tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109562976734041862024-03-05T02:35:21.969-08:00RAND(Squawk)Random Squawking - more of a really slow blog - various topics from coding to living. Lets just see how it goes.Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-23161607444692371992023-05-22T03:02:00.008-07:002023-05-28T03:52:51.310-07:00Puzzle solving entries have moved to a new blog.<p>The puzzle solving entries of this blog have moved to <a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/">https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/</a></p><p>Check out how to reframe common puzzles into the language of an SMT solver.</p><p>For example:</p><p><br /></p><ul style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.2; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25em;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/2020/02/solving-classic-and-other-sudoku-using.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOfQeUHN9Xox9IvJDxoWs_Hr01jsZsGETy0mcn-VX05NooZ6gK6ujmAwlshaCeGU5ZXa2PwBM-V0YRDxG5vM35rLCLdCVguwj_eS0RKgyB9nibcN7j9beALMAURWk_cFNmg45ol_U57c/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/DT_29FebPicture.jpg" style="border: none; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/2020/02/solving-classic-and-other-sudoku-using.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Solving Classic and other Sudoku using an SMT (Integer) solver.</a></div><div class="item-snippet">Sudoku is a popular recreational puzzle comprising a 9 by 9 grid of numbers all in the range 1..9. The puzzle must be completed whilst obser...</div></div></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/2020/06/solving-kurosu-using-and-smt-integer.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp2bhfVVxZBr5U52hbemvLUoGkyRpR0nWVLTnaacAs0YIG8ZejOu_FGQ9yRiYX271dAE_FZpAVd6_0n_hpdgvNIzQIdtb7_ZW1SB78vLIYzkJohkLjy2QoOF8wAmymISfKUcfVqu93OFvQvFJiFihO64n7sZWukxX0xOopuadBGzCiKhWIwA30ZQR/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/Kurosu_fixedSample.jpeg" style="border: none; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/2020/06/solving-kurosu-using-and-smt-integer.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Solving Kurosu using and SMT (Integer) solver</a></div><div class="item-snippet">Solving Kurosu using an SMT (integer) solver See Original and updates on https://gannett-hscp.blogspot.com ** UPDATED May 2023 fix method...</div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/2020/05/chess-queens-social-distancing-problem.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewoUQ7PZr53NWk4suDFR-G8yrk10PBIfbadUKz8ctxF6wXvnGCXLGQZDxzthsINcVxNVeydbBal5z4qzrNan4SloHcTQshKKvmfBPLtqmFIXHYSeA1ykdsbGqaOpBFXNmmCAk-Bth85g/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/pic2.png" style="border: none; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://puzzlesolvingsmtstyle.blogspot.com/2020/05/chess-queens-social-distancing-problem.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Chess Queens social distancing problem using an SMT (integer) and boolean solvers</a></div><div class="item-snippet">Placing chess queens on a grid such that social distancing is maintained is a classic problem. We look here at a method for solving this pop...</div><div class="item-snippet"><br /></div><div class="item-snippet"><br /></div></div></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFy-pNqK2VdD7RAR_5FYQ6kK-ND4c0liGM4h1PqvCS12e3ezrZkBVt4f9Kp-dUlLIlIvGPh-y3JbpEhrGAKamENaUX3AXLPQuqL9NzqQtdGC_GY_e84MayoWR2Hk4CkJ7dpio3i8-pI74-IDK3DZNamYLQK6xFMUhtC29UJUiAmbuUSZkNC4l_uA2/s948/solved.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFy-pNqK2VdD7RAR_5FYQ6kK-ND4c0liGM4h1PqvCS12e3ezrZkBVt4f9Kp-dUlLIlIvGPh-y3JbpEhrGAKamENaUX3AXLPQuqL9NzqQtdGC_GY_e84MayoWR2Hk4CkJ7dpio3i8-pI74-IDK3DZNamYLQK6xFMUhtC29UJUiAmbuUSZkNC4l_uA2/s320/solved.png" width="159" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGob7l9FZ9I29Y07JUW7xZEnSHfWEmF1SJC05UGiAreqFZqJHAWDvmBHGHPOCAcXC64vUs3UHS-STxmoNu4chK52yHO4VTHXsq5AF3EuwC0UxDq4N4A2lT6OLnIDsBJsjjBgyROTZdN6a7OTMWFj8Bbyi7wwyLYsRazu5s6DBrOp_forLJrMduxnX7/s868/Place16QueendOnABoardResultZ3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGob7l9FZ9I29Y07JUW7xZEnSHfWEmF1SJC05UGiAreqFZqJHAWDvmBHGHPOCAcXC64vUs3UHS-STxmoNu4chK52yHO4VTHXsq5AF3EuwC0UxDq4N4A2lT6OLnIDsBJsjjBgyROTZdN6a7OTMWFj8Bbyi7wwyLYsRazu5s6DBrOp_forLJrMduxnX7/s320/Place16QueendOnABoardResultZ3.png" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGcdWgXmSDLdnXwZuvrcgdsFLXsshiep1W0VKpH4-pd1S7WYbFmd7zZ1IkM2ODZD8ZJQulzSgLIE6OU47lhjXG8zNoo8qJN--4QUShvBGUSjclFJZQpiekL4u9UceUNhWFxN_i2DLmsbgxGX_mljUNkqg6a3oh2o7IG1CX3d2JDGNjLjHzIkXihJu/s1877/McGregorOutputM5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1557" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGcdWgXmSDLdnXwZuvrcgdsFLXsshiep1W0VKpH4-pd1S7WYbFmd7zZ1IkM2ODZD8ZJQulzSgLIE6OU47lhjXG8zNoo8qJN--4QUShvBGUSjclFJZQpiekL4u9UceUNhWFxN_i2DLmsbgxGX_mljUNkqg6a3oh2o7IG1CX3d2JDGNjLjHzIkXihJu/s320/McGregorOutputM5.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCj5ETSjITIuKMbO3vGcgcsXhHeyFIc9xWhdTMIT2Zn789Hobwz_uw25P_joIj501TW9lhSrB_kz-UuM9PFRNOEm_LIaI5NHobcOhA3RrwLw1twA_n4198bn9M6KuryRfROgYP28rsPBmYCbP53fPSzhHbfM2NnndsQaJF3p_L71KRbGqYn-IOoQc/s2155/IMG_4596Markup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2155" data-original-width="2125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCj5ETSjITIuKMbO3vGcgcsXhHeyFIc9xWhdTMIT2Zn789Hobwz_uw25P_joIj501TW9lhSrB_kz-UuM9PFRNOEm_LIaI5NHobcOhA3RrwLw1twA_n4198bn9M6KuryRfROgYP28rsPBmYCbP53fPSzhHbfM2NnndsQaJF3p_L71KRbGqYn-IOoQc/s320/IMG_4596Markup.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtEc300miNGqzEWPtavUZKUjNqj_sqKqfqLX-slGHB2nOpkL448ojaYPIV7fC6RxL3h6PnFAa8YnNrFkgJqh6TFmHjvPbEW86xEg9P8cZ8uXy8alZCofvwbJV0gvJ_Jj3qkTDmGt077UHfPE8_WUjFMGDRtbPLtekjyqMcDYRnUga1najngvP6j-T/s2339/hidato_the_lot_Page_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="2339" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtEc300miNGqzEWPtavUZKUjNqj_sqKqfqLX-slGHB2nOpkL448ojaYPIV7fC6RxL3h6PnFAa8YnNrFkgJqh6TFmHjvPbEW86xEg9P8cZ8uXy8alZCofvwbJV0gvJ_Jj3qkTDmGt077UHfPE8_WUjFMGDRtbPLtekjyqMcDYRnUga1najngvP6j-T/w400-h283/hidato_the_lot_Page_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-71908355662785356422023-04-26T04:28:00.014-07:002023-04-26T05:10:44.260-07:00Digital security for your classic or performance car<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>Digital security for your car and/or motorbike</b></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We all love our classic and performance cars and would be heartbroken if it was lost or stolen. As well as the standard arrangements of immobilisers and car alarms that can be tricky to fit to classic wiring there are a couple of new techniques for protecting your classic car or motorbike. Some initial technology is required as both these techniques work in combination with an Android or Apple iPhone.</span></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Active CCTV</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">CCTV for your house and garage has come a long way in the last 10 years. The cameras are much more intelligent about recognising when cars or people move within the area of view. If you have house fed power to your garage, you can almost certainly fit CCTV cameras that will constantly monitor the garage inside and out. Cameras can be configured to alert your phone when there is a movement within your garage. Unlike traditional alarm systems an ongoing subscription is not required as monitoring and alerting is done directly to your mobile phone. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For garages beyond the reach of power and Wi-Fi self sufficient cameras are available that will send the pictures using a mobile phone signal. Some charges would apply in this case. Separate boxes for recording are also redundant as cameras can store recordings of interest on an included memory chip. The modern camera types are no longer just a passive recording or scanning devices and are available with two way audio and siren trigger. Typically, the price for a powered network enabled camera is about £70.</span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq_RVPjqGYl7fOjkN-ncrBnxU4Hf_OIwAg0CBTM3LK2y9l5El0HapgnwbtamXPI_QDVvfXJ2YvOgrOCGvmFZDsJpDUqYz6l4nZZvTn5Fnr7_9wkzassr7c6WQ4-9oFFuTCR1TJIDJ33OxfMRxgYNW-JzZrqSV9g5JBFj8PU6h6_YlujJpXjT2yYZsx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="463" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq_RVPjqGYl7fOjkN-ncrBnxU4Hf_OIwAg0CBTM3LK2y9l5El0HapgnwbtamXPI_QDVvfXJ2YvOgrOCGvmFZDsJpDUqYz6l4nZZvTn5Fnr7_9wkzassr7c6WQ4-9oFFuTCR1TJIDJ33OxfMRxgYNW-JzZrqSV9g5JBFj8PU6h6_YlujJpXjT2yYZsx" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Reolink battery powered camera with two way audio and siren trigger</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tracking Tags</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The second most interesting development to keep your car safe and located is the small tracking AirTags. A small tag about the size of a £2 coin is secreted somewhere on the car. When the car moves beyond defined limits alerts are sent to your phone. The tags provide occasional updates as to the location of the car that can then be tracked and located. These AirTags have a replaceable battery that lasts about a year. The tags work by using the same technology that is used to find lost phones. Whilst they do not have specific GPS receivers, they send their location back to base using any available phone that comes into the range. As there are over 1 billion mobile phones on the planet these days you're never that far away from a mobile phone. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">These tags are great for knowing the last known time and location of a car. There are a couple of little wrinkles when using air tags that are separated from the phone for longer periods of time, however, this type of device can provide an extra layer of security and a recovery for a classic car. The cost for an apple AirTag is about £35 each or £120 for a four pack with no on going subscription apart from what's needed to keep your mobile phone going. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The dangers of thieves and stalkers planting these tracking tags has been mitigated within the “Find My” tracking system but everyone should be aware of their existence. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwW9BOtOMl8HW5BmH4T5wMpoBkal1yexkDfOLLuumnfFVWtuxhYlw4sOCF_Ufp7vCetJHRDb8eLjtDcWIElunRACKiBiHXXrKkudEJcXe--sl1Q3MHDNlAsdYhPaD5iryGS_PEbcO6cJX4fhfbpkQlvPnxNgQpalJ130TyRI8SCy2Bfnqevudf4YOP/s866/at.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="866" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwW9BOtOMl8HW5BmH4T5wMpoBkal1yexkDfOLLuumnfFVWtuxhYlw4sOCF_Ufp7vCetJHRDb8eLjtDcWIElunRACKiBiHXXrKkudEJcXe--sl1Q3MHDNlAsdYhPaD5iryGS_PEbcO6cJX4fhfbpkQlvPnxNgQpalJ130TyRI8SCy2Bfnqevudf4YOP/s320/at.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple AirTag, about 1 inch / 25mm in Diameter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>Other more<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/TruTrak-FMT100-GPS-Tracker-Motorcycle/dp/B0BTTB95WQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa"> active trackers with live GPS</a> locations are available but come with an ongoing service subscription cost. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh665UItIr5IzflUqJ7cVaOH7rl7NoBoVYUxrHdjPbgQW6oWUa9zUVOeAw29yDsZWP03IpLVpYctR_MW1480Pv0E09t5jWVQ1D1iNC6bT5Kw8Gu7lxCXQH8AIBwaNKtmcpVJ79-oG_o751ZUNM5MD1fBAdzza2eCOrG0lupnO-8HPCdMlk4MQgeaF/s1175/Tracker610A5klmnoL._AC_SL1220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1175" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh665UItIr5IzflUqJ7cVaOH7rl7NoBoVYUxrHdjPbgQW6oWUa9zUVOeAw29yDsZWP03IpLVpYctR_MW1480Pv0E09t5jWVQ1D1iNC6bT5Kw8Gu7lxCXQH8AIBwaNKtmcpVJ79-oG_o751ZUNM5MD1fBAdzza2eCOrG0lupnO-8HPCdMlk4MQgeaF/s320/Tracker610A5klmnoL._AC_SL1220.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuachVgPWfkZS1vALBGBpNcPXpU5EBnrRnuFDCa0RSF5chRlaR06MyrjmH1uJ4mWdtKAEQ8zZdDQjJMvELo4fsCWuxR_xGrGzCDhtQNT372x2GxdIA0gXPmV_Yg-NyYsgE_YTodV1uzf2xC4dC-So9DgRGc2cDyYHboPE56dblAPJ8FU0SE9gurc2h/s640/IMG_2549.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="640" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuachVgPWfkZS1vALBGBpNcPXpU5EBnrRnuFDCa0RSF5chRlaR06MyrjmH1uJ4mWdtKAEQ8zZdDQjJMvELo4fsCWuxR_xGrGzCDhtQNT372x2GxdIA0gXPmV_Yg-NyYsgE_YTodV1uzf2xC4dC-So9DgRGc2cDyYHboPE56dblAPJ8FU0SE9gurc2h/w400-h185/IMG_2549.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SuperToy waits for the summer driving fun to begin.</div><br />Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-59801686138997875152023-04-10T06:02:00.009-07:002023-04-10T06:13:01.515-07:00Cray Research Supercomputer mini videos and other exhibits<p>During a visit to <a href="https://www.computermuseumofamerica.org" target="_blank">The Computer Museum of America TCMoA </a> some time was spent generating mini videos of the Cray Research supercomputers on display. Check out the collection <a href="https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/2-minute-tours-cray-supercomputer-exhibits-at-the-cmoa/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>A couple of other exhibits from the <a href="http://Cray-History.net">Cray-History.net</a> website follow....</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge1NkZx2RnacOD6cwsed28nVa5VpfUMMBGxMa8FQef1MkYQEOQH4AFGj9BbGVpNthViepUW1NJq2gt3nSWuhS0syaGMWu8ZyhY2BQhpVneBr96pnKJrRmHDDBB047boUGpov3jeWoVzDbncNh2ZScTjrp0GhqPuGvlL7CKcepso5tpIbL4SrK_pz2I" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="3332" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge1NkZx2RnacOD6cwsed28nVa5VpfUMMBGxMa8FQef1MkYQEOQH4AFGj9BbGVpNthViepUW1NJq2gt3nSWuhS0syaGMWu8ZyhY2BQhpVneBr96pnKJrRmHDDBB047boUGpov3jeWoVzDbncNh2ZScTjrp0GhqPuGvlL7CKcepso5tpIbL4SrK_pz2I=w640-h360" title="Cray Research Genealogy chart 1975..2022" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cray Research Supercomputer family tree</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiei8BHF_1NXcWhT3HjCFGRWXowFrYOF_01Mte-XxpCVOje4DfgTZqq2xe8mLCSVQgujE0uQqW1qzLmXTU70LY5rp5Y4H4TlaknUt5OhDY1Iwmqsyx8OPMi5nuBMkXu2bWaQNyDoZgpHeF-Tu909wHXTi--6g6GaefSffqv3vy8jn_tS1HkR3nBAVIH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-53592268701736501602022-11-19T06:37:00.005-08:002023-10-16T07:46:42.013-07:00Excel rounding feature<p>** Update 2023 Added <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/?td=rt-4a" target="_blank">When Excel goes ( is used badly ) impacting careers</a> </p><p>I have an Excel spreadsheet that I use for keeping the accounts for a small club. The spreadsheet has one page for income, one page for expenditure and another page that totals up and displays current balances. On the income and expenditure page I add an entry for each transaction. The line starts with a total amount for that transaction and then the same amount spread across various columns depending on which items that transaction relates to. I then sum the columns and they should cross match. The sheet uses simple conditional colouring red and green to indicate when numbers that should add up don't add up. </p><p>I was just about to send a spreadsheet to a new colleague when I noticed one of the red indicators showing and yet despite the numbers appearing to add up correctly. After extracting the relevant numbers into a fresh new spreadsheet, I could see that the difference between the two sums was very very small, a rounding error of 0.0000000000109139 </p><p>Excel has a feature where you can set the display precision of numbers typically used for currency, that its two decimal places. However, internally it will work to much higher position unless a certain option is checked for the spreadsheet. That option "set precision as displayed" is supposed to ensure that Excel uses the same precision for calculations and display. This is generally a dangerous option as you can get accumulations of errors through lack of precision in complex sheets. </p><p>On the sheet extract shown below the indicator square has the formula</p><p>=IF(SUM(B8:B397)=SUM(E4:T4),"MATCH","FAIL")</p><p>The vertical numbers are summed into square C6, and the horizontal numbers summed into D6. Subtracting C6 from D6, gives us the size of the rounding error in square D8. </p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Changing the Excel option for "set precision as display" changes (and clicking on the warning) the value of the displayed rounding error shown in D8 to 0 as one would expect. However, the indicator square remains at FAIL showing that the interior precision is maintained during the above type of test operations.</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">The fix was to change the indicator to use ABS(C6-D6)> 0.000001 as the test for a match.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJvZXwKc0ww3N2YfsG0RglI7aaNv0t5p7t6zIW2HZvW2rY2AE71B8qzyXGMo3kuahxiMxtylP_misDi_nlsAhTDv5CUBeZRzut_QeS834efH-_6vUyeFJtNJ-QKOaXIHjUEBt5nRbXvIp_slYB6NIHQiZTMaqeWYLXdgHVRaRIl4IiiSe5SVJHPHu/s1024/ER_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJvZXwKc0ww3N2YfsG0RglI7aaNv0t5p7t6zIW2HZvW2rY2AE71B8qzyXGMo3kuahxiMxtylP_misDi_nlsAhTDv5CUBeZRzut_QeS834efH-_6vUyeFJtNJ-QKOaXIHjUEBt5nRbXvIp_slYB6NIHQiZTMaqeWYLXdgHVRaRIl4IiiSe5SVJHPHu/w376-h400/ER_2.png" width="376" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcdJc2oWN7NyeXndagmz9R_5zsBYaRSKLFf__Q2fDBFQvxDs8kzQBEnjXX59soJOgBiP4yf4ydMZoBwYJliacd0j-2kHvgnC-R1XQHzLjuc4TzINEEibF_TKfoijz55BjTZitHtWONYOzg1oCuoyy8X6Vxyqhi_h6STY9x0x0rLU2BZCoCk2N6Dz-/s843/ER_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="659" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcdJc2oWN7NyeXndagmz9R_5zsBYaRSKLFf__Q2fDBFQvxDs8kzQBEnjXX59soJOgBiP4yf4ydMZoBwYJliacd0j-2kHvgnC-R1XQHzLjuc4TzINEEibF_TKfoijz55BjTZitHtWONYOzg1oCuoyy8X6Vxyqhi_h6STY9x0x0rLU2BZCoCk2N6Dz-/w313-h400/ER_1.png" width="313" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMPMabzcfhR412vSVcfqIpaJZr8dUTtiABcJ2k6uibQjyOpZbFY04z7odHqg2zOYzDPz0d7IQ3KvU-gb8Cfmaw81jx4rPNFHZ5e4HzAX5_CVquU1GfyWl642SfHuLOMyMSiDMZuDgmIayVb7rctKVGxQzgOPOws-T5ruHk4fPQX5Cv6OB-ynaJXvS/s986/ER_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMPMabzcfhR412vSVcfqIpaJZr8dUTtiABcJ2k6uibQjyOpZbFY04z7odHqg2zOYzDPz0d7IQ3KvU-gb8Cfmaw81jx4rPNFHZ5e4HzAX5_CVquU1GfyWl642SfHuLOMyMSiDMZuDgmIayVb7rctKVGxQzgOPOws-T5ruHk4fPQX5Cv6OB-ynaJXvS/w376-h400/ER_3.png" width="376" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLIhf12Bn8Ggu0KvC9M7yc4V9YlhMccWuhTq_Z3KJ5Oqb2-znvHK1-IMy5kR6B2v5fnXtIB2-fxzYLzhVPQwl3dC_Z1ofKNky8s-GqPyO-yM5IsOAPDfBp29-JNlKdTRnO3adHeeKbZtoaOIFC7vlVj1CVyLMyckwcL7Q6EQy-mkWyEgcRgPkAsHr/s1335/ER_doc.