Thoughts on Tech, Music, Politics
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New portfolio is online
Mat Smith Photography: my new portfolio is now online. www.matsmithphotography.com
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Why does my iPhone still work?
I don’t get it. I’ve had my iPhone forever eight months now. Why isn’t it broken yet? I don’t have a case, it slips in my pocket (although I’m careful not to add keys or coins to the same pocket), and I fiddle with it and throw it around like crazy. There’s not so much as […]
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Google brings us closer to the multiple device sync OTA dream
Google Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and associated applications are officially amazing.
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Do you know why Polish men are taking your jobs?
Dear British builders, do you know why Polish men are taking your jobs? It’s because of your reputation.
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To what extent must society shape capitalism?
Another post from a self-proclaimed economy non-expert. This post is one big question mark, just so you’re aware! I am sure that most of us, even the most right wing, would agree that capitalism is most effective – from a utilitarian point of view – when tempered to an extent by social forces. These may […]
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The domestic guide to good coffee
This guide is a work in progress. Currently you are seeing the first draft. Grinding your own Always choose a burr grinder. A non burr grinder will chop the beans instead of crushing them to release oils. Chopping a good roast is a terrible thing to do if you want half decent coffee. It’s not […]
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Reflections on the UK political system after Obama elected
The problem with UK politics is that it can’t reinvent itself.
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Boom / bust
I don’t have an issue getting my head around the fact that the global economy appears to be collapsing around us; it seems logical that the economy is choking in proportion to the product of the frequency of the boom-bust cycle and the extent to which the previous boom ‘boomed’. Visualise a graph of boom […]
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Ritooria Transcription for download
“Thank you so much. Your transcription was truly both humbling and enlightening. The section that begins at m.59 has, for the last thirty-some-odd years been one of my favorite passages of music. It is sublime. Screw all the “Down with transcriptions” people. I, for one, truly appreciate your Herculean efforts [they were Herculean, weren’t they!?] […]