Month: May 2015

Yes.

Yes. This short lived boost in productivity in the 1990s (usually attributed to the tech sector) has been noted by other economists. John Quiggin has pointed out that it was short lived because it was largely based on increased work intensity: i.e. people working harder for longer hours. Not something that is sustainable in the long term and also not really attributable to just technological improvements.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/opinion/paul-krugman-the-big-meh.html

Just finished watching the telecast, much delayed for Australian TV (I didn’t watch it live).

Just finished watching the telecast, much delayed for Australian TV (I didn’t watch it live).

Coming 5th out of 25 countries was a pretty good result for a country not even in Europe! Thanks to Austria and Sweden for the douze points.

Of course there were some injustices in the vote as usual. Both Austria and Germany deserved much better than nul points. They were good.

Sweden definitely had the best animation in the contest.

https://youtu.be/i7MwzRBEY_M

I don’t know why everyone is bitching about Chrome lately but they sure are.

I don’t know why everyone is bitching about Chrome lately but they sure are. Has something changed? I use it daily on Linux with no complaints.

Originally shared by Ben Lloyd (Tech Copywriter)

This extension might be useful if you have to use Chrome for anything.

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/578566/Google-Chrome-Extension-Great-Suspender-Plug-in

This is an excellent application of technology.

This is an excellent application of technology. For something to have a real impact, it needs to move away from “corrective” technology and toward “superpowers for everyone” technology. Corrective technologies like eye glasses and contacts have been ripe for disruption for a generation and yet as a niche*, they have remained largely untouched.

Lens replacement surgery is a standard procedure for treating cataracts so the main innovation here is the replacement of a passive lens with an active one. The details are not explained in the article but the promise of improving the eyesight of everyone by 3 x 20/20 vision certainly sounds like a big deal.

*a niche but a pretty fucking huge niche at that.

Also via Emlyn O’Regan​.

Originally shared by Laston Kirkland

So, umm… little disruptive maybe?

http://www.businessinsider.com/ocumetics-bionic-lens-perfect-vision-at-every-age-2015-5