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="1120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLIhf12Bn8Ggu0KvC9M7yc4V9YlhMccWuhTq_Z3KJ5Oqb2-znvHK1-IMy5kR6B2v5fnXtIB2-fxzYLzhVPQwl3dC_Z1ofKNky8s-GqPyO-yM5IsOAPDfBp29-JNlKdTRnO3adHeeKbZtoaOIFC7vlVj1CVyLMyckwcL7Q6EQy-mkWyEgcRgPkAsHr/w335-h400/ER_doc.png" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On a Mac the option can be found at Excel -> Preferences -> Calculations</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Using Excel for Mac 16.67.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-78599650295282202812022-08-10T01:33:00.009-07:002022-08-12T03:57:17.788-07:00Apple Powerbook 230 - resurrection and other old Apple items<p>Okay I admit it in a moment of late night madness I bought an old MacBook Duo 230 on eBay. The usual late night buying rules applied I didn't look close enough at the listing and the listing skated over a few fairly essential details. The reason for the purchase, obscured by the late night enthusiasm, was to resurrect some data as part of a computer history investigation project.</p><p>I was super optimistic when the package arrived because the laptop floppy disk drive power supply and the essential Duo mini dock all arrived packed with bubble wrap. Obviously sent by somebody who cared for the safe delivery of the system.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qpdddudk_PWQVNXUd-_ebPUcWfOmCW9KMTLqTQ9O3sfnyIWSM1YrLDq4mdbxwF-5TriBteCOTVnadZFmBAyYzALGoAKdXRkgxHR0-jM0FKCkcQMzjJ0tarcgmOHLB4n4zOYkCc_Ug2M4Dz828kZ4zPfKQiZ_-74IVwYCMRnjiNWQDjjFufNlKve0/s4032/5129EBA1-84B1-4CE8-8F3F-86E8D3D33D4D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qpdddudk_PWQVNXUd-_ebPUcWfOmCW9KMTLqTQ9O3sfnyIWSM1YrLDq4mdbxwF-5TriBteCOTVnadZFmBAyYzALGoAKdXRkgxHR0-jM0FKCkcQMzjJ0tarcgmOHLB4n4zOYkCc_Ug2M4Dz828kZ4zPfKQiZ_-74IVwYCMRnjiNWQDjjFufNlKve0/s320/5129EBA1-84B1-4CE8-8F3F-86E8D3D33D4D.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p>Once powered up the system booted and sprung into life. The screen was looking a little fuzzy with artefact lines running out from some corners but was plenty readable and as a bonus the mouse ball worked as well. The hard drive was a little nosy but the main issue was system software, or lack of it, on the machine. The only icons visible on the screen were the disc tools rescue set. This is a small collection of utilities, used to check hard and format disk drives, was just enough boot the machine but provided no applications. </p><p>One more eBay purchase, from ebay seller <span class="ux-textspans ux-textspans--PSEUDOLINK ux-textspans--BOLD" face="Skin-market-sans" style="border: 0px; color: #6a29b9; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-weight: 700; margin: 2px 0px 0px; max-width: 180px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-overflow: ellipsis; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;"><a _sp="p2047675.m3561.l2559" data-testid="ux-action" data-vi-tracking="{"eventFamily":"ITM","eventAction":"ACTN","actionKind":"CLICK","operationId":"2047675","flushImmediately":false,"eventProperty":{"parentrq":"91930cd385a4517d","pageci":"6dc665fb-0638-401c-bfd1-081949123756","moduledtl":"mi:3561|li:2559","sid":"p2047675.m3561.l2559"}}" href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/applefloppiesonline/m.html" style="color: #0654ba; display: inline-block; font-family: Skin-market-sans; margin: 0px 2px 0px 0px; max-width: 180px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;">applefloppiesonline</a>,</span><span class="ux-textspans" face="Skin-market-sans" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span>later and I had a set of floppy discs, MacOS system 7.5, suitable for this machine. </p><p>I had forgotten how long it took to do installs from floppy disks, typically about three or four minutes per floppy disk. If an install fails then the process backs out and you're basically exactly where you started. This happened a couple of times. Was fun for a while to listen to the whirr and click of the floppy drive but playing games of install "Snakes and Ladders" was not really what I was after. </p><div><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20;">The floppy disk install eventually worked but I had a lot of trouble reading Install Disk 4. See videos below.</span></div><p><span align="left" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">With the system booted off the install disk 1 and reading all the other disks with no trouble, This install a couple of times on Disk 4. This repeated failure issue by trying a few OS installer tricks remembered from back in the day:<br /></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Copying Install disk 4 contents on to the hard drive then back out on to a spare Floppy drive. </li><li>Doing a custom minimal install for the this Mac only. ID4 is needed by all the system install options as it has the control panels files but this choice would minimise the files loaded from ID4.</li><li>Renaming the system folder. Ater a crash and reboot this didn't seem to make any difference as the install still used that folder. I speculate that the rename action may have cleared some read-only items in the system folder.</li></ul>Not sure which of the above fixed the issue but we got there in the end. Now the system is up and installed with the utilities and software that it needs I can see that the on-board mini batteries that preserves the date and time between connections has failed which is not unusual for older machines. Also failed is the main battery neither charges nor holds a charge. This limits the machine to running on plugged in power and necessitates resetting the date and time from 2039 back to the current date each time the machine is unplugged.<p></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyB7PKE5IjrpF4Iqc5c_rNHyc0WKli7BKDE4zsdXd43EXXc5vEfE6MYMV7TwawWYs_j4X1mArkbwHMF3v-4lmfjUtPlfPNXhGE3zB_TorTZgnTUNFsRqzJX073AmsAnyG4mZULT6auerKUOaouOr1FV-o7_bY3m31njoyeslvSQuDkP2a4i0YQdyvq/s3960/32CF1698-2717-4DBA-8441-540A9802C145_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="3960" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyB7PKE5IjrpF4Iqc5c_rNHyc0WKli7BKDE4zsdXd43EXXc5vEfE6MYMV7TwawWYs_j4X1mArkbwHMF3v-4lmfjUtPlfPNXhGE3zB_TorTZgnTUNFsRqzJX073AmsAnyG4mZULT6auerKUOaouOr1FV-o7_bY3m31njoyeslvSQuDkP2a4i0YQdyvq/w400-h140/32CF1698-2717-4DBA-8441-540A9802C145_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ports from Left to right<br />Built in modem hole ( missing ), Kenington lock, Mic, speaker, Scsi disk, Printer, External modem , VDU screen, AppleTalk networking, Floppy Disk, Power, on/off switch.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Despite the many connectors on the back of the dual dock there are few that are in used today. Apple desktop bus, for connecting keyboards and mice, has been replaced by the universal serial bus ( USB ). modern screen connections are now VGA or DVI replacing the 25 way pin socket. Most importantly networking has moved on from AppleTalk wiring to CAT5 ethernet.</span></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">I guess if I was going to do this again I would consider more carefully in the machine I was going to buy. I probably would've gone for a blue and white G3 as that machine was on the cusp of changing technologies and could use both the older keyboards mice as well as USB. Had Apple talk as well as ethernet. We had that very machine with a USB floppy disk drive that went into the more modern Macs and that would've probably been an easier choice for moving data from old Apple floppy disks to a modern / internet connected system.</span></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">What's next for the Duo. The data rescue project has moved on and without a modern network connection this may not be the older machine I am after. Tinkering around with the old technology was kind of fun but without more relevant application software it's hard to show the capabilities of this older machine.</span></span></p><p><span align="left" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">See on YouTube here. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fczCfsiBcZM " style="font-size: 14px;">Install Fail 1</a><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 14px;"> and </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2iq8PjZyug" style="font-size: 14px;">Install fail 2</a></p><p>A few photos from the failing installs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiweAjAlE18lFmH2mDnzNldb3-VlBtEyVMjGLLsxzbecosdiDc7orTkHmrg_J9uAE5phsfCR8EhEE-A4gJlAVazD4YvbC947oXVocy8-aQGKhjYxn8gl_BPK__OIKrDyJYGnaJGslB_J4-nJMCnpjrYpRpvsdD4fwjIvBXmnnlomKqwFvoT0u5UWL5/s4032/C89E8B36-4013-4C72-8E5F-F24255CA736C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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USB Floppy disks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUPhCmWzPmgmRXoQNlqjdQ_ok7fegYIYIDU1UDYc3m-JPBWGep4ecicux4un7OxsJySkjSahKotbwuNc_5f40CPIEAyrEjOI_0miE6xiFg8SUlstKWjgkR4S9v955PnGt9XwtkuPKzh8hUFwvfxDwBpxcBoxTG3OHpW706korRp-wwPVdEON4W6I-j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUPhCmWzPmgmRXoQNlqjdQ_ok7fegYIYIDU1UDYc3m-JPBWGep4ecicux4un7OxsJySkjSahKotbwuNc_5f40CPIEAyrEjOI_0miE6xiFg8SUlstKWjgkR4S9v955PnGt9XwtkuPKzh8hUFwvfxDwBpxcBoxTG3OHpW706korRp-wwPVdEON4W6I-j" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Just for old times sake the Apple machine we loved the most - The sun flower G4 iMac. This was the second version with the wider flatscreen.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DzV-7U58dUmo40TIoFV6DuPFvwUQnlw19CMtQ-ANYHNQ_yH2Ddx5ldXIQn8XGqHIZM2IN0MBYzDbEZkWMowqe2trTysNfys0G2Q72-T9cI8pe1ycpkMPCZ3NoLIDDMQaoG-CRDfjnffmXSm19v7O335js2aQN_uu2vM0JSglIe9HEP5ZBuLW9q4J/s2191/C5C889AE-0FE0-44BE-9C7B-601BB5DFB2B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="2191" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DzV-7U58dUmo40TIoFV6DuPFvwUQnlw19CMtQ-ANYHNQ_yH2Ddx5ldXIQn8XGqHIZM2IN0MBYzDbEZkWMowqe2trTysNfys0G2Q72-T9cI8pe1ycpkMPCZ3NoLIDDMQaoG-CRDfjnffmXSm19v7O335js2aQN_uu2vM0JSglIe9HEP5ZBuLW9q4J/s320/C5C889AE-0FE0-44BE-9C7B-601BB5DFB2B4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>For further reading on old time Apple kit see </div><div><a href="https://lowendmac.com"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lowendmac.com"><img border="0" data-original-height="116" data-original-width="596" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7kt8hXiHhtNgZn8ZlrrcVOm_7I7s3w1Dhx-b5qyAsMHzIcB9jHkn9Qh7P1Hjy0xXxJeLueY1vcrdN_V8MjGPD_N3J7mVKr8JqL7ax84mA2-ZAsgmnxSgmnObfj5hzclA914b_hzkXJY47AuwA609Qef2HeRsSprEFyLV1f3sqrNc1lzR-9260Z88/s320/welcome.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><div><br /></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-66845803292009517782022-07-25T04:19:00.004-07:002022-07-25T04:19:28.085-07:00Cray Research, Discover, Explore and celebrate<p>Check out this talk at The National Museum of Computing in the UK held for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Cray Research.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmRt3EnOqW0">Cray Research : Discover, Explore and Celebrate</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xmRt3EnOqW0" width="320" youtube-src-id="xmRt3EnOqW0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you liked that check out the earlier <span style="color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color,var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size,var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size,inherit)); font-variant: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-variant,inherit);">Cray Research - A Story of the Supercomputer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">produced at <a href="http://www.cfmit.org">CFIMT</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wn03wn3k47Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="wn03wn3k47Y"></iframe></div><br /><p>Enjoy.</p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-30190256345427185932022-05-02T06:41:00.008-07:002022-07-25T03:56:21.889-07:00Sky domestic broadband DNS stale data and intercept layer.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-S5aZDAMZ_Zp8HjwAltE50OxNQ03_OzLpQpjVpfQl-eQ90I_WY_rDBTouEcXbhRdNFvvbkt0JTJVhJFDwQyaYKEChiIIFlAhaOsEDlJV5WydfnOYTvtklnOthP31hPp7XYrCm2gaKlQWCwSq9LRAKrcYUjE2VmLqoC5Ri-ozd9E8zH8fON8IT24y/s287/Sky-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="287" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-S5aZDAMZ_Zp8HjwAltE50OxNQ03_OzLpQpjVpfQl-eQ90I_WY_rDBTouEcXbhRdNFvvbkt0JTJVhJFDwQyaYKEChiIIFlAhaOsEDlJV5WydfnOYTvtklnOthP31hPp7XYrCm2gaKlQWCwSq9LRAKrcYUjE2VmLqoC5Ri-ozd9E8zH8fON8IT24y/s1600/Sky-1.jpeg" width="287" /></a></div><br />I have seen that Sky Broadband Consumer service has an intercept layer for all DNS queries which can result in stale data problems when servers change IP addresses. Also DNS queries pointed towards nonexistent DNS server will still succeed but may provide old or incorrect data.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Using the Google dig tool on </p><p><a href="https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/">https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/</a></p><p>Gives the correct result but the local Sky Broadband command line equivalent look up that is supposed to be using Goggle DNS server ....</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">% dig @8.8.8.8 <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>domainname.com MX</span></blockquote><p></p><p>Gives a stale out of date answer hours after the result should have changed.<br /><br />Given a non-existant DNS server with an address similar to Googles connection is not possible <br /><br /></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">% ping <strong>8.8.8.99 </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">PING 8.8.8.99 (8.8.8.99): 56 data bytes</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Request timeout for icmp_seq 0</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Request timeout for icmp_seq 1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">^C</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>but DNS look up succeeds </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">% date; dig <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>@8.8.8.99</strong> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>apple.com MX </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">Mon <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2 May 2022 14:29:38 BST</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> @8.8.8.99 apple.com MX</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">; (1 server found)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">;; global options: +cmd<br />......snip </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">;; ANSWER SECTION:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 rn-mailsvcp-ppex-lapp15.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 rn-mailsvcp-ppex-lapp24.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 rn-mailsvcp-ppex-lapp34.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 rn-mailsvcp-ppex-lapp35.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 rn-mailsvcp-ppex-lapp44.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 rn-mailsvcp-ppex-lapp45.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">apple.com. 3600 IN MX 10 ma1-aaemail-dr-lapp01.apple.com.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">.......</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span><br />Gets you an answer. How is this possible or correct ????<br /><br /></p><p>This has the follow on implications :</p><p><br />1) DNS lookup results can be stale or incorrect hours after a change at source.</p><p>2) Changing the DNS settings on your PC/Device makes no difference as the "Sky Results" are used in any case. </p><p>3) All DNS lookups can be recorded / traced at the ISP level.</p><p>4) Time to live should be set low on domains that are going to change, then reset after the change has propagated to a longer time, to avoid excessive lookups. This would also avoid any excuse by Sky for keeping stale data when no-one else does.</p><p>5) DNS interception by Sky Broadband could be considered a man-in-the middle compromise of the correct functioning of the DNS system. </p><p>6) Of the 6 failures ( lasting over 5 minutes ) of Sky consumer broadband that I have experienced and investigated over the last few years, 3 have been wire to the house failures and 3 have been DNS service failures. The DNS service was designed to be failure resilient by using recursive lookups to higher domains but if all queries are intercepted by an intermediary and that intermediary has a problem the robustness of DNS is compromised.</p><p>Only solutions are to use external tools to check against Sky DNS results. Or use a VPN. Not sure if other consumer ISPs have this configuration. A colleague doing the exact same look ups on another ISP server did not see the delay in the domain data being updated.</p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-55127074889684763392022-02-15T02:09:00.008-08:002022-02-16T06:15:09.404-08:00Fake Psychic - investigations by the BBC and others<div class="separator">Understand the implication of twisting the faith and belief of others by reviewing how psychics and mediums have worked their "magic" to fleece and distort the beliefs of folks.