally cropped up and then disappeared in a very…Apple sort of way. A very “gay” sort of way in fact if you wanted to use a crude and… Continue reading Apple is gay. But not as gay as the world needs it to be.
Category: Society
The mythology of the Greek crisis
If you have any Greek friends you have probably heard the yarns. The terrible harsh measures imposed on Greece “for the banks”. Global capitalism eating up it’s children like Saturn and not a Zeus in sight to fight back. Even Alexis Tsipras, the communist trained youngster, couldn’t do a Hermes on them. He talked the… Continue reading The mythology of the Greek crisis
The fallacy of collective brainpower
I was 12 or 13 years old when I came across “The crowd”. It was in Greek and must have belonged to one of my many intellectual cousins. The subtitle reads “a study of the popular mind” and I couldn’t put it down. We were guests at my aunt’s house and I read it all… Continue reading The fallacy of collective brainpower
English uber alles: the language digital divide
Google assistant is fantastic. Unless you don’t speak English. In which case it is almost useless. The whole “Artificial Intelligence” vogue is rather misleading. Because when I speak to Google Allo I am still using all my experience in computing. It works great for me because I think like a computer. I break down my… Continue reading English uber alles: the language digital divide
Apple’s (real) product recalls and Brad Pitt’s (alleged) whores
If you Google “apple product recall” you get less than a page of results. That is peculiar, isn’t it? Try searching for “recall history” or anything like that and you more or less get the Google equivalent of “what you are looking for does not exist in this galaxy”. So then being Greek, I use… Continue reading Apple’s (real) product recalls and Brad Pitt’s (alleged) whores
Facebook will help us rebuild Greece
No, Zuckerberg isn’t about to buy Greek debt. Nor will he set up Research and Development in Crete. He isn’t even going to call up European leaders and ask them nicely to be kinder on repayment terms. Facebook is going to help us build consensus. Most people currently believe that social media achieves… Continue reading Facebook will help us rebuild Greece
Trump, trinkets and the triumph of the twats
Next time you meet a dog, try this. Take a fresh juicy steak and say: “If you sacrifice this meat, you will earn a special place in Dog Paradise!” No, a dog will not give a hoot, a steak or half a dry poo for the afterlife or any other such vague idea. It is… Continue reading Trump, trinkets and the triumph of the twats
When the Greeks met the Greeks and made…Greece
About 2100 b.c. a migrant, cattle-herding, pony-riding people made their way into the Mediterranean land mass that today is called Greece. They entered overland from the north, probably the Danube Basin, but their origins may have been farther northeast, for they spoke a language of the Indo-European linguistic family. Modern philologists believe that the ancestral… Continue reading When the Greeks met the Greeks and made…Greece
The Asian Toad and Google research for business
My friend James is probably the smartest person I know. Whether he is teaching himself music in order to do the soundtrack to an amazing documentary of his, building innovative mammal free zones in New Zealand, riding a motorbike or in Madagascar fighting the Asian toad. The what? When a modern human comes across something… Continue reading The Asian Toad and Google research for business
What the Oscars and your business can learn from the NBA
Yannis Antetokounpbo is not your average Greek. Born in a poor neighborhood of Athens. Nigerian parents. 2.11m tall and with amazing physique, he is a wonder to watch whether it is in the Greek all star game, Team Africa or the NBA. A young man with a great smile he can get Nigerians, Greek and people… Continue reading What the Oscars and your business can learn from the NBA