Live sports or events will always over rule any drama or documentaries imo We tend to forget most of the documentarie’s content imo and maybe cherry pick out a few factoids to share as our own TV dramas are thankfully forgotten quickly until the next episode or series We are all hooked imo Worse than hard drugs on your time and ultimately therefore on your life The dream world of books still holds the magic for me as it involves your own private imagination and thoughts I recommend we should read our local Yellow pages front to back as it’s full of interesting stuff local to your environment and area
Agree on the books. You also have a much bigger personal/time investment in them and it’s a odd kind of 1:1 communication with the author, albeit a one way conversation. The rest you could also apply to social media. But all of these video/tech things are disposable and if you have a bit of self control you don’t get hooked. On the upside they fill up a lot of lives that would be empty without them. Swings and roundabouts, and we are probably a generation too mature to be balanced about all this change. In retrospect I wish the internet (and mobile phones) had never been invented, and I think the bloke who did invent it feels the same way. But I would suffer if it was taken away from me now.
Funny you should say that about Tim Berners-Lee - he's been in the news saying it's not what he envisioned it to be.... Web needs more love, says its creator please log in to view this image Image copyrightREUTERS Image captionHate-filled comments seemed to do better online, said Sir Tim Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee is "disappointed" with the current state of his invention and how it allows hate to prosper. In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Sir Tim said some sites' software skewed interactions. He singled out Twitter for criticism, wondering why hate-filled comments prospered at the expense of positive sentiments. Sir Tim also suggested that governments could break up the web giants. Pioneering work by Sir Tim in the late 80s created the first versions of the technology that became the World Wide Web. Tech disruption "If you put a drop of love into Twitter it seems to decay but if you put in a drop of hatred you feel it actually propagates much more strongly," he said. "And you wonder, 'Well is that because of the way that Twitter as a medium has been built?'" His comments come after Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites have faced criticism for failing to tackle hate speech, misogyny and other toxic comments. Sir Tim said his disappointment grew out of seeing the medium become less optimistic and lose some of its ability to empower individuals. He also condemned the "concentration" of user communities in the hands of a few tech titans such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple. Historically, he said, governments tackled this type of dominance by taking steps to break up large firms and dismantle monopolies. However, he said, technology and shifting patterns of behaviour could end up doing the job for governments. "Before breaking them up, we should see whether they are not just disrupted by a small player beating them out of the market, but by the market shifting, by the interest going somewhere else," he told the news organisation
I got back to London earlier this week via the Bedford train from LLA It was a full train so I walked a few carriages to eventually find a seat Almost every seat was occupied by a human on a smart phone Any artworks/designs I start (when I am working nowadays) begin with responsive design I cannot deny it nor complain really as I purchased the first iPhone when released There is still a generation ( some friends) who refuse to use a smartphone I envy them at times With the latest flagship apple phone costing £1500 now has the ceiling topped out? Not a chance imo Yes you can in my industry work from a laptop but still only just the big programs still need a desktop imo and it’s scary to even gauge the journey the smart phone and tablet still have to travel as the tech is drip fed down to the addiction The challenge of leaving the Internet was measured years ago I would say it’s close to being impossible
Impossible to leave, absolutely. My job, at least the way I do it, would be senseless without the internet. When I look back to when I first started working, in the early eighties pre internet, and explain it to my kids they can barely comprehend, taking notes by hand in meetings, sending them to typing pools, correcting stencils, we might as well have been sitting at high desks using quill pens, and getting monks to ‘illuminate’ it. But I’m pretty sure the quality of what we did was as good if not better, and the gentler deadlines gave time for proper reflection on things. Similarly I exchange texts with my daughter on a daily basis, whereas when I started at Uni my parents got a short phone call a week if I remembered and if the pay phone was free when I did remember. I’m not sure that such ease of contact is good for anyone, if anything it creates more stress, and more poor manners. In the old days it was a process to make a date with someone, you made sure you turned up on time. Now you can just text that you can’t be arsed. I wish it had never been invented, not that it is turned off, or I have to go cold turkey. Too late for that now.
Watching part 2. Interesting hearing Charlie give her family backstory. The character is based on le Carre’s real sister, the actress Charlotte Cornwell. Their Dad was a big time con man, served time and caused all sorts of ongoing problems for his kids. Le Carre has carried a chip on his shoulder about his background for his entire life, many of his books are directly or obliquely about it. Hmm, having watched it I’m not sure. Well made and acted but a bit stilted, that dialogue works better on the page.
Picked up my first jlc at Heathrow Said on the front it was a BBC show Didn't realise it was on right now Hopefully it hasn't been sold to nz yet
Florence Pugh. She does well with the increasingly jarring dialogue. My previous respect for Israeli security services may wither if this recruitment of a demonstrably flaky suburban actress is in any way accurate.
Amongst all the superb coverage of the Remembrance Day stuff at the weekend, did anyone catch "Dynasties" on BBC1? Brilliant hour of nature documentary following an extended family of chimpanzees in Senegal. The team filming this group couldn't have written a script anywhere near as fascinating as this. The alpha male, named David (no idea why!), has to deal with a mutiny, drought, forest fire, and females in season whilst having no allies amongst the group. He's been the leader for three years, a time when most leaders are overthrown - can he survive to sire an heir? If you've not seen it, really recommended.... Dynasties, Series 1: 1. Chimpanzee: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06mvpsw via @bbciplayer
Just watched a film that slipped through my net Child 44 This is what happens if you believe online rankings like RT etc ... **** them they are wrong and I dismissed watching this due to that Tom Hardy Gary Oldman plus other brilliant performances Wonderful Film with a tear jerking ending 9.5/10 imo Purchased on iTunes as part of a great deal 10 thrillers for £9.99 don’t hesitate buy today as the other 9 films are also very good watching
I’m not normally a malicious person, but I am hoping for a health and safety disaster during this series of I’m a Celebrity...... only one victim of course.
I am a malicious person and would even turn on the rot box to watch Harold get bitten by a poisonous snake I wouldn’t rate the snakes chances of survival Don’t leave any keys in the Land Rover either If he needs to get out of theee he could well drag a few with him
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