</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The true-believer syndrome merits study by science. What is it that compels a person, past all reason, to believe the unbelievable. How can an otherwise sane individual become so enamored of a fantasy, an imposture, that even after it's exposed in the bright light of day he still clings to it — indeed, clings to it all the harder?… No amount of logic can shatter a faith consciously based on a lie.</i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"><span> <span> </span></span>— M. Lamar Keene and Allen Spraggett</span></blockquote><div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bkpsjs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3dW9LyIU_3SbAuj0rraynRbBeVGKaAjZTwHlzWYdZLfbX34bAO7eQAjNL188OM6ZJd7FdHms2rh2nXIdQitsS4uSJs1KNc8JBa7Ubq1wEU-hdpqNlWJhoPZzgOW2R8zr1yldS99zbVN4pKr10zlO6ExfSryt0iDxs5xSbQPG7M0kb_7Xg6K1GuldH" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px;">Full BBC investigation podcast as <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bkpsjs">"Fake Psychic"</a> </span></span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFeZB-srGKdRhqcIpJqIhMDysQfHNLewIf6_nTkAsKnMbypdeYVzyvAudx4g5OX8jsZut1VRrm5Yz2gKhIPWRhcvHqlQ4iOoEAI6Z7ZZDPE1fhlt_MkbUaXuzkXMjBQrnDPnS6BSVwvzewWzWrabGCsA3Ep8vqItpI2RMWfFv8WaCp7gpT8rzC_ry7=s620" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="620" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFeZB-srGKdRhqcIpJqIhMDysQfHNLewIf6_nTkAsKnMbypdeYVzyvAudx4g5OX8jsZut1VRrm5Yz2gKhIPWRhcvHqlQ4iOoEAI6Z7ZZDPE1fhlt_MkbUaXuzkXMjBQrnDPnS6BSVwvzewWzWrabGCsA3Ep8vqItpI2RMWfFv8WaCp7gpT8rzC_ry7=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="dcr-1f2y4fi" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); color: #707070; font-family: GuardianTextSans, "Guardian Text Sans Web", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">M Lamar Keene.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); color: #707070; font-family: GuardianTextSans, "Guardian Text Sans Web", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> Photograph: 1878 Press</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122;">Wikipedia Notes on Lamar </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Lamar_Keene">here</a><span style="color: #202122;"> </span></div>Guardian Article "Scam the bereaved, defraud the dead: the shocking crimes of America’s greatest psychic conman" <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/01/m-lamar-keene-fake-psychic-florida">Here</a><br /><br /><br />See also about Camp Chesterfield scamming punters since 1891 and still at it in the 2000s.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirkZo_-1mEBu-NeI7WP4YjJuWUHZtKrydi8Cukjxl0I1w8QGoF3ube5H54aQpEJcsKHvlP1iSulr0r7sUBQ_60H5SMhj7sryZEtIDxba4TxsHg6N1QSKyfaSp_Fj6OB1CjyQVzeCEP0Mx2gG2zeg1nv8WM4WDMfHblZSL2GQCOuf9F1pRDZXRBkRFT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1024" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirkZo_-1mEBu-NeI7WP4YjJuWUHZtKrydi8Cukjxl0I1w8QGoF3ube5H54aQpEJcsKHvlP1iSulr0r7sUBQ_60H5SMhj7sryZEtIDxba4TxsHg6N1QSKyfaSp_Fj6OB1CjyQVzeCEP0Mx2gG2zeg1nv8WM4WDMfHblZSL2GQCOuf9F1pRDZXRBkRFT" width="320" /></a></div><br />Camp Chesterfield as founded in 1891 and is the home of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists, located in Chesterfield, Indiana. Camp Chesterfield offers Spiritualist Church services, seminary, and mediumship, faith healing, and spiritual development classes, as well as psychic readings for patrons.<div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As recent at 2002 Filed at centerforinquiry.org "Undercover Among the Spirits: </span><a href="https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2002/03/22164753/p22.pdf" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Investigating Camp Chesterfield</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> " </span></p></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;">See also </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Randi" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; text-decoration: none;" title="James Randi">Randi, James</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;">(1982),</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Flim-Flam!</i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Books" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; text-decoration: none;" title="Prometheus Books">Prometheus Books</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;">,</span><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; text-decoration: none;" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><bdi style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87975-198-3" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-style: inherit; text-decoration: none;" title="Special:BookSources/0-87975-198-3">0-87975-198-3</a></bdi></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">and <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2813683/How-spot-fake-psychic-don-t-ripped-homework-don-t-call-hotlines-avoid-having-fortune-told-feeling-vulnerable.html">How to spot a fake psychic.</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See also "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Cheat-Everything-Esoteric-Cheating/dp/1560259736">How to cheat at everything</a>" by Simon Lovell</div><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMDChpKsm5qeUjv5j4QePFdNGm42iEKj1Zzy2z5zslyftt4yC1XGzFL-RKRB32wt-71UM8LlXUguiyyN66izYZj12z59B445cV5tFcV6ShZmELQvG6iNgP8NQHDKhCjG1fGca_OD6DSzG1vyMkUwGnV-sfVZv2zTFy22QHLwN-g01vJcop8ZLzPrzy=s499" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMDChpKsm5qeUjv5j4QePFdNGm42iEKj1Zzy2z5zslyftt4yC1XGzFL-RKRB32wt-71UM8LlXUguiyyN66izYZj12z59B445cV5tFcV6ShZmELQvG6iNgP8NQHDKhCjG1fGca_OD6DSzG1vyMkUwGnV-sfVZv2zTFy22QHLwN-g01vJcop8ZLzPrzy=s320" width="224" /></a></div><br /></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-40694547449748141592022-02-04T04:19:00.003-08:002022-02-04T04:20:08.860-08:00Book Club best reads<p> Joined a book club in first lock down and have been reading new and recycled books over the last couple of years. Some are found and re-read from the best books box in the attic, some new via Kindle or second hand via ebay / Amazon marketplace.</p><p><br /></p><p>In no particular order - these are great reads.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaDWMyZBdQYm_x--gg04O3dg1oYBiaTmCqyEHEwiU7xEjTgnIGIjiFGMk7odmENCTzEmhq3Xp55R9KH4Scfb-pvO11aDjpJNoTzpcRFNgCLxBRyDA3BLqCogYiDJc9hvmfjPhNpnJppjSzY-wnns1RZuDHkWe4w2P_rqxThUJ8r44FJBu7a3281Luv=s499" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaDWMyZBdQYm_x--gg04O3dg1oYBiaTmCqyEHEwiU7xEjTgnIGIjiFGMk7odmENCTzEmhq3Xp55R9KH4Scfb-pvO11aDjpJNoTzpcRFNgCLxBRyDA3BLqCogYiDJc9hvmfjPhNpnJppjSzY-wnns1RZuDHkWe4w2P_rqxThUJ8r44FJBu7a3281Luv=s320" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiydYqG6oGy8WVeZ8sM96B7sK_KWqOiEUYDU5ydzXe_a5B0T55WxblP1XG_7gsm63dMnvvOUflHwqf3EW95uosgoWVN9aiGlOB2FRKU2IqjPewSL2Gl0GrFHyvCEPXJDFpik_JTdC5Z7m9cbRTkt438cp2axQs6gtrk3Kx2wXVH_ElYTXvcJMveMmTb=s293" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIwtmeMrqNEkcAMfOxi8ee8qRS6xg2Iz_Dbcpb-Cw1LQHkiefCWlxMFq-7uo9f09Are4jtysWyZdbJ9_9npEbjei6QbG2667ZbnlL3T5ZBGrVvtUpX_3jDjGvfo5w_2Anc_K_JOW1CUl2Paer-B13o_6kBO3WTE5Ou6BEd6hjYlnsxHj0BH0b2dTGl=s740" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="740" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIwtmeMrqNEkcAMfOxi8ee8qRS6xg2Iz_Dbcpb-Cw1LQHkiefCWlxMFq-7uo9f09Are4jtysWyZdbJ9_9npEbjei6QbG2667ZbnlL3T5ZBGrVvtUpX_3jDjGvfo5w_2Anc_K_JOW1CUl2Paer-B13o_6kBO3WTE5Ou6BEd6hjYlnsxHj0BH0b2dTGl=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Examples of deviant and toxic abusive with coercive control behaviour can be found in multiple religious organisations :</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div>This article leads on to others:</div><div><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="0 1 []"><a href="https://www.daretodoubt.org/post/a-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing-the-eight-elements-of-coercive-control-hiding-behind-the-mask-of-faith" rev="en_rl_none">https://www.daretodoubt.org/post/a-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing-the-eight-elements-of-coercive-control-hiding-behind-the-mask-of-faith</a> </div><div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="0 1 []"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">The official Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse 2021 report is here <a href="https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/26895/view/child-protection-religious-organisations-settings-investigation-report-september-2021.pdf">https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/26895/view/child-protection-religious-organisations-settings-investigation-report-september-2021.pdf</a></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"W</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #646665; font-family: Lato; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">hat marks religious organisations out from other institutions is the explicit purpose they have in teaching right from wrong; the moral turpitude of any failing by them in the prevention of, or response to, child sexual abuse is therefore heightened."</span></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212;">Other examples :</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212;"><br /></div><div><b>The Moody Bible School </b>toxic culture USA</div><div><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/moody-bible-institute-purity-culture-evangelicalism-sexual-assault-title-ix-mbi-survivors-group/" rev="en_rl_none">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/moody-bible-institute-purity-culture-evangelicalism-sexual-assault-title-ix-mbi-survivors-group/</a></div><div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Then They Were Assaulted—and Blamed for It.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;"><br /></span></div><div><b>Rev Jonathan Fletche</b>r at Church in Wimbledon UK . <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9391517/Former-vicar-left-administer-naked-beatings-church-bosses-took-little-no-action.html" rev="en_rl_none">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9391517/Former-vicar-left-administer-naked-beatings-church-bosses-took-little-no-action.html</a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em;">Former evangelical vicar ‘was left to administer naked beatings, ice bath punishments and perform sex acts in front of people’ when church bosses took 'little or no action' over claims against him, investigation finds</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Spanking Smyth QC </b>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/21/bleeding-for-jesus-book-tells-story-of-qc-who-pitilessly-abused-young-men">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/21/bleeding-for-jesus-book-tells-story-of-qc-who-pitilessly-abused-young-men</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="dcr-o5gy41" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After five years of sadistic beatings in a garden shed by one of the UK’s most prominent barristers, and with a “special beating” to mark his 21st birthday imminent, Andy Morse tried to take his own life. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-family: inherit;">The student had endured thousands of lashes on his naked buttocks administered in the name of Jesus by<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smyth_(barrister)" target="_blank"> John Smyth QC</a>. He could no longer endure the pain, terror and humiliation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>C&C behaviour is often a pre-cursor</b> to other even more serious abuse behaviours .... and not just with evangelical christians and well known cases in the Catholic church and islamic Madrasas : </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/investigating-child-sexual-abuse-in-pakistans-madrasas/a-58092455 ">https://www.dw.com/en/investigating-child-sexual-abuse-in-pakistans-madrasas/a-58092455 </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/dark-side-of-pakistans-madrasas-rampant-child-abuse-few-checks-balances/articleshow/84059763.cms">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/dark-side-of-pakistans-madrasas-rampant-child-abuse-few-checks-balances/articleshow/84059763.cms</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The dark side of Pakistans Madrasas rampant child abuse few checks and balances. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/education/news/abuse-behind-the-closed-doors-madrasas-1731775">https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/education/news/abuse-behind-the-closed-doors-madrasas-1731775</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Abuse behind closed doors madrasas in India. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is an ongoing problem </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/02/millions-children-religious-groups-vulnerable-abuse-england-and-wales ">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/02/millions-children-religious-groups-vulnerable-abuse-england-and-wales </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="dcr-1nupfq9" data-gu-name="headline" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-stretch: inherit; grid-column-end: headline; grid-column-start: headline; grid-row-end: headline; grid-row-start: headline; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="dcr-krkkhw" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="dcr-13a2edo" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 36px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Millions of children in religious groups in England and Wales vulnerable to abuse.</b> </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">IICSA report finds victim blaming, abuse of power and mistrust of authority to be commonplace..... </span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said there was “no doubt that the sexual abuse of children takes place in a broad range of religious settings”. It found evidence of “egregious failings” and <span style="font-family: inherit;">highlighted the hypocrisy of religions that purport to teach right from wrong, yet fail to protect children. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">IICSA’s investigation examined child protection in 38 religious organisations and settings in England and Wales, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists, Methodists, Islam, </span><a data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/judaism" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c70000; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Judaism</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">, Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism and nonconformist Christian denominations.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile over in the Guatemalan jungle a small extremist "jewish" sect <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63942615">mistreats children and followers.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Turns out the social community <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Vanier#Sexual_abuse">L'Arche</a> was founded by <a href="https://www.catholicregister.org/item/31174-jean-vanier-had-manipulative-sexual-relationships-with-six-women-says-report">Jean Vanier</a> partly for the purpose of finding exploiting women and children. This was a case of corruption at the core of what was otherwise a caring place for folks with special needs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whilst "Think of the children" is a bit of dog whistle on the interwebs the above methods and facts of abuse are real.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also this interesting analysis of an interview between media host and leader of a kids after school club run by a Satanist's Temple. </div><div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="t5a262vz aenfhxwr b6zbclly l9j0dhe7 sdhka5h4" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCqLpR8hxVNb54yxHvNQvDmk_WaCSRC6eQjuHaE-_xm9LFROJUuaDV1a2EkcKQLhx8nWGSFF3K8tAHzEEL0UB1dxt1UtreBwnkXscCUDj7hRo17Phtq_MPDAC_oaLast2j2V9wYQ09MEXil4RkAkBZI_4jG4kNNrtBkjSh_IRR5WIdcZv9WbrVz6Ma=s740" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="740" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCqLpR8hxVNb54yxHvNQvDmk_WaCSRC6eQjuHaE-_xm9LFROJUuaDV1a2EkcKQLhx8nWGSFF3K8tAHzEEL0UB1dxt1UtreBwnkXscCUDj7hRo17Phtq_MPDAC_oaLast2j2V9wYQ09MEXil4RkAkBZI_4jG4kNNrtBkjSh_IRR5WIdcZv9WbrVz6Ma=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b>A guest blog post by Patty Bear. </b>Shutterstock | Isaac Lugalia Arts<br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Heresy</i>. The very word ignites our collective psyche with haunting images. Questioners have been burned at the stake both metaphorically and literally for centuries, and toxic faith leaders and organizations count on us to remember this trauma, to carry the memory of the heinous cost of looking behind the mask of faiths.</div><div>Of course, not all faith communities are toxic authoritarians wearing a gentle disguise. Some are broadly supportive of their members, encouraging the kind of questioning required to nurture an independent conscience and spiritual maturity. However, if you are reading this article, you have probably begun to question your faith environment, or perhaps even stumbled upon the bared teeth of the wolf behind the disguise. Or maybe, like me, you would describe yourself as having religious PTSD. </div><div>I was raised in a sect of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_people" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" rev="en_rl_none">Plain People</a> of Pennsylvania. As a child, I took in the Church teachings and role modeling of my mother and saw my future clearly—and willingly—without question. Though I wasn’t always comfortable with how women were portrayed in sermons, it wasn’t until my teen years that the drilling of female inferiority and subservience into me was upended. Once I was awakened, the coercive control I’d been living under no longer had a place to hide—but the long-term effects had already taken root. