Who else is running one of @Manton ’s test blogs?



From one of my best friends in the world. Thank-you Randall.


Even billionaires have problems

Larry’s daughter has been dug out of her hole and now pulling in the reins - meanwhile her brother seems to go from strength to strength … in terms of money anyway.

Blockbusters - safe - income.

Arts - risky - no income.


Yelp is Screwing Over Restaurants By Quietly Replacing Their Phone Numbers.

Old News?



Two Step Apple Card Approval

  1. Hold your phone near the packaging that the card arrived in.

  2. Approved.



If you want to work out where I have been for a week - no posts and all that - well - fixed. Been nowhere - just accidentally posting everything into a test account. Now they are all here.

Like Bird on the Wing and New News




I Never Knew Samson Was This Small

Just a test really. So far so good.


Uber Lays Off 435 Employees in Product and Engineering

This after the 400 in Marketing a couple of months ago.



Purdue Pharma agrees $12bn settlement in opioids case, plaintiffs' lawyers say.

Only Purdue goes bankrupt. The Sacklers need to be bankrupted aswell.

No deal.


Found this as I was thinking about iPad Pro updates … it’s rumour - of course - but makes sense.

iPad Pro 2019 Release Date, Price, Specs: Latest News & Rumours.

What do you think?


Cool Wiring … and so simple.


New news … who else had the origins of Magnavox in little old Napa. ( the plaque isn’t exactly right … the name Magnavox came later … but certainly the origins …


Bird not on the wing.


Do I really want a dashboard?

A dashboard reflects history. Tells me what has been going on.

A dashboard doesn’t

  • tell me why
  • have context
  • provide direction
  • indicate ’what next’
  • explain nuance
  • reveal assumptions

It can mislead - and will provide a false sense of security.