THE ENSHITIFICATION OF EVERYTHING
When on vacation, you tend to see things more clearly. What I see very clearly is the tremendous stupidity of attention-seeking idiots...
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Philip Ammerman
- May 28, 2022
US University Leadership Gender Gap
Statista reporting on university leadership equality and diversity, as found in a report by the EOS Foundation. It makes for grim...
Philip Ammerman
- Apr 8, 2022
Skin Cell reprogramming demonstrates 30 year Rejuvenation Effect
Those of you following Navigator Consulting's Digital Utopia / Digital Dystopia vision know that among the medium-term changes we see are...
Philip Ammerman
- Jan 12, 2022
THE GREAT SIBERIAN THAW
Joshua Yaffa (@yaffaesque) has a brilliant article in The New Yorker entitled "The Great Siberian Thaw" on the effects of global warming...
Philip Ammerman
- Oct 26, 2021
25 Cities contribute 52% of Greenhouse gas Emissions
According to research published by three Chinese scientists, 25 cities worldwide account for 52% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When...
Philip Ammerman
- Apr 9, 2021
THE NARCISSUS GLASS
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. He was so handsome that he attracted hundreds...
Philip Ammerman
- Feb 19, 2021
UK Supreme Court RULES AGAINST UBER
I read the news that the UK Supreme Court ruled against Uber's labour contracts with satisfaction: The UK supreme court has dismissed...
Philip Ammerman
- Jan 16, 2021
AMAZING AMAZON
I've just had one of those absurdly amazing customer experiences that is so rare today. Over Christmas, I ordered seven books from Amazon.fr
Philip Ammerman
- Jan 8, 2021
Quantum Supremacy
Photo (c) China Daily Every so often, we get a glimpse of our digital future. It’s a shining bright future for technology and those who...
Philip Ammerman
- Sep 23, 2020
LEARNING TO LEARN
I just completed the hardest component of my master's so far: procurement and intelligent procurement. It's not hard in terms of level.
Philip Ammerman
- Aug 1, 2020
The Donald Trump Reality Check
I’ve been doing a quick reality check on some popular news stories this week. The more digitally saturated we become, the more important it
Philip Ammerman
- Jul 31, 2020
Wage Slavery in the Tech Sector
We keep talking about corporate social responsibility and being good corporate citizens. Do our investment and consumption policies reflect
Philip Ammerman
- Jul 24, 2020
Confirm your humanity
Confirm your humanity
Philip Ammerman
- Jul 23, 2020
Getting Water
I’ve just received my monthly water delivery. I drink a lot of water, and have installed those quaint water coolers in the office and in my
Philip Ammerman
- Jul 20, 2020
I can't read
One of those surreal incidents happened to me this past Monday.
I went to a Bank of Cyprus ATM to withdraw cash for payments.
Philip Ammerman
- Jun 27, 2020
Hitting Facebook Where it Hurts
I read of the recent decisions by Coca Cola, Unilever and other advertising giants to pull advertising from Facebook until the latter...
Philip Ammerman
- Jun 25, 2020
The Pinduoduo Pandemonium
The Financial Times reported today on Pinduoduo, the Chinese online retailer which, in only 5 years of operations, is now reporting $ 163...
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