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I was growing up, I often heard the phrase from the book of Matthew: “<a href="https://biblehub.com/matthew/7-16.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" rev="en_rl_none">Ye shall know them by their fruits</a>.” Toxic faith organizations are quite good at showcasing a smorgasbord of “shiny fruits,” seemingly polished to perfection. For this reason, I have found that a far better metric for identifying those in sheep’s clothing is recognizing their cunning, stealthy, wolf-like behaviors—the rotten fruits that might be more difficult to spot at first.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the Korean War, psychologist <a href="http://translatedby.com/you/biderman-s-chart-of-coercion/original/?show-translation-form=1" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" rev="en_rl_none">Albert Biderman</a> studied the methods of coercion and control used against prisoners of war to induce false confessions and to manipulate prisoners to betray their country. Since he first developed the framework, it has been recognized by domestic violence and child abuse experts as the universal toolbox abusers around the world use to systematically take control of their victims. To show how these tactics operate in parallel to many spiritual leaders and faith-based organizations, I have applied Biderman’s eight elements of coercive control below with specific examples of what to look for . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Eight Elements of Coercive Control in Spiritual Settings</b></div><div>1. <b>Isolation</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The creation of close-knit spiritual communities separating believers from nonbelievers, subtly or unsubtly discouraging intimacy with those outside the “tribe.” </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">A gender-based hierarchy, often where female members have a lesser status than male members, and sometimes insistence that female members be dependent on male members to be considered “godly.”</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The lending of assistance to down-on-their-luck individuals who come to believe they can’t survive outside the group. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The requirement of a dress code or uniform that sets members apart from everyone else. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The extinguishing of members’ voices by insisting upon conformity, secrecy, and silence.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Requiring followers to give up regular jobs in favour of "Approved jobs" in the organisations money raising businesses</div></li></ul><div>2. <b>Monopolizing Perception</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">A heavy indoctrination process, such as repetitive sermons constantly reinforcing a few select scripture passages, forced scripture memorization, a narrow religious education, and the vilifying or demonizing of otherness.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The discrediting of anyone who questions the indoctrination, or the ejection of them from the group as troublemakers. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The discrediting of outsiders and family or friends who question the spiritual group’s beliefs or behavior patterns. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The discouragement or forbidding of secular education or certain types of books, music, and entertainment so that only the “right” beliefs get airtime.</div></li></ul><div>3. <b>Humiliation and Degradation</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">After isolating and monopolizing perception and discrediting others, it remains necessary to discredit the individual themselves or an entire class of people so that they are:</div></li></ul><div>- gradually drained of self-esteem, self-respect, and personal agency </div><div>- weakened in their physical, mental, and emotional ability to resist</div><div>- worn down by being treated in demeaning ways, ridiculed for having any needs or independent perceptions, mocked, labeled in derogatory terms, and given subservient tasks </div><div><i>This can be done by:</i></div><div>- publicly exposing an individual’s vulnerabilities or weaknesses under the guise of prayer, or saving their soul</div><div>- targeting individuals for exorcism or ostracism </div><div>- depriving individuals of sleep, meals, or special privileges</div><div>- denying individuals participation in group activities, such as kicking them off the mission trip or not inviting them to the group picnic</div><div>- demanding members be submissive no matter how badly they are treated</div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">This process conditions targeted victims to accept increasingly unacceptable behavior without complaint. In other words, what might have once been shocking behavior becomes normalized.</div></li></ul><div>4. <b>Threats</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Designed to create anxiety and despair, threats may be overt or subtle, but they are intended to:</div></li></ul><div>- make abusers’ expectations clear</div><div>- induce fear of consequences for challenging the authority or erratic behavior of abusive individuals </div><div>- make clear that, “Thou shalt not question ‘God’s’ representatives on earth, as ‘He’ is beyond question,” and therefore so are his representatives and any demands they might voice. </div><div><i>This might look like:</i></div><div>- passive-aggressive behavior through comments like, “It would be a shame to lose you as a valued leader/member,” or quoting scriptures that make it clear God sees your behavior or questioning as worthy of eternal damnation"</div><div>- overt blackmail, such as threatening to expose a perceived sin</div><div>- threats or displays of aggression, physical dominance, and violence</div><div><br /></div><div>5. <b>Omnipotence, Superiority, or Overwhelming Power</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Demonstrations of shock and awe, such as performing alleged miracles or claiming to receive visions or special dreams.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Overwhelming displays of force or disproportional consequences, such as dramatically ejecting a member from the community for sincere questions, noting hypocrisy in the leadership, or separating family members as punishment </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Brutal and/or public scapegoating of a member in a staged powerplay to demonstrate superiority. Making an example of someone. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Open committing of crimes by authority figures.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Indulgence in hypocrisies or treating others in ways nobody else could get away with. </div></li></ul><div>All of this behavior further conditions the acceptance of the unconscionable, serving the purpose of demonstrating the kind of omnipotence that generates a profound sense of futility for anyone in disagreement or who would fight back.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. <b>Enforcing Trivial Demands</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Reinforcement of who has the power and who does not by the making of patently silly demands that serve little apparent useful purpose, such as unnecessary manual labor, or making you apologize to your abuser.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Communication of no-win messages like answering questions with, “Because God says,” or, “That’s not for you to question,” or, “You just need to have faith.”</div></li></ul><div>7. <b>Induce Exhaustion</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Expectation of members to attend services or be on committees that interfere with their ordinary life. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Being pressed into service to the group that consumes large amounts of time, leaving little for self-care or reflection.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Promote endless striving. One can never do enough, be enough, or be good enough leading members to be drained financially, emotionally, psychologically and mentally. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Encouragement to have more children than women would like or can care for (similar to prisoner of war situations where a prisoner may be deprived of sleep to induce a state of confusion and breakdown). </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Promoting double-bind messages requiring members to guard and promote an idealized public image directly contradicted by a harsher private reality of behaviors and the real rules that must be kept secret. Double binds induce a feeling of being crazy and foster mental exhaustion. </div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Prolonged periods of fasting, prayer, and worship.</div></li><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The discouragement to take prescribed medicines or other therapies, often accompanied by guilt-inducing explanations like one’s faith should be enough to heal or sustain. </div></li></ul><div>8. <b>Occasional Indulgences</b></div><ul><li><div marginbottom="8" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">The mostly stick, occasional carrot approach provides positive reinforcement for meeting the abuser’s demands. In the study of narcissism, this practice is called “breadcrumbing,” which is intended to:</div></li></ul><div>- tease the person in a perpetual state just barely above starvation level, but perennially hungry so they will seek favor from the abuser</div><div>- exacerbate emotional vertigo as the person gets glimpses of an emotional mirage of kindness in a desert of cruelty that keeps them stumbling along, working to “earn” these indulgences and gain some self-esteem</div><div>- give the person just enough favor, love, or reward to keep them in the fold or from seeing the perpetrator(s) as a total monster</div><div>- reinforce that a person should feel “grateful for what you get” and guilty if they aren’t slavishly appreciative—this indoctrination keeps a person from focusing objectively on how little they are actually given</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With all of these tactics in mind, consider that spiritual abusers often spout the phrase, “In God we trust,” yet gradually groom you to shift your trust from yourself and your Divine connection to trusting in <i>them</i> and in their authority. <b>Though they go to great lengths to appear otherworldly, spiritual abusers in faith-based organizations are merely garden-variety thugs who coerce and control like any other abuser. </b></div><div>For example, when a child has been abused, they are statistically more likely to encounter abuse by others and even into adulthood. It’s no surprise, then, that when a person leaves a toxic faith culture without examination of the coercion they’ve been under, particularly if it’s all they’ve known since childhood, they are almost certain to seek or be lured by another similar faith-based culture in their quest for belonging or certainty. These “faith-based” cultures may have nothing to do with organized religion; instead, they may take the form of a spiritual group led by a guru, a political party, a coaching group, <u>or a multi-level business opportunity,</u> all of which demand unquestioning obedience. This is why coming to awareness of what has been perpetrated on you is essential. Without that understanding, it is nearly impossible to stand in your own authority and forge your own sovereign path. </div><div><br /></div><div>What helps to see this more clearly is to recognize that many controlling faith organizations are based on an authoritarian father figure. Therefore, we can understand these cultures in the same way we understand abusive family structures and domestic violence. Domestic violence abusers employ <i>emotional abuse</i> to destabilize and control the way their victims <i>feel </i>by undermining their self-esteem and self-trust, invading the safety of boundaries, and destroying emotional connections to the important people in their lives. They further employ <i>psychological control measures</i> to confuse and destabilize their victim’s <i>thinking</i> and sense of reality through gaslighting, twisting the truth, humiliating, controlling access to independent facts, and discrediting their victim’s own intuition and conscience. Be clear: any abusive grooming process is designed to disarm a person’s natural defenses and demolish any resistance to the totalitarian control desired by the predator. </div><div><i>Spiritual</i> abuse employs the identical braiding of emotional and psychological abuse, except that it claims for its authority the omnipotent imprimatur of “God’s word” and/or “God’s will.” In this way, spiritual abusers hijack our natural relationship with the Divine or our Higher Self, and claim that power to translate and interpret scriptures to advance their abusive aims, and to provide themselves diplomatic immunity should any accusations arise. In fact, spiritual abuse tactics provide the means for indoctrinating congregations and/or entire segments of the population into a subservient role controlled by those who use “God’s will” in self-serving ways. </div><div>Unfortunately, faith is the perfect Trojan horse for the kind of unquestioning obedience abusers crave, often to further a hidden agenda of bolstering personal ambition, padding bank accounts, justifying sexual proclivities, and feeding an insatiable lust for power. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Precisely because we have been trained to honor the taboo against questioning, faith-based organizations make the perfect place for abusers and abusive belief structures to flourish unchallenged. However, if we can recognize and demystify the tactics of abusers, we then have the ability to pull off the sheep’s clothing and drain the wolves of their power. </b></div><p><img data-natural-height="300" data-natural-width="240" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd18fd_a15f5d4182934116b726f27884376312~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_5/file.png" /></p><div><br /></div><div>Patty Bear is an aviator, thinker, wild soul, and author of the recently released memoir <i>From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom</i> and <i>House of the Sun: A Visionary Guide to Parenting in a Complex World</i> with Pat Shannon. In addition to being an author, Patty speaks, coaches, and writes on how the four forces of flight can be a compass for living, and how the stages of the journey of metamorphosis shape our lives and lead each of us to our butterfly destiny. Her mission is to liberate, inspire, and delight. She can be reached at <a rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" rev="en_rl_none">patty@theflyingclub.com</a>, or you can connect with her on FB at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBear" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" rev="en_rl_none">https://www.facebook.com/authorPattyBear</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-87726334953111643822022-01-03T04:24:00.004-08:002022-01-18T04:54:39.885-08:00Drag and Drop behaviour has certainly changed in OSX Monterey 12.0.1<p> <span face=""Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Drag and Drop behaviour has certainly changed in Monterey most noticeably in the "Grab and drop" actions.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Factors that demonstrate this issue are:</p><ul style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><li style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;">Using list or column view for folders - The select, drag and drop action works, in the same folder with same files when in Icon or preview view modes.</li><li style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;">Using a trackpad does not work but a magic mouse does work. You can have both plugged in at the same time and see the different behaviours. </li><li style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;">Accessibility options for pointer System preferences -> Accessibility -> Pointer control -> Trackpad options -> Enable Dragging</li><li style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;">Drag to move action seems to be a bit intermittent, sometimes works sometimes not.</li></ul><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Note that under "Pointer control" there are sub options "Trackpad options" and Mouse Options but only under trackpad is there an option to Enable Dragging. The Enable dragging choice has With drag lock, Without drag lock and Three finger drag. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Setting The enable dragging choice to Three fingers just upsets Mission control Desktop management. Enable dragging with drag lock seems to work best.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><span style="font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;">Workaround</span> </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">When using a trackpad in list or column mode, after selecting the files to move <span style="font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;">briefly push [alt] key to grab and move the files.</span> The [alt] key will trigger the "copy files on move" action but if you release the alt before dropping the files the action reverts to a move rather than copy (when moving with in the same disk volume).</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Other folks have reported that switching off force and Septic feedback fixes this behaviour.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Set the Trackpad option to enable dragging.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><img aria-label="User uploaded image 1" loading="lazy" src="https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/bf6c37a5-0251-4567-8e97-ba5c596bb7f4" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Mouse option</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><img aria-label="User uploaded image 2" loading="lazy" src="https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/16d26b16-1e77-4ce2-ba7a-68d7b298bf0d" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;">Context is Monterey on a Mac mini 2020 and seen on Mac book Air M1.