The comfort of a laptop stand without the bulk I have been working with my laptop all around Melbourne for sometime and this year I got tennis elbow. The reason for this is that working directly from a laptop is pretty bad for your body. Ideally you want ...
In an earlier article about my road trip to Sydney I explained how I had the misfortune to get tennis elbow. Tennis (or golfers) elbow is caused by inflammation of the tendons that attach the muscles in the forearm to the bone on the elbow. It is actually ...
In 1971 President Nixon Declared "War on Cancer" In 1971 one in thirty would develop cancer in their lifetime, today the figure is one in three. The film Surviving Terminal Cancer suggests this failure is due to a flawed approach the medical establishmen ...
The track "Don't Stay in School" by Boyinaband went viral about 3 weeks ago. Its worth a listen - even if you don't like hip hop or androgynous looking men with long hair. He has nailed my feelings on this subject, It is now one of my favourite tunes. A ...
I am pretty excited about a new start-up I am involved with called Research Rockets. It helps people to conduct their own online research by providing a method to separate fact from fiction and display their research graphically in a way that is simple an ...
Did you know some phone apps request permission to disable airplane mode automatically? This and many other highly intrusive activities of phone apps were highlighted in a recent video put together for January 28th "Data Privacy Day". See below
The first step to taking back control is understanding Everyday we are bombarded with incoherent, illogical and misleading information. We are swimming in more information than ever before but the paradox is, most people are drowning. The Trivium is a sy ...
Wind energy has come along way in the last 15 years. Year on year turbines have been getting more efficient and reliable, however conventional design is now nearing it's limits. Two companies Altaeros Energies and google have recently presented some inn ...
Mickey mouse used to be Smart The film Mathamagicland from 1959 stars Mickey mouse and is very insightful about the relationship, context and history of mathematics, explaining how maths has been used to identify patterns for beauty , music and life thro ...
March 2014 Update Its been all go at the house recently. In September 2013 I planted up the entertainment area in front of the house. Recently I completed a new part of the garden which is uphill from the house. We planted a range of bushes and plants ai ...
