An algorithm is a formula that solves problems: x+y = z. Got it? No, the formula goes so much further...
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Dawn chorus in Syria
“Dawn chorus in Syria”.
What’s the verdict on them there wigs?
Our justice system is considering whether to rid our judges of bleached horsehair wigs, a vestige of colonialism. As Zimbabwe...
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Corruption and the gold mafia
Zimbabweans, and hopefully the world, are trying to get their heads around last night’s first Al Jazeera broadcast on our...
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The getaway car broke down …
What a bummer, man! That is what we would have said in the old hippy days about a disappointing experience....
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A dead giveaway …
Sometimes I am accused, even in retirement, of being irresponsible or reckless with the little money I’ve got from a...
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To be woke or not to be woke, that is the question
Thinking about things “woke.” It certainly has nothing to do with rising from a good night’s sleep. Definitions of the...
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The Oscars and me
Jamie Lee Curtis just won an Oscar. I knew her old man. It’s probably fairer to say Tony Curtis knew...
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Never too old
(more…)
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Tough times
Times are getting tougher. It means we’ve got to squeeze the most out of everything. Not just the toothpaste, but...
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Got to get a word in edgeways on Harry and Megs
The brouhaha over Harry and Meghan ever continues. I just love the ‘vomiting man’ emojis I got when I last...
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