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Myriad Set Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><img aria-label="User uploaded image 3" loading="lazy" src="https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/09fe20c5-c399-4c0e-b383-570dff7218c7" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;" /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-38587794448336155342021-11-05T04:54:00.018-07:002023-10-18T01:34:50.435-07:00Synology NAS920+ A great device for the computing community<p> Remember - digital data can both last forever and be gone in a milli-second. The difference is backups and reliable storage devices.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTckod6y1jgMqMkG1yqqM8C7ynGn7mEbIuoZx7u2Jw_lDLcOvTcqPzipfcIi_KMY-A_RgDfw1k4qykRFLNR4aUvuLwlR2gwFibD3_-90flA4f0g7kNKPu8E9ZADBYn5PeEgiKYN62j9mo/s2048/NAS1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTckod6y1jgMqMkG1yqqM8C7ynGn7mEbIuoZx7u2Jw_lDLcOvTcqPzipfcIi_KMY-A_RgDfw1k4qykRFLNR4aUvuLwlR2gwFibD3_-90flA4f0g7kNKPu8E9ZADBYn5PeEgiKYN62j9mo/w400-h300/NAS1.png" width="400" /></a></p><p>This is a great NAS from Synology, a company with a solid reputation and great support organisation.</p><p>Storage devices are as important as the main PC in any computing environment that has grown to more than a couple of PCs and devices. Ease of use and reliability are key for on-going satisfaction.</p><p>You can move data four main ways between a Mac and the device :</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li>Up/down load using the File Station software accessed via a web browser,</li><li>Mount a shared folder and use the finder,</li><li>Mount a shared folder and use the command line in terminal.</li><li>Use Time Machine for backups.</li></ul><div>Some things I found out along the set up journey:</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fEuKCZnyPX2dPHGuapcirYpNcGCWjYgrK4E8M2vIrRj2Zg2Wtsp-vecUhfPpWpSOpJJS7qwSTCqtaRrRM1OCZhYSt-QsFVL-hSjlIwyA7mWXUlp1rwV3FtVrDeyqYOt-D91Gjd6xk5Q/s1198/bb_06.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1198" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fEuKCZnyPX2dPHGuapcirYpNcGCWjYgrK4E8M2vIrRj2Zg2Wtsp-vecUhfPpWpSOpJJS7qwSTCqtaRrRM1OCZhYSt-QsFVL-hSjlIwyA7mWXUlp1rwV3FtVrDeyqYOt-D91Gjd6xk5Q/w640-h285/bb_06.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>Use SMB and not AFP for modern Macs.</p><p>TimeMachine the mainstay of Mac based backups can be used with with NAS. Shared folders must have the "discoverable by Bonjour" over SMB set on for the shared folder.</p><p>When first setting up using bfs be sure to a put in all the drives that will be used. I started with two drives then added two more but it took the device about 12 hours each to weave the later drives into the existing configuration. This is a result of having to redo the on-disk data redundancy layout for the added drives. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mYDUgRBstkbz8NAd_SYVp337et_ax-LCApitPSzBWlEyqQSIXCjwGUAsHsRMzTazWYLhxFwVDkUKIlEil3lA2-C502pWfd1_E_WeJkInOnbgffIfhv6habiHVpQuE-KTavlPBYXxPdg/s2048/NAS2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mYDUgRBstkbz8NAd_SYVp337et_ax-LCApitPSzBWlEyqQSIXCjwGUAsHsRMzTazWYLhxFwVDkUKIlEil3lA2-C502pWfd1_E_WeJkInOnbgffIfhv6habiHVpQuE-KTavlPBYXxPdg/w640-h480/NAS2.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>Use the same size drives if possible - I have 4 * 7TB drives that because of the redundancy scheme this provides 21 TB of storage and 1 drive failure redundancy. Use proper NAS drives available from WD or Toshiba for best longevity.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35mnEcd7v7ttJLs9RivgqOeC_RRJKnBnEMn6HWPlLhzv1lfGrQmMWfSQptNOb-7YlGJJMR4O4y1ss5U2d9KLiiieQ9F6PeNXRKWbz0lNlLlMGWcIbJCbILXvFUwA5O0wsB3MTEc4Bk48/s756/DST.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35mnEcd7v7ttJLs9RivgqOeC_RRJKnBnEMn6HWPlLhzv1lfGrQmMWfSQptNOb-7YlGJJMR4O4y1ss5U2d9KLiiieQ9F6PeNXRKWbz0lNlLlMGWcIbJCbILXvFUwA5O0wsB3MTEc4Bk48/w621-h640/DST.png" width="621" /></a></p><p>Adding 2 * 1TB cache M1 ssd sticks helps performance when the load ramps up but I do suspect that write through to disk happens. Use at least gigabit wired networking, not wifi, for moving larger amounts of data. I was getting reliably about 100Mbytes/second writing from a MacBook Pro with ssd drive over a wired connection. TimeMachine is a bit slower but not by much. For best performance and ease of use, when copying large quantities of small files, bundle your data into large chunks using disk images made by Disk Manager application. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHmpAAsdrQZpAkho31mnApI_huCZ4yRM11bcm2yzMxzFlPA9-zMkmuOO-kJrz9kKeHAQDNdVxSmQMiYjBv-tAih2FYAUdNo-d1_v0dWqrKexNApdaLxYvPfNaj-Y8SJuwMNsSVIOCEc0/s1131/BBStore_02a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1131" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHmpAAsdrQZpAkho31mnApI_huCZ4yRM11bcm2yzMxzFlPA9-zMkmuOO-kJrz9kKeHAQDNdVxSmQMiYjBv-tAih2FYAUdNo-d1_v0dWqrKexNApdaLxYvPfNaj-Y8SJuwMNsSVIOCEc0/w640-h362/BBStore_02a.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I was stuck for a while getting "Not enough space to copy file." messages on both Mac systems that were using the device. After a very pleasant interaction with Synology technical support they found a quota setting on the user name was being correctly enforced. I had forgotten that I had put this user storage quota on early in the testing process. The support case opened and closed in the same day.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmVmanYWDfS0R1HHkK_4nPKIRUk6qZ-SxtGsO3AUQ_00Z5ftm6HjqCT1hbqxLDdQrD4LpeBtmPZkxjETmP-OdEpMxYhaR5FTfRhxkNWRZ9PG7qm1AKP-aA2ewm4TRvhaIPwqtS4dF7Fg/s2048/NAS3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmVmanYWDfS0R1HHkK_4nPKIRUk6qZ-SxtGsO3AUQ_00Z5ftm6HjqCT1hbqxLDdQrD4LpeBtmPZkxjETmP-OdEpMxYhaR5FTfRhxkNWRZ9PG7qm1AKP-aA2ewm4TRvhaIPwqtS4dF7Fg/w640-h480/NAS3.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>The disk manager software on the NAS has many options and can be extended with extra software. The fine grained controls over users and data access are great. This model has a Celeron processor and I suspect that the virtual machine experience may not be great. However for long term NAS usage lower power consumption is preferred. Best of all the device and software are activity supported by a mature company with a long track record.</p><p></p><p>Let's talk about the noise. In a silent office you can hear the device but it's not unpleasant. Being quieter than a coffee machine or someone tapping on a mobile phone. I imagine the NAS as a holding place for data chipmunks so the gentle activity noise is reassuring. Some extra sound dampening would be good though esp. when the drives are spinning up. The device drive activity is not predictable when using Time Machine or multiple shared folders. </p><p>I get the feeling that I have only scratched the surface of the features of this device but I have been very impressed so far. Overall a great device with the reassurance of an active support organisation, a very worthwhile addition to my computer community.</p><p>Battery power in case of mains failure can be added with a UPS. When the UPS has a USB connection the Synology device can be configured with the control Panel -> Hardware -> UPS to shutdown automatically when the battery gets low.</p><p>See the range of Synology NAS devices <a href="https://www.synology.com/en-uk/products?tower=ds_j%2Cds_plus%2Cds_value%2Cds_xs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>Comparative review with other NAS devices <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-network-attached-storage/">here.</a></p><div>I like this box.</div><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><b>Update June 2022 </b></p><p>The constant drive noise from my 6 month old 4 disk DS920+ was the only thing I didn't expect about this NAS device. </p><p>The load is 3 Macs doing hourly Time machine backups but the drives seemed to be active all the time. The pattern was individual drive access in an aparent random fashion. I was surprised by the level of activity considering that 2 * 1TB SSD M1 Cache sticks that are installed that should easily cope with a few GB of backup data and backup validation activities.</p><p>Then came the recent update DSM 7.1-42661 Update 2 and it was like I had a different machine. The drives are a *lot* less active (random seeking) despite the network traffic and when active they are all active at once or all quiet. </p><p>I had a look in the update notes but could not see anything that would explain this dramatic change. <br /><br />This is how I expected the NAS to work. The default filesystem is spread/stripped accross all drives and therfor when writes happen they are likely to use all drives at same time. The persistant cache is bigger than the incomming workload so there is no need for contstant HDD read/write activity. Something has certainly changed for the better with this update. My guess would be that the SSD cache sticks are now being properly utilised or are more effective.</p><p><a href="https://www.synology.com/en-uk/releaseNote/DSM">DSM Release notes</a> did have this in one of the intermediate updates that might explain the apparent difference in cache behaviour.</p><p>"<span face="Inter, "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(46, 55, 66); color: #2e3742; font-size: 16px;">SSD Cache Groups can be allocated to multiple volumes, allowing for more flexible management of SSD cache capacity."</span></p><p>Anyway loving the box even more now.</p><p><span></span></p><!--more--><p></p><p><b>Update July 2022</b></p><p>This is the good stuff - automatic shutdown during an extended power outage that went beyond the capacity of the UPS. The UPS battery (connected to the Synology by a USB cable) kept the Synology Drive up for about 2 hours before doing an auto shutdown. To be fair the drive was idle as the rest of the house was powered off but a good response from the tech.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B38Tg8rU6e-9Udip_9kP9WJxai_Mdk1RLyDBk9B-4st6elJm-u9MNUbtFumIPxRWfvRSgkFWeqX3AmqfGgMBzytPmxGwQz0A1Cu2v4hNGMotAXY1mRQcxbVHwPzbyFTsctgX7P8O7q26091anVAbGUnEwGHBf9c9Y9pWkNhCEk2hkUg4qJajDpad/s734/upsShutdown.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="734" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B38Tg8rU6e-9Udip_9kP9WJxai_Mdk1RLyDBk9B-4st6elJm-u9MNUbtFumIPxRWfvRSgkFWeqX3AmqfGgMBzytPmxGwQz0A1Cu2v4hNGMotAXY1mRQcxbVHwPzbyFTsctgX7P8O7q26091anVAbGUnEwGHBf9c9Y9pWkNhCEk2hkUg4qJajDpad/w400-h280/upsShutdown.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p>Anyway loving the box even more now.</p><p><b><span></span></b></p><!--more--><b>Update February 2023</b><p></p><p>Turns out that the Synology disc array has a whole new personality waiting just below the covers ready to explore. One of the free applications that can be installed is the "Surveillance Station". This software that presents a web face can be used to monitor and collect the data from IP connected CCTV cameras. A huge variety of both controllable and passive CCTV cameras can be connected to the network and then added into Surveillance station. Surveillance station then provides the control and backend storage for the collected CCTV system. This application is fully featured and can on the appropriate hardware scale to many cameras. Built-in analytics such as scanning. Compiling timelines are available. The first two cameras are free using the included license. The software can be assessed and trialed using two cameras before scaling up to a full surveillance set up. Each camera license beyond to cost about £50. I would suggest that the more powerful processes available in the large discoveries would be suitable for this kind of task.</p><p>More details <a href="https://www.synology.com/en-uk/surveillance" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUd8TyuZSUWuUVA13f4lX4smasp9NNKgOz4VDUJnXIFHRM6QHYm2MHDixSKDaDtPRowNaIjhcRJ37rOmjcMNEXonDv_g5qCcp6VtBraWkdp8VTSfldlf8hoGcCtrz9jNyMAS4eWeinbe4Rf5MYETzQSqaJY9-DDzOXOAzIUr4dIMwT10sDhlG7qi60BE/s1378/sstation.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1378" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUd8TyuZSUWuUVA13f4lX4smasp9NNKgOz4VDUJnXIFHRM6QHYm2MHDixSKDaDtPRowNaIjhcRJ37rOmjcMNEXonDv_g5qCcp6VtBraWkdp8VTSfldlf8hoGcCtrz9jNyMAS4eWeinbe4Rf5MYETzQSqaJY9-DDzOXOAzIUr4dIMwT10sDhlG7qi60BE/w400-h383/sstation.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There are many other apps that can add features and abilities to the Synology DiskStation. </p><p><span></span></p><!--more--><p></p><p><b>Update October 2023</b></p><div>This flexible NAS box also has features that can be used to backup cloud data. Using applications downloaded from the Synology App Store, the box can be configured to pull the contents of Google Drive, Dropbox and other similar cloud data locations. Look for the "Cloud Sync" App.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /> </b><p></p><p><br /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0Devon, UK50.7155591 -3.53087522.405325263821155 -38.687125 79.025792936178846 31.625375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-10823452672374328852021-08-15T08:21:00.022-07:002022-11-21T04:15:17.065-08:00Garage project 2021 Pictures<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before and After </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvN9Icu7OOKirTzCw2qyf0ZKiUIakBDau79QaPnuMBJP-yemtpmOXuN_cWaowlaJyppIwyBeJQ7jsKit9OVRJ4LEw2zdyv7lzTc4tOTG5YFcUzL384UH5oxg5j84RKVWab5jR9urS2SQ/s2048/fullsizeoutput_38b6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1541" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3_u_L7GaT1BdOHjnd5uVQOLYcdHarm9U4ZOX4Eb0D9f-A-L2Fn16V4H3Vkawt_OrSQf3oaHuEZt6HWFnkkSvT2T8mflFkOnooO3NYgU1ZVSgz1EnhBWmOV2ntAogtQSAqo28P84VEbg/w400-h188/fullsizeoutput_2c34.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This project was only possible with cooperation and agreement with the neighbours to the south. The old garage ( ------ outline on plan) forces the access route behind the garage, both properties sharing the driveway. The new garage is positioned further back allowing for a direct access at the front. This arrangement allowed for a larger garage and direct access rather than shared driveways to both properties. Some small land slices were legally swapped giving the neighbours a direct road frontage and new right of way. The legal process of swapping two small slices of land actually took longer than the whole garage build.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EEiF2ggo7Pb4v03vBVWpTeWGxB3P6OsppyLodOxX6irdYBkYGP6sXLsomJEaRwcUnsEwqcIA7JYFNJdpemj18UyFCnU0w3WuwyBbfNSl36itMjzJAT-6izAMFAglg5dKlSWZae1tag4/s2048/y825v9FVSLuYtPtv44GE0w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EEiF2ggo7Pb4v03vBVWpTeWGxB3P6OsppyLodOxX6irdYBkYGP6sXLsomJEaRwcUnsEwqcIA7JYFNJdpemj18UyFCnU0w3WuwyBbfNSl36itMjzJAT-6izAMFAglg5dKlSWZae1tag4/s320/y825v9FVSLuYtPtv44GE0w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NSUUKq6XPmoS0HUZMNYgioqQuSlwMlyAUlERZ61eflIK07U0yfpiejbOqXyvK0r7xLEgT3lmcZCiMQT9LMkgSUs0qc1J-ayvUj7G36Rq0CwPUREOPNMzSh68xahh51C0lU5QJ_vwre0/s2048/wv87fZPORW%252Be2xgH29Ysvw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCaMh-nfxj_il91RUwT7T7Hkjfb0vJgQ2JaibMuBNYqyQynJZ5TXu3rGJIUo2udvElF8YOPM8-b_e7q6K-PjRIopqxqTH5SUHUfn9kOF_ZnPEk_LYfa8qrQF89OPukxLRI12fkaBixYI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="612" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCaMh-nfxj_il91RUwT7T7Hkjfb0vJgQ2JaibMuBNYqyQynJZ5TXu3rGJIUo2udvElF8YOPM8-b_e7q6K-PjRIopqxqTH5SUHUfn9kOF_ZnPEk_LYfa8qrQF89OPukxLRI12fkaBixYI/" width="209" /></a></div><br />IMHO:<p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">LaTex</span><span data-offset-key="2jsga-1-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was machine code of publication - the world moved on to wysiwyg only about 30 years ago. Any publisher that only takes submissions in that archaic language is being rather stoneage. Camera / publication ready copy can be created in so many easy to use tools that to insist on using an ancient relic just places unnecessary barriers to entry. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">If that same publisher does not provide article templates just vaguely worded "guidelines" then you know you are dealing with a publishing dinosaur or paper generating mill that provides no value add - look elsewhere.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">Sure LaTex was a good and </span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">relatively bug free system, used by many, but pushing authors to be typographical mark up compilers is like asking painters to be chemists and make their own colours.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-81787892656200602682021-01-08T06:08:00.004-08:002021-01-18T06:52:37.521-08:00More on corporate (and country scale) fraud<p> Following on from an earlier review of <a href="https://gannett-hscp.blogspot.com/2020/04/bad-blood-theranos-and-smartest-guys-in.html">two corporate fraud books</a> this holiday season fraud reviews were taken to a higher level..... </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxkgSE4AQCj2sa86gtJCMYwgCKAodTjdGD1eeTLrIRL96CPCuaSuc4DXtAkFlvkUCGFi1y2yF1ItImts0xfNP6FGiC413sCnvLzOkQ4GBmEZEdlMvZQqi0nbrNKbbAT2WSwPfU-0hfns/s499/bdw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxkgSE4AQCj2sa86gtJCMYwgCKAodTjdGD1eeTLrIRL96CPCuaSuc4DXtAkFlvkUCGFi1y2yF1ItImts0xfNP6FGiC413sCnvLzOkQ4GBmEZEdlMvZQqi0nbrNKbbAT2WSwPfU-0hfns/s320/bdw.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Listing gives : </p><p style="text-align: left;">"<b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE <span style="font-style: italic;">FINANCIAL TIMES</span> AND <span style="font-style: italic;">FORTUNE</span> MAGAZINE.</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>The epic story of how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest financial heists in history.