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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 6:45:51 GMT -5
How is the world changing today?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 9:40:23 GMT -5
Well, the obvious answer, Uncle Henry, is that we are living through a digital revolution. This is a digital message, for example. The London ' Times' leads today with some editorial comment on Dr Yes as familiar-looking gadgets change the face of medicine. Imagine being able to shorten an operation to remove a tumour by several hours thanks to a device no bigger than a pen that can tell cancerous tissue from benign in ten seconds flat. It would drastically reduce the risk of infection. By shortening operations it would also shorten recovery time. It would be amazing. ' The Times' thunders that tablet computers can be used for Parkinson's screening. Smartphones, in conjunction with cheap accessories, can detect the zika and dengue viruses and myriad visual impairments. Consumer tech' has opened a new window on the human brain and body, and the view is extraordinary. Perhaps you will soon even be able to see how kleines c operates!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 23:09:34 GMT -5
Good morning to everyone reading ' The Third'! I trust that all is well with all of you. Writing in today's ' Times', Niall Ferguson reports that dark clouds gather over home of Fakebook. ' The Times' thunders that it’s time Citizen Zuck came clean: social networks won it for Trump! A robot, Uncle Henry?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 1:25:27 GMT -5
So how do we get Uncle Henry from Tasmania to London this weekend? Here is one possible solution via Sydney. Expedia - £1,791.77It is expensive, but considering the distance, a real bargain, Uncle Henry! How about it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 4:26:08 GMT -5
Science and technology offer us a chance to innovate, to meet humanity's greatest challenges and even make a difference to the world.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 23:08:18 GMT -5
Good morning to you all, once again! I trust that all is well with everyone reading ' The Third' this glorious autumnal morning here in London. ' The Financial Times' leads today with some editorial comment that offshore wind’s victory tests Britain’s energy policy. The price of renewable energy is falling faster than anyone dared hope. The salmon pink newspaper argues that left to its own devices, the market will not deliver on clean power beyond 2021. More government intervention is therefore required, although whether higher winds or higher prices would help is more debatable. The FT also leads with some editorial comment on new realities confront a maturing internet. A two-decade old law is a poor fit with the digital world of today, so the UK Government should introduce new legislation to protect users of social media like ' Serious Topics'. In particular, online abuse of the kind generated there should no longer be tolerated in a civilised society. Persistent trolling, for example, should be prosecuted. Offending an opponent has long been a feature of polemics, just as challenging the boundaries of taste has been a feature of art. It is rightly surrounded by legal and ethical palisades. These include the laws of libel and slander and concepts such as fair comment, right of reply and not stirring racial hatred. None of them is absolute, Uncle Henry. All rely on the exercise of judgement by those in positions of power. All rely on that bulwark of democracy, tolerance of the feelings of others. This was encapsulated by Lord Clark in his defining quality of civilisation: courtesy. Yet too many politicians would rather not trust the self-restraint of others and would take the power of restraint on to themselves. Recent British legislation shows that a censor is waiting round every corner. The best defence of free speech can only be to curb its excess and respect its courtesy. I commend such a balanced approach to everyone reading ' The Third' today!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 23:57:20 GMT -5
Good morning to you all, once again! I trust that all is well with everyone reading ' The Third' this glorious autumnal morning here in London. The London ' Times' leads today with some editorial comment on the air fair. ' The Times' thunders that Boeing’s case against Bombardier highlights the risks of protectionism. Everyone suffers, Uncle Henry, not least President Donald Trump and the United States of America!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 15:04:50 GMT -5
Good evening to you all, once again! I trust that all is well with everyone reading ' The Third' this glorious autumnal day here in London. Writing in the London ' Times', Ed' Conway asks whether China will beat the West for control of robotics?Ed' concludes that the emerging superpower wants to use the next IT revolution to extend its power beyond Silicon valley! There is little doubt that with its application of emerging AI technologies, it is going to leave the United States of America far behind!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 19:45:48 GMT -5
Good morning once again to everyone reading ' The Third' today! I trust that all is well with all of you! So how is the world changing today, Uncle Henry? The London ' Times' leads this morning with some editorial comment on dirty dinosaurs. ' The Times' thunders that high pollution levels and low chicanery should disqualify carmakers and dealers from continuing to sell diesels. There is no shortage of alternatives! The most popular alternative, of course, is the petrol internal combustion engine. Alternatively, you could try a hybrid, a petrol hybrid electric vehicle or even just an electric car. Electric cars are expensive to buy, but the technology is improving. I drive a diesel car in the country and a petrol car in town. How about you, Alistair? What is your preference?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 20:00:37 GMT -5
Good morning once again to everyone reading ' The Third' today! I trust that all is well with all of you! So how is the world changing today, Uncle Henry? The London ' Times' leads this morning with some editorial comment on and on. ' The Times' thunders that mathematicians have resolved a problem with the size of infinity. Infinity is greater than kleines c.
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Post by ahinton on Sept 15, 2017 4:09:43 GMT -5
Good morning once again to everyone reading ' The Third' today! I trust that all is well with all of you! So how is the world changing today, Uncle Henry? The London ' Times' leads this morning with some editorial comment on dirty dinosaurs. ' The Times' thunders that high pollution levels and low chicanery should disqualify carmakers and dealers from continuing to sell diesels. There is no shortage of alternatives! The most popular alternative, of course, is the petrol internal combustion engine. Alternatively, you could try a hybrid, a petrol hybrid electric vehicle or even just an electric car. Electric cars are expensive to buy, but the technology is improving. I drive a diesel car in the country and a petrol car in town. How about you, Alistair? What is your preference? The electric vehicle is not quite the thing of the present but will undoubtedly be the thing of the future - and a good thing too; as with all else, mass production will bring down prices that are, I agree, prohibitively high and the benefits of decreased noise and air pollution will be to everyone's advantage, especially those living in urban areas.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 4:16:19 GMT -5
So what sort of car do you currently drive, Alistair?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 10:43:24 GMT -5
If I may address your question directly: So what sort of car do you currently drive, Alistair? A Bladerunner!
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Post by ahinton on Sept 15, 2017 10:46:24 GMT -5
If I may address your question directly: So what sort of car do I currently drive, Alistair? A Mercedes E220 CDI. Address it? You're answering it! Incorrectly, too, I might add...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 11:49:25 GMT -5
Well, do you drive, Alistair?
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