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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...
Philip Ammerman
Aug 7, 2023

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
May 28, 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
Apr 8, 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
Jan 12, 2022


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
Oct 26, 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
Apr 9, 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
Feb 19, 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 16, 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
Jan 8, 2021

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
Sep 23, 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
Aug 1, 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 31, 2020


Confirm your humanity
Confirm your humanity
Philip Ammerman
Jul 24, 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 23, 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
Jul 20, 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 27, 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...
Philip Ammerman
Jun 25, 2020
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