</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">In 2015, rumours began circulating that billions of dollars had been stolen from a Malaysian investment fund. The mastermind of the heist was twenty-seven-year-old Jho Low, a serial fabulist from an upper-middle-class Malaysian family, who had carefully built his reputation as a member of the jet-setting elite by arranging and financing elaborate parties for Wall Street bankers, celebrities, and even royalty.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">With the aid of Goldman Sachs and others, Low stole billions of dollars, right under the nose of global financial industry watchdogs. He used the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw champagne-drenched parties, and bankroll Hollywood films like <span style="font-style: italic;">The Wolf of Wall Street</span>. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Billion Dollar Whale</span> reveals how this silver-tongued con man, a ‘modern Gatsby’, emerged from obscurity to pull off one of the most audacious financial heists the world has ever seen, and how the financial industry let him. It is a classic harrowing parable of hubris and greed in the financial world."</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">As of 2021 Jho Low is still on the run but the<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/11/16/how-1mdb-fugitive-jho-low-tried-to-bargain-for-his-freedom"> net tightens</a> after his rather nice ship was impounded.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb5yRZz4PJqOmKJ1L3Kp0lWFmfVPGzbOtz6vmfjv5j_ywBcAqvvonJQ1Q17xEt6lCYHrZ9RXdFEydUCYrGb0gDzpiTwvnEWKM4LgnoBwVSuSkssKZJ2C8PjEb3oLJiUrPchXv7NGyFVU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="770" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb5yRZz4PJqOmKJ1L3Kp0lWFmfVPGzbOtz6vmfjv5j_ywBcAqvvonJQ1Q17xEt6lCYHrZ9RXdFEydUCYrGb0gDzpiTwvnEWKM4LgnoBwVSuSkssKZJ2C8PjEb3oLJiUrPchXv7NGyFVU/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(98, 98, 98); color: #626262; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The Equanimity, a luxury yacht belonging to fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, was seized and brought to Malaysia in August 2018. It was later auctioned off [Lai Seng Sin/Reuters]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoz4HRcefg9N06EThKsYx2ad-1ndQLq0t5ErEXxlQVxy5WtY2XaAipQKdLt60yB1feUXP3cxuemfb2t8Zf0YobhwI4to78xa7ZjgfIGRSE28EEOkQAVjkB9giPpl28r7clB8WB9iQlbk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoz4HRcefg9N06EThKsYx2ad-1ndQLq0t5ErEXxlQVxy5WtY2XaAipQKdLt60yB1feUXP3cxuemfb2t8Zf0YobhwI4to78xa7ZjgfIGRSE28EEOkQAVjkB9giPpl28r7clB8WB9iQlbk/w216-h320/wol.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p>The Wizard of lies tells the story of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scam that imploded in 2017 losing $Billions of investors money. In this excellent film Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer deliver outstanding performances. Rolling through the time when the fund implodes, little is uncovered about the on-going motives of Madoff continuing with a multi year fraud but the fall is dramatic. Playing Madoff's wife Pfeiffer fails to follow how the family's fall from grace can be so precipitous. The company enablers are aware of the fraud and choose to be complicit in it's continuance.<br /><p></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">The SEC explanation of their failure to detect this <a href="https://www.sec.gov/files/oig-509-exec-summary.pdf">con is here...</a> and concludes with ....</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">"<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;">As the foregoing demonstrates, despite numerous credible and detailed complaints, the SEC never properly examined or investigated Madofi's trading and never took the necessary, but basic, steps to determine </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">if </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;">Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme. Had these efforts been made with appropriate follow-up at any time beginning in June </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;">of </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;">1992 until December 2008, the SEC could have uncovered the Ponzi scheme well before Madoff confessed."</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;">Rolling Stone digs in on <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/why-didnt-the-sec-catch-madoff-it-might-have-been-policy-not-to-86356/">regulatory and operational failures</a> at the SEC</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><span><!--more--></span><p><br />This longer book about the Madoff mega scam.<br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5yZwXSHMI1UYoAGI7-8asKNFbiSjom5QDRITGg34vdnvPmc4SHMZSuJ27Bw9dfTnjsJTXwSwqsJlE1hjcUErQL66kwjzK_Xgjaqx0xv5JX3Ak9_d7T5ewtRoIMRPC0xp2tCL2eJeRgE/s304/markopolosbook_custom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5yZwXSHMI1UYoAGI7-8asKNFbiSjom5QDRITGg34vdnvPmc4SHMZSuJ27Bw9dfTnjsJTXwSwqsJlE1hjcUErQL66kwjzK_Xgjaqx0xv5JX3Ak9_d7T5ewtRoIMRPC0xp2tCL2eJeRgE/s0/markopolosbook_custom.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NO ONE WOULD LISTEN: A TRUE FINANCIAL THRILLER</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;">BY HARRY MARKOPOLOS</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;">HARDCOVER, 376 PAGES</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118); color: #767676; font-family: "Gotham SSm", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;">JOHN WILEY & SONS</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-22066191926295366212020-12-01T04:01:00.008-08:002020-12-15T04:37:36.318-08:00Covid-19 explained for bikers<p>When thinking about these strange times it can be helpful to relate what's going on to things we understand. Here is a Q&A for those of a biker persuasion.</p><p>Q: "Covid-19 is just another flu virus, why should I worry about that ?"</p><p>In the same way that most bikes have two wheels, an engine and handlebars they are not all the same. Outsiders just see a motorbike, we see a Harley, a Ducatti, a Triumph etc. The internals matter, some bike are screaming two strokes and some big capacity four strokes. This particular virus is a killer and disabler that has a much higher than flu impact on some of those that get it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV8VsIjODijJ78uHS2J7RsJfkzOVPf3H4Gt9ztY2QKmVOY8rgJkwEtLaXhFfSTHOyqLbYG3qYcwpmjmgNw5pQAatX5o9MbV1IMvyQDEB3cf7SToBRwItHcHXYAH_PWMSxK2XKZce3UTQ/s960/Pic2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV8VsIjODijJ78uHS2J7RsJfkzOVPf3H4Gt9ztY2QKmVOY8rgJkwEtLaXhFfSTHOyqLbYG3qYcwpmjmgNw5pQAatX5o9MbV1IMvyQDEB3cf7SToBRwItHcHXYAH_PWMSxK2XKZce3UTQ/s320/Pic2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Q: "Is this lockdown is just a way to control us all?"</p><p>Sometimes you just have to follow club rules. We all saw the impact of this virus and how it got around the world in a matter of weeks using sneaky tactics of "spreading but not showing" and "jumping on the already weak". Not catching the bug and not passing it on gives us the control over the bug.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWvcby9D2OEhnn30FWbbq842DB-ZehpDwHw0Z4UoX1o6QBf8hfcrkLRmuttpG89pL5Vo6o5JXX4jA4ADQ6p5HuBmqR_SjkHxgBlHezez18M49K45K1GFwyZaIpHDwkXN7ZQulUj5gLjM/s960/Vike.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWvcby9D2OEhnn30FWbbq842DB-ZehpDwHw0Z4UoX1o6QBf8hfcrkLRmuttpG89pL5Vo6o5JXX4jA4ADQ6p5HuBmqR_SjkHxgBlHezez18M49K45K1GFwyZaIpHDwkXN7ZQulUj5gLjM/s320/Vike.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>Q: "How do masks help ?"</p><p>Masks are the new crash helmets. A bit annoying but reduces the medical impact of an incident. Probably not needed 9/10 times but noone knows when that 1/10 prang is going to happen and when it does it's probably the other persons fault for getting the virus/pulling out of junction.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIq4Y1cfheAzzrZ-k-rJG8WCNoDTq48mqJN6c6SwFTkYbB5sv9G9aW_G0tUrV8nANaSfTK1TzNkr3C-pznmOurMCjUlebEk3N-DzYVqrziwHniqK3SKZ2xcMvm_jQ4-41jRwFvrNXMN0/s960/Pic5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIq4Y1cfheAzzrZ-k-rJG8WCNoDTq48mqJN6c6SwFTkYbB5sv9G9aW_G0tUrV8nANaSfTK1TzNkr3C-pznmOurMCjUlebEk3N-DzYVqrziwHniqK3SKZ2xcMvm_jQ4-41jRwFvrNXMN0/s320/Pic5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Q: "This Covid-19 situation is a government conspiracy to control us."</p><p>Certainly lots of countries are using the same tactics to reduce the impact of the global virus and they all started doing the similar things within a few weeks in March. However this is not the first time bugs have traveled round the world think Bubonic plague, "Spanish" flu ( which BTW actually started in Kansas), SARS, MERS, HIV and others. Reaching for the infection prevention playbook is the sensible action that every government should have done. See the extra impact this bug has had on countries that were slow to take avoiding actions reminds us all to "look down the road" and "prepare for the unexpected actions of other road users". We all know some fools that ride like a nutter and are always in scrapes and spills.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUtYNjSdg0Z6BDo8gbPrZAqwKc76dd7f6YdpRPS1l-WaDAkoZgJ3AMYH-_puwOon_Oz9aMtrX0_TZ-j85OkJRdPBmZxZRU1jjEFx4QFefCkbKgIvVsFMRFrBnsAYx7Zofa4-0fvRITmo/s707/Pic1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="707" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUtYNjSdg0Z6BDo8gbPrZAqwKc76dd7f6YdpRPS1l-WaDAkoZgJ3AMYH-_puwOon_Oz9aMtrX0_TZ-j85OkJRdPBmZxZRU1jjEFx4QFefCkbKgIvVsFMRFrBnsAYx7Zofa4-0fvRITmo/w400-h200/Pic1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 2020<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Q: Why are the restrictions rules always changing ?</p><p></p><p>There is no doubt that lockdowns and furloughs have a bad impact on the economy whilst reducing the spread of infection. We have seen that more lockdown results in less bugs. Less lockdown means a better economy but more deaths and infections. There is a slim balance between medical and economic welfare but that balance depends on how the situation is in any country at any time. The ongoing discussion is similar to "Whats the best bike - racer or cruiser ?" Just sometimes the answers to that question is "Neither - we need a snowmobile this week because there is three feet of snow all over."</p><p>Q: How bad has it been ?</p><p>That's a complex question that comes down to the excess deaths figures as seen <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/static-reports/mortality-surveillance/excess-mortality-in-england-latest.html#all-persons" target="_blank">here for the UK</a> Overall about 12% more people have died than expected. About a 10..15% impact on economic production GDP for 2020 with remanning levels of unemployment not seen since the early 90's. Huge levels of government support spending have pilled trillions £ on the national debt. Yes it has been pretty bad.</p>Q: I don't know anybody that had Covid-19.<div><br /></div><div>Yes but you live in Devon where the infection rate is lower than most of the rest of the country. About 1 in 100 people currently have the bug in our region and sometimes that 1 doesn't know they have it. Just 31 people out of 1,200,000 residents across the whole of Devon have passed away directly from the bug ( as at 1st Dec 2020). </div><div><br /></div><div>This bug is real, it kills people, you can most likely avoid it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wAUT9HmurCQFJ07L2ek_hmsgv8nynEglEwcz_tSHJxLBln2yz-YZoZQKCqr0fKnblYzuX0zVO2_WjmnncAkxKMbCnb2CB8iSyNv6rVqfy7-8Xay8YLhvHpV5JqHGcMHKyioC_mZKQ2E/s1090/Pic6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wAUT9HmurCQFJ07L2ek_hmsgv8nynEglEwcz_tSHJxLBln2yz-YZoZQKCqr0fKnblYzuX0zVO2_WjmnncAkxKMbCnb2CB8iSyNv6rVqfy7-8Xay8YLhvHpV5JqHGcMHKyioC_mZKQ2E/s320/Pic6.jpg" /></a></div><br />Thanks to the internet for the insightful memes. </div><div><p> </p></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-19962754903843474622020-10-22T08:49:00.025-07:002022-01-03T04:27:38.652-08:00Apple computers and Cray Research - some notes<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you like this check out <a href="https://Cray-History.net">Cray-History.net</a></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">What are the
Cray Research connections with Apple Computers
?</span></h1><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREz9oTyvPRV8NCHll84cRs8Kbo14-AshSygUsOd2GvnV4pW2Y5poDTHoUvWtIxeO198Gz4qx5Ci1FKVjHf5NNbzBui6AoBu0MKGB-ZnupCEjz1vpu-pstlgIsALSRYagHgNv2A47Aylc/s2048/cc_v09_n1_OCR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREz9oTyvPRV8NCHll84cRs8Kbo14-AshSygUsOd2GvnV4pW2Y5poDTHoUvWtIxeO198Gz4qx5Ci1FKVjHf5NNbzBui6AoBu0MKGB-ZnupCEjz1vpu-pstlgIsALSRYagHgNv2A47Aylc/s320/cc_v09_n1_OCR.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cray XMP/48 with Apple SE inside<br />(c)1987 John
Greenleigh</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Cray Research and Apple Computers, seemly at opposite ends of the
computer price spectrum, do have some subtle historical links. </span><span style="background-color: white;">It is well known that Seymour Cray used an
Apple desktop when designing Cray Computer Corp machines. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Macintosh computers where the desktop of choice
and used almost exclusively whilst the company worked on the Cray-3
and Cray-4 projects. Much of the work was moving text and graphic files around a
shared network. "</span>Seymour said he thought it was odd that Apple bought a Cray to design Macs because he was using Macs to design Crays. He sent me his designs for the Cray 3 in MacDraw on a floppy." reports KentK.</p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Apple
Computer had a sequence of Cray machines starting in 1986 with an XMP/48 shown above followed by another XMP in Feb 1991. An upgrade to a Cray YMP-2E arrived later
in 1991 and finally one of the smaller air-cooled Cray Y-MP EL from Dec
'93 to Jun '98. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Legend
has that Apple's first XMP was bought by Steve Jobs after he walked into the
Cray facility in Mendota Heights. </span><span style="background-color: white;">However "Mike" a more reliable source relates ....</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><i>"The first machine installed at Apple was an X-MP/48 completed in
August 1986. It had painted purple metallic columns and black power supplies.
John Scully was the CEO, and he called the Western Region office in Pleasanton,
Ca to get the salesman for his area of Cupertino, and his call was directed to
Mike Wilhelm, the Western Region Manager, who after a lengthy conversation
dispatched the salesman Bence Gerber, who sold the machine. I was standing at
the receptionist desk who took John Scully's call when it came in, and got
excited that Apple called us, and then went to Mike Wilhelm's secretary to hear
what happened. I was also present for the installation, and spent many days
covering the site."</i></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white;">According to a quote from MacObserver Website the timeline
would indicate that John Scully was indeed in charge by install
time.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><cite style="background-color: white;">"1985: Apple's board of directors authorizes John Sculley to remove
Steve Jobs as executive VP and general manager of the faltering Macintosh
division. Sculley, who genuinely liked Jobs, didn't act right away, hoping to
make a smooth transition. Only after discovering Jobs' plan for a coup the
following month did Sculley finally strip the founder of all operational
responsibilities."</cite></p></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white;">The Apple Cray machines were originally purchased to help out on a
computer on a chip project and other engineering projects. Such projects
included </span><span style="background-color: white;">using the first Cray
XMP as a Macintosh emulator for user interface design improvements.
The site analyst reports ..</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">"<i>.. they sometimes ran the first XMP as a
single user MacOS emulator ... They had a custom built frame buffer
and a mouse hooked up to the IOP (Input/Output
Processor).</i>" </span></p></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white;">Other applications were Computational Fluid Dynamics codes for disk
drive head design improvement and complex chip and board logic proving
tests. </span><span style="background-color: white;">The Apple Cray
machines eventually earned their keep running MOLDFLOW an injection plastic
modelling program ( producing some results in the form of Quicktime movies) and
later as a file server. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoKjMUu8DM7zGNP8cS5VneA1T4mxXpa7L43QmmOgLpjSwLVKXeD4DV6ytP8177n1rCPbU7AhC8tea-ybsk_7GkSSQ5vsDfn2COdl-VyU8ruBiao23f5iGG-3qhjQxY0H7XCbWtjwKbw8/s973/AppleMOLDFLOW.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="973" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoKjMUu8DM7zGNP8cS5VneA1T4mxXpa7L43QmmOgLpjSwLVKXeD4DV6ytP8177n1rCPbU7AhC8tea-ybsk_7GkSSQ5vsDfn2COdl-VyU8ruBiao23f5iGG-3qhjQxY0H7XCbWtjwKbw8/s320/AppleMOLDFLOW.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example of MOLDFLOW output</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p><img align="middle" src="http://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/cripics/Logos/coc.gif" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><i style="background-color: white;">T3d cube of cubes logo
animated by changing the size of the surrounding balls.</i></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">What is less well known however is that the
small active display panel on the front of the Cray T3D machines was
an Apple powerbook. The powerbook ran a Macromedia presentation showing
the T3D cube of cubes logo with an orbiting growing/shrinking sphere. The
display at one site was changed to alternate with a presentation plaque display.
