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Why is reading so hard to do?

Why is reading so hard to do?

Why is reading so hard to do? I don’t have a lot of answers for you, I have to be honest. But I want to think this through for myself, so – I thought – why not share my thinking publicly, and perhaps get some others’ opinions? A couple of weeks ago I went to a conference in another state and had to take a plane. While I was in the airport, flying between airports, waiting for my connecting flight,…

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How Google Stadia let Xbox win

How Google Stadia let Xbox win

I started my career in risk management before eventually returning to my original passion – computing. Risk managers are always on the look out for opportunities and ways around problems. Watching companies flounder as a challenger enters the industry – or as technology changes – has always fascinated me. And seeing companies survive and thrive even as they looked beaten is even more exciting. Companies that failed It’s interesting to look back on industries that have been severely disrupted. Kodak…

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Have you tried everything?

Have you tried everything?

There are two perspectives on life and after-life. “Only two?” you might reasonably wonder. I would argue that there are only two of all binary choices. You only have the choice between standing up and not standing up. If you choose to do anything other than standing up, you are choosing the other thing. There is subtlety here – you can do millions of things that aren’t standing up – but if the sets that you are working within are…

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Obstruction in soccer / football

Obstruction in soccer / football

Football, as it’s called everywhere (soccer only in the USA), has a rule that is a little vague, but I think it’s currently interpreted in a way that makes the game less interesting to watch, have fewer goals, and is, overall, less sporting. Here’s the rule so you can know what I am talking about (from the FA): Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of…

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Why rugby should be the model for other sports

Why rugby should be the model for other sports

It is currently half time in the Six Nations rugby game between Italy and Ireland. The game is being played eight months late because of the reason. My wife is American and so is not familiar with rugby (or, if I am honest, particular interested in spectator sports), so I sometimes find myself explaining things. Today she asked why the players in rugby are so much better behaved than in Association Football (aka soccer). The reason, in my opinion, is…

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On Tour board game

On Tour board game

Today only the On Tour board game app is available on Apple and Android for free. Take a look here: https://www.boardgametables.com/pages/on-tour-app Note: Code and Copy is not receiving any benefits for promoting this free offer.