Did Whatsapp (Facebook) just get properly disrupted by Europe (GDPR)?
With two children of 15 and 18, a headline like, WhatsApp likely to raise age limit to 18 in South Africa, got my attention as it arrived in my feed. The reason for the age limit raise is because Facebook (the owners of Whatsapp) just changed the terms of service for...
Be Curious About Absolutely Everything – Start With 50 Questions
Laoch Fhiosrach (pronounced Loch Eesroch). Irish for Interesting Warrior. It’s tattooed onto my left forearm. My preparation for this tatt was to send an email to a mate in Hawaii and a mate in Ireland to ask for a translation. I said that I’d use the...
Words, Colours and the Stroop Effect
Have you heard of the Stroop Effect? Before I explain what it is and why our brains get overloaded and in a muddle, try this simple exercise: Look at the words below and say the colour of the font out loud (don’t say the word, just the colour of the font) It may...
Rushing Around on a Planet in a Universe that isn’t Going Anywhere
My colleague Catri sent this to me (the video embedded below) the other night. My head became overwhelmed while watching it. In the most wonderful way. It felt a lot like a legion of thoughts that wander around my head without a home, all jumped up at the same time...
A Fun Look At How Very Quickly Our World Has Changed
Sometimes to appreciate the pace of change and disruption one has gone through, requires a little reflection to consider what was, and just how far we’ve come? I recently Stumbled Upon found a great Buzz Feed reflective post on Mix. It’s not the usual tech...