It was rumoured that one site engineer ordered a collection of spare bits that,
over time, comprised a complete new powerbook.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocIIHuBY3w6HnsYvZK7YBYtOSP72jZ964guPLF22nhwphzd46Cv90hC7lw4T9UkBOr3LpSiDVrVXYjxEp8U1zfsIGxzkBGm_eHfosaNZVAJ48dqjqCaEpAZDrqusT06xupfxXCQSNlPo/s728/t3d_fr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocIIHuBY3w6HnsYvZK7YBYtOSP72jZ964guPLF22nhwphzd46Cv90hC7lw4T9UkBOr3LpSiDVrVXYjxEp8U1zfsIGxzkBGm_eHfosaNZVAJ48dqjqCaEpAZDrqusT06xupfxXCQSNlPo/s320/t3d_fr.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cray T3D
Tool Time Sales booklet showing the T3D with Powerbook generated logo front and
centre (Scale T3D is aprox 2500mm
tall) </td></tr></tbody></table> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">The Sept
1999 launch on the www.Apple.com web site of the G4 Macintosh computers
displayed a YMP-8D computer on the processor details page. Whilst there was no
direct reference to that particular machine there was a re-quote of the Seymour
quote about "using an Apple to simulate the Cray-3" in a sidebar. The G4 was
being touted as a "Supercomputer for the desktop" and with the performance
figures of a Gigaflop/s (1 CPU) which is certainly up to at least 1992
supercomputer cpu speeds. The YMP pictured on the site would have had 0.333
Gflop/s per cpu but was sold as sustaining 1 Gflop/s, for the whole machine, on
real life applications. Only comparable benchmarks would show if the Apple
G4 could match the memory size, memory bandwidth and IO capacity the 8 year old
Cray shown. There is however no doubt that the G4 would be cheaper to
purchase than any machine from the Cray range.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4eDf1Mph8TdGkJBDqg8aL28fdFW1PoWobIAQupBhgacuFBVf8OV5MOqb2yiCWWMLjfYULUMLW5o_e52UA41jUU84dsk0mEruwkOlCmp5j2Gj8U1VbPWNgPnoTWA0dNMkCwZmFUfodFI/s170/NCSATelnet.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="170" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4eDf1Mph8TdGkJBDqg8aL28fdFW1PoWobIAQupBhgacuFBVf8OV5MOqb2yiCWWMLjfYULUMLW5o_e52UA41jUU84dsk0mEruwkOlCmp5j2Gj8U1VbPWNgPnoTWA0dNMkCwZmFUfodFI/w95-h95/NCSATelnet.jpeg" width="95" /></a>The once popular Macintosh telnet communications program
developed by NCSA (National Centre for Supercomputing Applications at the
university of Illinois) in has an icon which is an Cray XMP surrounded by a
network with Macs. NCSA had a Cray accessed by Macs and thus needed to develop
such a program. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">One of those strange coincidences between Apple and Cray were problems
using Perspex as a chassis material. Apple had problems with the Power PC
G4 Cube machine as the corners were subject to <a href="http://arstechnica.com/reviews/4q00/g4cube_cd/g4-cube-3.html#cracks">cracking</a> in
some instances. Over at Cray the innovative total immersion cooling Cray 2 had
cylindrical coolant reservoirs and cascades. After some time the
coolant reservoirs tower material started to "craze" and fine cracks
appeared. This was remediated by a new designed a new rectangular
cascade that had a smaller footprint, was made of glass that solved the
problem. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2Lenj91LoAHIinlPIkjfvTVwsI9XPWF_Pw6rJW557yAnj-2qPpE8_hiisPPHA4sUVuCHF9g_xHuCLjRy_hBMHHcLUZ-JtE6Ot6FTR5eh0n2rVzgnYsFQiaiXEhP_rzyFOBVasgiCf48/s231/Power_mac_g4_cube.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2Lenj91LoAHIinlPIkjfvTVwsI9XPWF_Pw6rJW557yAnj-2qPpE8_hiisPPHA4sUVuCHF9g_xHuCLjRy_hBMHHcLUZ-JtE6Ot6FTR5eh0n2rVzgnYsFQiaiXEhP_rzyFOBVasgiCf48/s0/Power_mac_g4_cube.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Apple <span style="background-color: white;">Power
PC G4 Cube</span></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">(scale 180mm
tall)</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-d9PIV5HqHAjL3_iX9y6hyg4QP5qWJfd3JvDb8iycYpAETRWRe0RaSAzOy0s1IJDoYZcJ0HGL9qSlx60Iv6goANIg13Rz8q-aFcPw3c4TmCOUSqt-3sO6pUg1vAPsHvXPiH7adpppbw/s1000/Cray2towers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-d9PIV5HqHAjL3_iX9y6hyg4QP5qWJfd3JvDb8iycYpAETRWRe0RaSAzOy0s1IJDoYZcJ0HGL9qSlx60Iv6goANIg13Rz8q-aFcPw3c4TmCOUSqt-3sO6pUg1vAPsHvXPiH7adpppbw/s320/Cray2towers.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Cray-2 showing Cylindrical coolant <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">reservoirs <br />(scale
Cray-2 in foreground is 1200mm tall)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHwnkDOHeC6V5_MoEDF1Fwpr-YeoJTqaI0MLYj1emBghyOJqTRFtqAI_HHM-fL08Hwl6QipZ3vAR_1gVNX4lRRpfQ8QHwMBk7iPk4r4-sDDB10Oz8Jx6rEg7Kdjbzv7PqdplrxEtySPE/s920/1024px-CRAY-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHwnkDOHeC6V5_MoEDF1Fwpr-YeoJTqaI0MLYj1emBghyOJqTRFtqAI_HHM-fL08Hwl6QipZ3vAR_1gVNX4lRRpfQ8QHwMBk7iPk4r4-sDDB10Oz8Jx6rEg7Kdjbzv7PqdplrxEtySPE/s320/1024px-CRAY-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Cray-2 showing
revised coolant </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">reservoir</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> <br />( scale Cray-2 is 1200mm tall)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />See other Cray historical notes at<a href="http://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/"> The Cray FAQ</a> over
at 0x07bell.net.<br /><p>Further
details in this article from Cray Channels 1987 (c)Cray Research Written by Kent
Koeninger at or about the time of Apple's first Cray purchase.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS73lUDcs2tEUKZq9Xbh_jgrpsX4MI9DiD1hO79YPYWHR_fC7t55wNyDQ8fgKWkg-OiykUc6nx-YpI0phA5eJbGxAl8c6QP3SJJL5uxOYGKPRsqkKRVF-_GsYhWvyEi7WA66P7bvxkF4/s2048/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cray Research at Apple
computers" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS73lUDcs2tEUKZq9Xbh_jgrpsX4MI9DiD1hO79YPYWHR_fC7t55wNyDQ8fgKWkg-OiykUc6nx-YpI0phA5eJbGxAl8c6QP3SJJL5uxOYGKPRsqkKRVF-_GsYhWvyEi7WA66P7bvxkF4/w490-h640/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX1.png" title="Cray Research at Apple computers" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCusg9wiDHipuDPOzfJcDsBRwW48rnlc1j82hKKusGNCtmfGmRsz6m6HpJYmcu8NJkne8fcwJQ7ORG6Cb963SMsqbXSu_uimqbLaT4UfkwzfgS6CSctJkQPMWrNGDheQ990fp4X41hZc/s2048/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cray Research at Apple
computers" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCusg9wiDHipuDPOzfJcDsBRwW48rnlc1j82hKKusGNCtmfGmRsz6m6HpJYmcu8NJkne8fcwJQ7ORG6Cb963SMsqbXSu_uimqbLaT4UfkwzfgS6CSctJkQPMWrNGDheQ990fp4X41hZc/w482-h640/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX2.png" title="Cray Research at Apple computers" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseRG5g6nPLqhhDoOQhnLNpRtrk5ijqHe9N6TK_9wW0G8VoQ0boxAKodKF0jXy-U6pmiIp-pwWEazJ8hN9myjBrF-Spw2xgwujmwQ1JELIwC4mzKpH_WdZs2CN09Ah6yAaiWR7yZDTcTU/s2048/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1588" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseRG5g6nPLqhhDoOQhnLNpRtrk5ijqHe9N6TK_9wW0G8VoQ0boxAKodKF0jXy-U6pmiIp-pwWEazJ8hN9myjBrF-Spw2xgwujmwQ1JELIwC4mzKpH_WdZs2CN09Ah6yAaiWR7yZDTcTU/w496-h640/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX3.png" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGMpN2xhDixXSN_YM5F4M_XS7PaarVKhKXbDtX3S6fQ6By8kjF6gJ3ygd8icOFrl57wUpTcFcdk5dKyEZUcBocOPwFfEAnuyDgxP4278OA2k3ATS6l1KLJgDoLli-eilTQrBwcs12nN8/s2048/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGMpN2xhDixXSN_YM5F4M_XS7PaarVKhKXbDtX3S6fQ6By8kjF6gJ3ygd8icOFrl57wUpTcFcdk5dKyEZUcBocOPwFfEAnuyDgxP4278OA2k3ATS6l1KLJgDoLli-eilTQrBwcs12nN8/w489-h640/cc_v09_n1_OCR_ApplePagesX4.png" width="489" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-44763301651859209172020-08-10T06:36:00.003-07:002020-08-10T06:49:36.519-07:00Three noses of the Mercedes Benz SLK<p> <span style="font-size: 12px;">With the early versions of this prestige sports brand reaching 25 years old it’s certainly time to review the versions and features available in this now affordable car. </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Mercedes-Benz SLK</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> is a luxury sports roadster </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">named after S</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;">portlich</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (sporty), L</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;">eicht</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (light), and K</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;">urz</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (short)</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. All models are built at the Mercedes plant in Breman, Germany. The later R172 model was renamed SKC-Class to fit with other Mercedes Benz series. </span></p><table style="color: black; width: 832px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 115px;"></col><col style="width: 158px;"></col><col style="width: 150px;"></col><col style="width: 279px;"></col><col style="width: 130px;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Model and years</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Engine size / gears</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Body Styles</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notable</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> features</span></span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Current approx costs</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">SLK Mk1 - </span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">R170; </span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1996–2004</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">SLK 320 is V6 others are 2 litre mostly with Kompressor (supercharger)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">2 door with power r</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">etractable hardtop</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Facelift and new engines in 2000</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Gearbox 6 Speed after 2001</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">£1500 - £6000 for low milage top spec example</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">SLK Mk2 - R</span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">171;</span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2004–2011</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">1800 Kompressor 4 Cyl, 2000cc V6 and 5439 cc V8 Available</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Retractable Hardtop</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">pronounced F1 style nose.</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Airscarf, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Facelift and new engines 2008</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">£5000 - £9000</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Add £500 for AMG badge</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">SLK Mk3 - </span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">R172; </span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2011–2019</span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SLC-Class</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">4 cyl, V6 & V8 with turbos also available as d</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">iesel in </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SLK 250 CDI</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Retractable Hardtop</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Flat front similar to other MB cars.</span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">2015 on </span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> BlueEFFICIENCY </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Facelift 2016 renamed to SLC</span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Electronically operated window tint shade for the sunroof, called Magic Sky Control.</span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Auto folding mirrors.</span></span></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">£7500 to £40000</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">More for some specials variants</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 12px;"><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 12px;"><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">SLK Mk1 - </span></span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">R170</span><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dD4zUNW0Ya87WtEr6WF__0LuknWANtalFG4h0-FlS-nC2TZlp_DZW98Z9WGg4-2vtHZw-GVU2nvcXtqXen8He1u4z40L-jNBUxzyCApfrxnU_qS4Jd30rFQJR6vove00MDk-hH_lRtk/s972/Mk1slk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MK1 SLK R170" border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="972" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dD4zUNW0Ya87WtEr6WF__0LuknWANtalFG4h0-FlS-nC2TZlp_DZW98Z9WGg4-2vtHZw-GVU2nvcXtqXen8He1u4z40L-jNBUxzyCApfrxnU_qS4Jd30rFQJR6vove00MDk-hH_lRtk/w640-h346/Mk1slk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Developed by Bruno Sacco from the SLK 1 concept cars and introduced at the 1996 Turin motor show. Standard features included power roof, power seats, power windows, power steering, anti-lock </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">brakes, stability </span><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and climate control. The AMG model option added side skirts and chrome tailpipe and 17inch wheels. The power roof opening in less than 30s was undoubtedly the headline feature of the car.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">The top of the range SLK 32 AMG of which only 4,333 examples exist out of total SLK Mk1 production of 311,222, features a V6 engine plus a supercharger </span><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">delivering</span><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"> 349 Horsepower with a 5.2s over 0..60. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">See one driven with Mike </span><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">“Every time I get behind the wheel of a car with no roof I wonder why aren’t all cars made this way.</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">”</span><span face="" style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">and Edd fro</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">m Wheeler Dealers here </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD6myeGfRY8" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD6myeGfRY8</a><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"> and internal build and servicing examined in 40 mins of germanic detail here </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-42g2XSPk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-42g2XSPk</a> </span></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">SLK Mk2 - R</span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">171</span></h1><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3upLYARlX1W5th-tLE-9tDR5aJ8O2IEW_VdZFmcnOGh91Ln704t7jdLn-o3nDAgwJJNUH7_j3wERscAi3bpp41qCyIOISeGmVNC0iXwN-IE2_KB6KA9jkA_4QDlmRlYvuv2uzdc9HxfY/s1018/Mk2slk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="1018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3upLYARlX1W5th-tLE-9tDR5aJ8O2IEW_VdZFmcnOGh91Ln704t7jdLn-o3nDAgwJJNUH7_j3wERscAi3bpp41qCyIOISeGmVNC0iXwN-IE2_KB6KA9jkA_4QDlmRlYvuv2uzdc9HxfY/s640/Mk2slk.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The second generation SLK introduced in 2004 at the Geneva motor show has a distinctive nose with multiple grills inspired after F1 cars of the time. With a longer wheel base and six speed auto gearbox the upgraded model retained the series defining power retractable roof. The engine sizes start from normally aspirated 1.8 to 1.8 with supercharger onward through 3 and 3.5 liter V6s to the AMG version 5.4L V8s. A long list optional extras included bi-Zenon headlights and Airscarf headrest heaters and Harmon Kardon sound systems. </span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The post 2008 facelift version retained the distinctive nose but added a more pronounced arrow shape front bumper and interior improvements such as a Red leather option and voice control. </span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif;">See with review and buyers guide common issues here </span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJ1VOuvWUU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJ1VOuvWUU</a> and in action with detailed review here </span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjFVAorBn3Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjFVAorBn3Q</a> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SLK Mk3 - </span><span face="" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">R172</span></span></h1><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0wkMolu0cyJJ9O533oRzLgQjM4qpm-vipZcb-0J1KAC9D2QB3hKjktLjy9JTHe5FkKtUziHhZ89qyiAFEW0DfUn6FFE8xNlv0TZS7OtcqC9TYfA2YgpwlyZVvV037i5r1v70WJX5NyQ/s1003/Mk3slk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="1003" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0wkMolu0cyJJ9O533oRzLgQjM4qpm-vipZcb-0J1KAC9D2QB3hKjktLjy9JTHe5FkKtUziHhZ89qyiAFEW0DfUn6FFE8xNlv0TZS7OtcqC9TYfA2YgpwlyZVvV037i5r1v70WJX5NyQ/s640/Mk3slk.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">The final generation SLK with it’s more traditional upright Mercedes nose was introduced at the Geneva motor show in 2011. Retaining the electric folding roof the final </span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">variant featured a swap from supercharger to turbo assisted engines. Starting with a 4 cylinder 1.8L and rising to 2L with 3.5 L V6 versions available up to the range topper 5.4l V8 in the SLK 55 AMG. C</span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">ontinuously adjustable electronically controlled suspension controlled the handling.</span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"> Auto engine start-stop,</span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"> seven speed auto gearbox, </span><span><span face="" style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">a low drag Cd factor contributed to the Blue Efficiency naming. The 2012 SLK250 introduced the 2.1L turbo diesel engine along with other facelifts to the range. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">The fancy feature in the range is </span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">the innovative "Magic </span><a href="https://www.autoblog.com/saturn/sky/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0384ce; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sky</a><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Control" center panel. Unlike opaque solid steel roofs or heavily tinted glass panels (both are offered on the new SLK), the German engineers have come up with a optional trick glass panel utilizing LCD-type technology that goes from mostly clear when voltage is applied, to mostly opaque when it loses its charge. (Getting technical, it drops measured sun "intensity" from about 1050 watts with an open sky to just 200 watts when closed in "clear" mode. Switch it to "opaque" mode, and the intensity drops to about 45 watts.) While it cuts UV, infrared and visible light significantly, the panel never goes completely opaque. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Team test by 5th Gear available here on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMwkUH9GKQ" style="font-size: 12px;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMwkUH9GKQ</a><span style="font-size: 12px;"> and 2014 test drive by Bill with review </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKtY81MVrco">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKtY81MVrco</a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comentry</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Possibly the 3rd generation has lost its’ way from pure sports car moving toward luxury small sedan in appearance and dynamics but this range of cars provides open top motoring at its slightly more modern best. User forums here </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.slkworld.com/">https://www.slkworld.com</a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Car online hunting grounds</span></div><div><a href="https://www.autotrader.co.uk/">https://www.autotrader.co.uk</a></div><div><a href="https://www.pistonheads.com/">https://www.pistonheads.com</a></div><div><a href="https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/99/">https://www.carandclassic.co.uk</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Find where various cars appear in TVs shows and movies over at the internet movies car database. <a href="https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Mercedes-Benz_model-SLK.html">https://www.imcdb.org</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Acknowledgements</span><span face="" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"> : Wikipedia, YouTube and Autoblog.com</span></div></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-42073302436861176042020-08-10T02:54:00.005-07:002020-08-10T02:57:17.789-07:00The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35066358-the-first-fifteen-lives-of-harry-august" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1493966668l/35066358._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35066358-the-first-fifteen-lives-of-harry-august">The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7210024.Claire_North">Claire North</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3488405547">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><p>I have always been fond of time travel stories and warped (but plausible) viewpoints on this and other worlds. This book was a revelation, a stand out giant of a story. The premise, quite simple, as a "kalachakra", Harry August the hero reincarnations resets his life back to zero but he keeps memories to build on previous experience. Other such souls exist some working for timeline stability others have a dark selfish agenda seeking to dominate world via accelerated technological advancement. The conflict works out over the 15 lives of Harry in which he comes to terms with his illegitimate birth origins and circles around with his deepest friend/enemy both working for and against the world breaking cause. The paradoxes of time manipulation are not over exaggerated serving to move the narrative along without over complication. Lives are long and not always exciting adding to the genuine autobiographical feel of the book.<BR>A really great read that evolves over the course of Harrys personal development. Once hooked in I could not put this one down and has left me with a confirmed impression that humanity is often not ready for the technology we have developed<br>Was read just after "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O" By Neal Stevenson which is in the same time manipulation fiction sub-sub-genre but that's another review.