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2019
Solving Amazon’s Fake Review Problem
Amazon complains theatrically that it is doing all it can to stop the flood of fake reviews that infest its site, but clearly the most casual of glances shows its feeble attempts to be almost
Weekly Roundup, Friday 12 April 2019
Good morning An unplanned, but interesting (I hope) attached article today, being a review of a third emergency car battery “jump-start” unit. Unlike the two reviewed last week, this one works well and I can
An Emergency Car Battery Starter That Actually Works
Last week we reported on two small rechargeable batteries that claimed they could be used to jumpstart a car with a dead battery. One of them utterly failed to do so, and the other one
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 5 April 2019
Good morning I hope you had a great April Fool’s Day on Monday. This year, more than previously, I found myself struggling to tell the jokes from reality. For example, this story about a tiny
An Emergency Battery/Starter for your Car
We’ve all had a dead battery surprise us in our car. There’s nothing worse than when you’re running late, you get into your car, attempt to start it, and instead of the engine happily springing
Weekly Roundup, Friday 29 March 2019
Good morning Did you wake up to notice anything different in the world this morning? No, neither did I. It was to be today that saw Britain leave the EU, subsequent to its referendum to
Apple Tries to Re-Invent Itself as a Service Company
After delays and failed/false starts in the past, today was the day Apple held a special launch event to announce various new subscription based streaming services. Although in many ways, Apple was one of the
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 22 March 2019
Good morning “I’m sorry, I’m having difficulty understanding that right now. Please try again later.” That was the regular response, during the last nightmarish couple of weeks, to my regular morning request “Alexa, turn on
Is Amazon Itself the Biggest Problem with Fake Reviews?
The problem of fake reviews on TripAdvisor, Amazon, Yelp, and other similar websites featuring user reviews to provide an important part of helping people make decisions is well-known. There are problems with both fake positive
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 15 March 2019
Good morning Wow, what a wild and crazy week this one has been, with the added dimension, for me personally but I trust not for you, of (hopefully just) experiencing another kidney stone event. These
When is an Airplane (ie B737 MAX) Too Dangerous to Fly?
This question, very similar to “how high is up” has been much in people’s thoughts this week with the Boeing 737 MAX and its two recent crashes. In an interesting duality that reflects how public
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