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Aug 6, 2021

Smart review: introduction

There are 7.674 billion people on this planet. Of those, how many are working on innovations that will make the world a better place? A few thousand people? Maybe a hundred thousand, a million? And what about the other 7.673 billion people? Sprinkled throughout are some truly brilliant individuals, people…

Climate Change

14 min read

Smart review: introduction
Smart review: introduction

Jul 5, 2021

The scientific evidence proving ‘anti-vaxxers’ right

The world is currently in the process of rolling out a vaccine that is killing people. Every day, millions of people are getting a jab in the arm that could be their last. This is not disputed. There is, of course, another option: not getting the vaccine. In fact, there…

Covid 19

3 min read

The scientific evidence proving ‘anti-vaxxers’ right
The scientific evidence proving ‘anti-vaxxers’ right

May 12, 2021

We can end email scams tomorrow. Here’s how.

Putting an end to email scams is so simple that I’ll explain the entire process in one word in the second paragraph. The rest of the article is just padding. Ready to learn what you need to do? Ready?!…. Respond. Now for the padding… The scamming industry is profitable because…

Computer Science

16 min read

We can end email scams tomorrow. Here’s how.
We can end email scams tomorrow. Here’s how.

May 3, 2021

A workflow guide for npm package authors

Releasing an npm package is like trekking through the wilderness. The ideal path will depend on how experienced you are, how much of a hurry you’re in, and whether you’re hiking alone or in a group. This post describes one way to plot a course (the best way). Truth be…

NPM

11 min read

A workflow guide for npm package authors
A workflow guide for npm package authors

Published in JavaScript in Plain English

·Apr 18, 2021

React Components as TypeScript Generic Functions

Let’s say you want a component that will render a list of things. You want it to be flexible, to be able to render any sort of thing, like this: Or this: The implementation might look something like this: The problem, of course, is that the type…

React

9 min read

React Components as TypeScript Generic Functions
React Components as TypeScript Generic Functions

Published in Predict

·Apr 10, 2021

Can AI agents manipulate you into taking real-world actions?

Hitler wasn’t a violent man. Not in the personal, physical sense. His millions of atrocities were carried out by other people, because he asked them to. This may seem an odd way to phrase things, but I do so because the idea is important: by stringing together the correct sequence…

AI

10 min read

Will fake humans wreak havoc on society?
Will fake humans wreak havoc on society?

Sep 5, 2020

DIY Shelving: An Easy Design

This article is about a design for shelves that’s easy to make (hard to mess up) and doesn’t require a full-blown workshop to construct. The design is just horizontal slabs of wood for the shelves and vertical threaded rod with nuts to hold them in place (because a shelf without…

Furniture

12 min read

DIY Shelving: An Easy Design
DIY Shelving: An Easy Design

Jul 31, 2020

Behind the scenes: Newington cranes

In this post, I walk you through the composition, capture and development of a photo of the cranes at Newington Armory. The photo The location Newington Armory, on the Paramatta River. The original Shot with a Canon RP + 35mm lens. 1/20s • ƒ/9.0 • ISO 100

Photography

5 min read

Behind the scenes: Newington cranes
Behind the scenes: Newington cranes

Jul 23, 2020

Behind the scenes: sticks in a drain

This is part two in a series showing the work behind the scenes to create a particular photo. Part one is here. The photo I like this photo, partly because it’s all wrong. The composition is odd, it’s almost entirely out of focus, the colours are faded but not black and white…

Photography

4 min read

Behind the scenes: sticks in a drain
Behind the scenes: sticks in a drain

Jul 22, 2020

Behind the scenes: abandoned tracks

This post describes the creation of a particular photograph; it will form part of a series, guided by feedback and my attention span. The photos themselves are not particularly amazing, and I must confess I don’t think they belong under the spotlight. …

Photography

7 min read

Behind the scenes: abandoned tracks
Behind the scenes: abandoned tracks
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