</p><br/><br/>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4855812-fred-gannett">View all my reviews</a> Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-87650175353508867382020-07-08T01:05:00.004-07:002020-08-10T06:49:08.786-07:00Three noses of the Toyota MR2<div>From the definitive 80's wedge to the excellent handling of the last Roadster incarnation this popular mid-engined two seater has accumulated many fans over the 36 year span of the three models presented here. </div><div> </div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><table style="color: black; width: 765px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 197px;"></col><col style="width: 158px;"></col><col style="width: 150px;"></col><col style="width: 130px;"></col><col style="width: 130px;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font face="inherit">Model and years</font></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font face="inherit">Engine size / gears</font></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font face="inherit">Body Styles</font></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notable</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> features</span></font></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font face="inherit">Current approx costs</font></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">MR2 Mk1a & Mk1b</font></div><div><font face="inherit">1984–1989 </font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">AW10 - 1.5L Petrol</font></div><div><font face="inherit">AW11 - 1.6L DOHC</font></div><div><font face="inherit">5 speed manual, 4 speed auto</font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">Hard top and T-Bar </font></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">Super charger on some Japan domestic cars</font></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">£300 project to £7,000 mint</font></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">MR2 Mk2 GT Coupe and GT T-Bar </font></div><div><font face="inherit">1989–1999 </font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">SW20: Various 2.0L </font></div><div><font face="inherit">some Turbos</font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">Tin top and T-Bar</font></div><div><font face="inherit">coupe. </font></div><div><font face="inherit">Also unbranded Spyder version</font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">Rear Spoilers lots of after markets body kits and goodies.</font></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">£300 project to £5,000 mint or special racer</font></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">MR2 “Spyder” and “Roadster"</font></div><div><font face="inherit">1999–2007</font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">SW30: 1.8L Petrol</font></div><div><font face="inherit">5 or 6 speed gearbox</font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">Softtop with removable hard top option</font></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><div><font face="inherit">SMT paddle gear shift option</font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div></td><td style="border: 1px solid;"><font face="inherit">£300 Project to £7,000 mint</font></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></font></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Mk1 A & B 1984 - 1989</span></font></h1><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></font></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOZQ8Sh70RxYC1BEznZX5eZt0spb14oDtFzXlLpQ18U4tm4-TTMGVTBzSO1mGiqOqom9v5SU6EBfykAJ6dJV7V1IZxxkKYpQr8mu1kGfKm9Py-4ALx5m6c847MtOkFC-dZQpHVr8YPjI/s2144/mk1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="2144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOZQ8Sh70RxYC1BEznZX5eZt0spb14oDtFzXlLpQ18U4tm4-TTMGVTBzSO1mGiqOqom9v5SU6EBfykAJ6dJV7V1IZxxkKYpQr8mu1kGfKm9Py-4ALx5m6c847MtOkFC-dZQpHVr8YPjI/s320/mk1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit">The Toyota MR2 (midship runabout) was introduced at the Toyko motor show in October 1983 and launched the following year to the UK and USA markets. Using a fuel injection, 4 cylinder DOHC design generating just over 100HP, weighed in a just over a tonne. The sprightly car could easily out run both of it's contemporaries the Fiat X-19 and USA Pontiac Fiero. The MX5 appeared a few years later as a soft top from the start.</font></span></div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 14px;">A super charger was introduced a couple of years later to the Japan and US markets but was not sold directly in the UK. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">The supercharger was belt-driven but actuated by an electromagnetic clutch, so that it would not be driven except when needed, increasing fuel economy. </span></font></div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Worst feature</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">: </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">MK1's rust from the inside out due to aerial (Mk1a) and roof drains sending water into the sills.</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 14px;">when engine is operated the heat warms the moisture which causes condensation in lower sills, which settles over rear arches and box sections. They then rot out. </span>Earlier engines were less robust with smaller internal components such as crank and rods. Brake calliper and discs were smaller in earlier cars and suspension components less durable.</font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit">Drivers opinion. from Overtake films “When I first saw it I remember think wow that design is so right. The engine really likes to rev with a red lines a 7750 rpm making about 123 hp. It comes alive as soon as you sit in it. It feels agile. It has no ABS or power steering but it feels lighter than a front wheel drive Peugeot 205. The more you work the car the more it does for you. It feel way more sorted and capable and planted than a modern car.”</font></span></div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Also See </span><span color="" style="color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit));">1987 Toyota Mk1 MR2 AW11 Review and Drive - Why it's a little bit of Magic on 4 wheels </span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSvzch7Fis">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSvzch7Fis</a> </font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"><font face="inherit">Mk2 Coupe 1989-1999</font></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c8sK9_IOu9phU_TPqlfzdx5RE0aHR0q4Hy02ROIl-dJNV8uFG1FJIKK0bqEih7DcesEqDqHzcWV31XlOo8OryaiR3yvrIIye6Dw8ZOfNbcYsCMKGvg2fRiyBlHLrgkNzp4c-K5Rz9AI/s2258/mk2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="2258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c8sK9_IOu9phU_TPqlfzdx5RE0aHR0q4Hy02ROIl-dJNV8uFG1FJIKK0bqEih7DcesEqDqHzcWV31XlOo8OryaiR3yvrIIye6Dw8ZOfNbcYsCMKGvg2fRiyBlHLrgkNzp4c-K5Rz9AI/s320/mk2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The MK2 version of the MR2 moved to a more rounded body style from the very wedge Mk1 and introduced larger </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">2.0L </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">engines. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">The new car was larger, weighed 159 to 181 kg more than its predecessor due to having a more luxurious and spacious cabin, larger engine sizes, sturdier transaxle, and a more durable suspension setup. The overall design of the automobile received more rounded, streamlined styling, with some calling the MR2 SW20 a "baby Ferrari" or "poor man's Ferrari", since the car did have several design cues borrowed from Ferrari.</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit">There were no turbo models officially offered to the European market but many Japanese import models were sold and re-sold via the grey JDM import market. This car extensively adopted by the racing and moving scene of the early 00’s with a proliferation of after market parts and upgrades available directly from Japan and other suppliers.</font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Worst feature</span> : Snap oversteer on early models during in-corner liftoffs like many mid and rear engined car. Finally the "hose from hell" - a coolant hose so buried in the mid engine bay and surrounded on all side that it requires an engine drop to replace. </font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></span></div><div><font face="inherit">Drivers opinion. from Rex H. “Has a small throw clutch and short throw shifter. You can feel everything that engine is doing. The steering is sharp and there are no plastic creeks and noises. Overall driving experence very nice casual drive and aggressive as you want to be. Handling all the bumps very well. Interior is big enough for up to about six foot three. ” Youtube on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMaP6e6G0Vg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMaP6e6G0Vg</a> or</font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit">See also Five things to know about a MR2 Turbo. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgOA_P6EkVQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgOA_P6EkVQ</a> </font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"><font face="inherit">Mk3 Roadster 1999 - 2007</font></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-9trHNd05goswRfL5S-9CEBwDXo8RK1tA5sUGKa6SUdnHdJ-aoDXQwnHGeVs60-BURmdsk7tsWF6xvUy0iRBlGvVFKok0kg9EGFsLOmtuRyB2lv3fEY5gAWZFDeNxgheNPHkKmivVaQ/s2101/mk3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="2101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-9trHNd05goswRfL5S-9CEBwDXo8RK1tA5sUGKa6SUdnHdJ-aoDXQwnHGeVs60-BURmdsk7tsWF6xvUy0iRBlGvVFKok0kg9EGFsLOmtuRyB2lv3fEY5gAWZFDeNxgheNPHkKmivVaQ/s320/mk3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><font face="inherit">The final car of the sequence is the round Mk3 version that continued the mid engine format but lightened the weight and moved to 1.8L Twin Cam engines. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Unlike its predecessors, however, the engine was placed onto the car the other way round, with the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaust_manifold" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-size: 14px;" title="Exhaust manifold">exhaust manifold</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> towards the rear of the car instead of towards the front. </span>The retractable soft and optional removable hardtop replaced the fixed and T-bar top-lines. <span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">The MR2 Spyder chief engineer Harunori Shiratori said, "First, we wanted true driver enjoyment, blending good movement, low inertia and light weight. Then, a long wheelbase to achieve high stability and fresh new styling; a mid-engine design to create excellent handling and steering without the weight of the engine up front; a body structure as simple as possible to allow for easy customizing, and low cost to the consumer."</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Some owner switched out the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_ZZ_engine" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-size: 14px;" title="Toyota ZZ engine">1ZZ-FE</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> engine in exchange for the 141 kW; 189 bhp; 192 PS </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_ZZ_engine" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-size: 14px;" title="Toyota ZZ engine">2ZZ-GE</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> found in the US-market Celica GTS</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Worst </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">features </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">: Very small luggage space and digests own pre-cat from exhausts manifold.</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit">Drivers opinion. from Doug DeMuro “Everything is nice and well put together, nothing is extremely luxurious or special, looks durable. Clutch and shifters are easy. Flooring it - it moves but not tremendously quickly. It could have been a little faster. It’s a little harsh. I am surprised how precise the steering and the handling is very responsive. It’s nice being in an open top car roof down being that guy. It really is Toyota take on a sports car, durable and quick handling. This car is cool.” </font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit">See more at ... Youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0v505p60U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0v505p60U</a></font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></span></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For the Racers:</span> The 750 Motor club has runs a MR2 challenge series with entries for all the versions. Double race weekends are run seven times ( in normal years) at top UK circuits. <span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">For car race gamers the Toyota MR2 appears in every main </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(series)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Gran Turismo (series)">Gran Turismo</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> game to date since the original </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-style: italic;">Gran Turismo</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">. Although initially not available in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_Sport" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #0b0080; font-style: italic;" title="Gran Turismo Sport">Gran Turismo Sport</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">, the 1997 MR2 GT-S was later introduced as part of Update 1.13, released on February 28, 2018. The first and third generations are available in every game starting from </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;">Gran Turismo 2.</span></font></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px;"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></span></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Future </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-weight: bold;">collectability</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> : The march of time is eating many of the early cars with a combination of rust and racing making finding a good original version harder over time. Engine parts are generally still available but trim and special parts are getting hard to locate. Many of the sources of after market upgrades have moved on to new models but have left a rich heritage to be discovered in the recycle market. The 80s are swinging back into fashion with fast Fords from that era pushing prices sky-high maybe it’s time to look around for other desirable cars from that time.</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><span style="color: #202122; font-weight: bold;">Acknowledgements</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122;"> : Wikipedia, YouTube and MR2 Owners club sites.</span></font></div><div><font face="inherit"><br /></font></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><font face="inherit">May 2020. </font></span></div></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-87278089214199655552020-06-28T02:50:00.002-07:002020-06-28T02:53:45.795-07:00Made during lockdown with recycled decking boards<div><br /></div>Last year we had the <a href="https://gannett-hscp.blogspot.com/2019/08/balcony-project-week-8-wrap-up-final.html" target="_blank">balcony on the back of the house</a> replaced with a new metal and GRP structure. The decking was made out of plastic <a href="https://www.envirobuild.com/collections/composite-decking" target="_blank">composite boards from Envirobuild</a> and we had some left over. Lockdown provided some time to recycle these boards into some new projects. These grey waterproof boards should prove to be a suitable non-rot replacement for perished wood.<div><br /></div><div>One important thing to note with these boards is that the "sawdust" is in fact small micro plastic shavings. All cutting and drilling was done on a tarp so that these shaving could be collected, bagged and disposed of properly.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to Shane for the work on the trug.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N1AkOjWh8gSstYxW6mcpdZS4tV4JjWJR4TXa0Zx8cjIfy8oKvEeotZdb1uE21SAnRrSh4HfZX0kqLIT8kzJ0bWwfYMBXXItnaeXYsqbJJ2QRDjQZ4MUk8pqZhUA3zojuhwatR77thDk/s4032/IMG_4528.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N1AkOjWh8gSstYxW6mcpdZS4tV4JjWJR4TXa0Zx8cjIfy8oKvEeotZdb1uE21SAnRrSh4HfZX0kqLIT8kzJ0bWwfYMBXXItnaeXYsqbJJ2QRDjQZ4MUk8pqZhUA3zojuhwatR77thDk/s320/IMG_4528.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old arse trug</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28FgTSiyViRhm9pnPMvQvhAl8ZnvzpKU1aqbVz-QhsNi5dGaP8JE-QZtwicSnPFUQYjr5K9a49B3i-_MYFfF643xuY2KrKrXve_Ka0SatvAgpVieZHeUUbOmnndeeVSFVaLyQaZ28kNE/s4032/IMG_4548.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28FgTSiyViRhm9pnPMvQvhAl8ZnvzpKU1aqbVz-QhsNi5dGaP8JE-QZtwicSnPFUQYjr5K9a49B3i-_MYFfF643xuY2KrKrXve_Ka0SatvAgpVieZHeUUbOmnndeeVSFVaLyQaZ28kNE/s320/IMG_4548.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New arse trug<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyfU322D_6PvRP-zkBe9AsdtFTX16Bi-vDc79B11udwoL_5ngYGll2T7_Epp1_d_OAS46QzomWnJCBEUnUXmualDQCM2SM3Mwi8IdhsA9Mot15XCdnmH02KcvXjIe5mifkYrPTFrx1Eg/s4032/IMG_4851.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Electric scooters - what's the fuss ?</h3>
This snap is taken from a glossy video promoting the use of electric scooters film on UK roads. Reactions:<br />
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<li>No helmet.</li>
<li>Going wrong side of junction as shown by markings and arrow.</li>
<li>Electric scooters not yet legal on UK roads.</li>
<li>In frame before this one shows two people riding on same single person scooter going the wrong way up one way street. (Large white arrow on road).</li>
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The clip was probably filmed this way to use the available lighting on that side of the street. This appears to be a major triumph of marketing over both legality and responsibility. Karen is filling complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority even as I type.<br />
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Having recently read <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Blood-Secrets-Silicon-Startup/dp/152473165X">Bad Blood</a> (Theranos) and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartest-Guys-Room-Amazing-Scandalous/dp/0141011459">The Smartest Guys in the room</a> (Enron) I was stuck by the similarity of the toxic workplaces that allowed these huge frauds to continue.<br />
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Enron used "creative" accounting and corrupt financial business practices to hide loses in the energy sector. Each quarter's results snowball on previous failures leading to a huge implosion in 2001<br />
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Theranos developed blood testing machine intended to replace the need for off-site blood tests using just a few drops of blood. The devices never worked reliably or accurately compared to established testing machines. As a silicon valley "Unicorn" this company burnt millions in start up finance.<br />
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<b>Similarities</b><br />
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<li>Both companies were driven by charismatic characters with little grasp of the actual underlying science of the business.</li>
<li>Both had "Bulldog" partners that bullied and coerced employees into compliance.</li>
<li>Facts were hidden, one company used creative accounting methods to hide the real business financial facts, the other hid the miserable product performance from regulators and investors.</li>
<li>Both companies prevented cross company employee engagement to prevent effective collaboration.</li>
<li>Both companies had ineffective but high profile governance boards that were in thrall to the CEOs.</li>
<li>Both company had highly paid employees who job description was vague and performance marginal.</li>
<li>Original innovators leave in disgust or under a pretence cloud.</li>
<li>Both companies had the internal culture of a cult. "All in or get out".</li>
<li>Both companies valued long hours, apparent dedication over actual effective results.</li>
<li>Both companies employed outside "consultants" to aid and abet the toxic business processes; Accountants in one case, Lawyers in the other.</li>
<li>Whistleblowers were either ignored or legally threatened sued and silenced.</li>
<li>Investors wanted to believe the "Too good to be true" story above the realities of market sense. </li></ul>
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<b>Loses</b><br />
<b>Enron</b> -In excess of $70 Billion. A publicly listed company who's loses were spread across the regular stock market.<div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Kenneth_Lay_and_Jeffrey_Skilling">** Update Legal outcome and convictions</a></div><div><br />
<b>Theranos</b> - In excess of <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/theranos-devos-other-investors-reportedly-lost-over-600-million.html">$600 Million </a>as well as 1000s of inaccurate blood test results leading to real medical harm. A private company who's loses hit a smaller group of private investors.<div><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2018/03/14/bad_blood_theranos_ceo_and_president_charged_with_massive_fraud/">**Update March 2018 Ms Holmes and Balwani charged with fraud</a><br />
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/14/theranos_trial_ruling/">**Update Oct 2020 Ms Holmes and Balwani to face jury trial.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/18/theranos_elizabeth_holmes_prison/">**Update Dec 2022 Both Homes and Balwani to face serious prison time</a></div><div><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-to-11-25-years-in-prison-for-theranos-fraud/">** Update Dec 2022 Homes to serve 11 years serious prison time</a></div><div><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/ex-theranos-exec-sunny-balwani-sentenced-to-nearly-13-years-in-prison/">** Update Dec 2022 Balwani to serve 13 years serious prison time.</a><br /><div><br />
<b>See also</b><br />
Bernie Madoff and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporate_collapses_and_scandals">This list </a> of other large corporate failures.<br />
<br /></div></div></div>Gannetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966028250327262833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710956297673404186.post-8043935551626500372020-04-01T01:18:00.001-07:002020-04-01T01:20:53.926-07:00Apple's secret recycling program reveals Apple store design secret.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgEntOBCMLbYubdgGEDlL-YLaXGPsEyNgON33momLSYrbqV-KUW_hBXClyy2xBFNkz4QvvNmM17DBiQew53NNnoj_b8Rh92vMzC204kNvvKD0joHNDVuQULXWMf8GBVMf_xPgOQL_Uvk/s1600/AD.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgEntOBCMLbYubdgGEDlL-YLaXGPsEyNgON33momLSYrbqV-KUW_hBXClyy2xBFNkz4QvvNmM17DBiQew53NNnoj_b8Rh92vMzC204kNvvKD0joHNDVuQULXWMf8GBVMf_xPgOQL_Uvk/s320/AD.png" width="320" /></a>The hidden secret behind the design of prestige Apple stores can at last be revealed. In an press briefing yesterday Apple executives revealed to ARCHITECTUREAL DIGEST the design driver that has made Apple retail stores so iconic.<br />
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At the regular start of quarter meeting today an investigative reporter from AD probed the Apple retail store design manager for further information about the practice that has led to outrage across Apple iPhone users.<br />
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Many loyal Apple users have suffered the loss by cracking and breakage of their beloved iPhone only to be charged $100s for a screen repair. The little known policy that can at last be revealed today is that the Apple repair service has been recycling the glass from broken iPhones into frontages and stair features at iconic Apple stores.<br />
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The Apple manager, Toby Gillimond, responsible for this hidden program is quoted "Whilst it takes many broken iPhone screens to make the stairs in an Apple store we receive so many busted and smashed phones that we have been opening a new store every month. The glass is tough and strong and once recombined into new glass slabs makes an excellent staircase." When probed to establish if the owners of the broken iPhones were compensated Toby evasivly replied. "Apple makes many excellent products using materials from a variety of sources. We feel that recycling broken iPhone glass into a useful industrial material fits well within our recycling program parameters."<br />
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There you have it folks when next visiting an Apple store ( set to be reopened after the Covid-19 crisis) remember that you walk upon the tears of owners with broken iPhones.<br />
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