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> Maybe part of the reason we do not see deep discussions on the web is for the fact we don't have the proper toolset to help us engage around ideas we want to share. So to me, a bookmarking feature would be an essential part of encouraging deeper …

Have to agree; you don't want to drive users away from a platform in order for them to more effectively use that platform. I am not from the social media world, but I would have thought this was a cardinal rule. The key to consistent and quality …

Like many others, I am currently looking at the "ALL" tab. As some have commented, the frequency of new posts is low enough to make this practical. That said, if posts start to arrive "thick and fast", as seems likely, a new approach would be …

This link suggests good chances of planet spotting in late November... https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury

You make a good observation. One could invert the point and ask: "are there any reasons FOR putting political debates behind a subscription paywall"? If you can't find any (and I can't think of one), then you have answered your question.

How do banks make good decisions? Now that is a good question. Most people assume the only consideration for a bank in a lending situation is the credit status of the borrower. Actually, this can rank some way down the priority list. The biggest …

I am a recent convert to podcasts, actually, and I think the ability to listen whilst moving about is one of the two main reasons behind that. This is nothing new, of course. We have always had such a way to consume media - it is called …

Don't worry too much; I don't work as an economist per se. I do work in the financing of large capital assets, however, and the global economic situation does batter this activity dramatically from time to time. Consequently, I have to refresh my …

Poignant. Perhaps Economics will become the next hot field of study; we will need a few to work out new ways to allocate resources on the new simplified frontier. At this point I should disclose my academic training as......an economist.

It is a good phone, the Note 9. I thought I would be indifferent to being able to use the stylus as a camera remote, but have since realised how useful this feature actually is.

Tremendous visual. Towards the end I couldn't help seeing the galaxy clusters as being like confetti, thrown in the air and frozen in time. I am often taken by the repeating patterns we can see in nature, on both a small and large scale.

Thanks. The difference between a digital camera and a mobile phone!

The sea in the Isle of Lewis picture looks almost like a mist. How did you capture that effect?

Happy to oblige. Here is a lunchtime scene at the top of the cable car ride in Funchal, Madeira. If it were not for the pronounced shadows you would not know it was a rather bright and hot day.

To paraphrase Stanley Kubrick: “The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”

Who knows? We might still be going through Brexit by then...

This is a fascinating time lapse simulation of the remaining life of the universe. Visually, it is beautiful in places, and the addition of some narration from the likes of Brian Cox, adds interesting facts along the way. For example, proton decay …

Love the concept. However, I would have to be slightly worried about reliability and the prospect of hacking the system the lock ties back to. Some of this concern can be traced back our house being burgled (while we were asleep upstairs, no less) …

I always have too many books on the go, and often representing too broad or eclectic a range of topics. It's a personal failing I wish I could correct, but I suspect I am too set in my ways. For example, I am reading a biography of Henry VIII on …

I think our household seems to be approaching a singularity, of sorts, with all the tech items we collect. Recently we tried the Blink home security cameras (now owned by Amazon), which are waterproof for outdoors, wireless and run on a simple …

I would have thought that WeWork will damage the all in return on Soft Bank's current fund so badly that raising future money is out of the question.

As a defender of capitalism, moments like this really anger me. Mind you, whatever this episode describes it is certainly not capitalism. It's something else. Softbank really need to issue some sort of rationale for letting Neumann off with a pay …

Most certainly, yes. Currently listening to a lot of my favourite contemporary female vocalist, Claire Martin. Saw her in London some years ago and we got talking at the bar during the interlude; what a lovely person she …

On the Duo, however, I do question the announcement timing as sources say it will not be available until end 2020. Such a long lead time is scarcely believable....

It just goes to show that "remote" working of any sort (whether at home, or in a serviced office space) is not for everyone. I have worked independently and from a home office for over 10 years and find it entirely suits me because I can focus 100% …