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Vodafone’s loss that wasn’t

Posted by Graeme in Shares,Wrong at 9:22 am on Friday, 15 September 2006

According to most of the press Vodafone made a £15bn loss in the 2005/6 financial year. The largest loss ever made by a British company. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that the company made a real profit but an accounting loss. (more…)

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Volunteers? No.

Posted by Graeme in Software,Wrong at 9:33 am on Thursday, 14 September 2006

I have noticed that the media make serious factual mistakes when covering any topic about which I have any real knowledge. This applies even to supposedly quality media. I can only assume that what I read about topics/countries/issues that I have no particular knowledge is equally wrong. (more…)

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Apps designed for smart people

Posted by Graeme in Software at 9:28 am on Wednesday, 13 September 2006

f you read the same blogs I do, you may recognise where I got the title of this post from. An email from Mike Vanier that was published on Paul Graham’s website describes the difference between computer languages designed for smart programmers and “the masses”.

It recently struck me that a similar divide applies to users as well as programmers, and that programs exist to cater to both smart users and the others. (more…)

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