A mere flea bite to Google
French data protection watchdog fines Google $57 million under the GDPR - TechCrunch
I like the idea of science projects that won’t show results until after we are dead…. even when I’d still love to see what they discover
Mourinho is annoying, but speaks the truth here.
José Mourinho bemoans lack of backing compared to Klopp and Guardiola
Things haven’t been right since Costa left. He was precisely the right striker to match the rest of the team.
Chelsea have a good manager and players – so why are they in a mess?
America has its own antisocial traveller story…
Wanted: The ‘Traveling Bandit,’ a Bank Robber Who Gets Around - The New York Times
Was asked for help doing something on a Windows computer and realised all over again why I no longer use Windows.
Let’s put it this way: It doesn’t spark joy.
A wonderful story about The Buzzcocks and the late Pete Shelly. I was there for some of this.
How Buzzcocks invented indie (with help from the Sex Pistols, a Renault and the Quo)
I always wanted an ARP, but couldn’t afford them when I was still playing in bands.
Alan R. Pearlman, Synthesizer Pioneer, Dies at 93 - The New York Times
Of course it would be best if this wasn’t necessary.
Apple launches Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR - iMore
“Hundreds” of layoffs coming at Vodafone. That would be, what, 10 or more percent of the workforce? Looks like the ship was shakier than anyone was letting on.
Instagram is not your friend or a safe replacement for Facebook.
Instagram caught selling ads to follower-buying services it banned - TechCrunch
Here we go…
Astronomers discover 13 new fast radio bursts from deep space
What good idea. When I lived in Birkenhead I commuted almost every day by ferry, it was so much better than using a bus or car.
Call me cynical if you like, but this Taipan wireless router is sporting the tech-sector’s equivalent of go-fast stripes. It’s a bit faster than the ISP supplied model, but only marginal improvement.
If you mean “falling house prices” why not say “falling house prices”?
Happy Christmas the (broadband price) war is over.
It’s the UK, but good news all the same
Independent bookshops grow for second year after 20-year decline
Found my journalist notebooks from 1998-99. Was given a huge amount of Y2K propaganda by enterprise computer people… much of it sounded a bit over the top at the time…
Record number of Britons seeking Irish passports ahead of Brexit
Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google is influencing what you click
Facebook’s Clear History privacy feature is still months from launching - Recode
Found out about this a few weeks back when researching a possible holiday, my first in almost a decade. Sad news.
Good question.
Blimey.
Manchester City lose again as Ricardo Pereira hits shock winner for Leicester