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Reading Time: 3 minutes A load of laundry without a load of guilt | Trendwatching – white good manufacturer looks to combat micro fibres The Anti-Solar Panel – A Device That Generates Electricity From Darkness – at a very early stage. What’s interesting the potential for energy handover with other alternative sources to provide constant current Why strategy should … Read moreICYMI | 万一你错过了| 당신이 그것을 놓친 경우에 대비해서
Reading Time: 1 minute Mastertape volume six by The Reflex was on heavy rotation for me over the past few weeks. Valerie Plume’s ‘Undercover’ ad makes use of her CIA heritage in a political ad that breaks new ground Retail and food services at an architectural level often lack theatre and experience. Once you’ve looked past faux Edison bulbs … Read moreThings that made my day this week
Reading Time: 3 minutes Looking back at the Snowden revelations – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering – The brilliant thing about the Snowden leaks was that he didn’t tell us much of anything. He showed us. Most of the revelations came in the form of a Powerpoint slide deck, the misery of which somehow made it all more … Read moreICYMI | 万一你错过了| 당신이 그것을 놓친 경우에 대비해서
Reading Time: 3 minutes Juul’s Sales Halted in China, Days After Launch – WSJ – this could be as much about IP as anything else. The e-cigarette was invented by a Chinese engineer looking for a healthier option to cigarettes. Secondly tobacco is a monopoly in China run by a state owned enterprise that is a valuable source of … Read moreICYMI | 万一你错过了| 당신이 그것을 놓친 경우에 대비해서
Reading Time: 1 minute China Set Traps To Capture Dangerous NSA Cyberattack Weapons: New Report – the implications of China trapping its attacks and repurposing its expensive code has seriously difficult optics The 10,000-hour rule has been disproven. Now what? — Quartz – what another Malcolm Gladwell ‘truth’ disproved? I am shocked, shocked I say! China’s Sinopec launches coffee … Read moreICYMI | 万一你错过了| 당신이 그것을 놓친 경우에 대비해서