Dubliners, by James Joyce. A summary of Chapter 16, “Shadows in Twilight”Brendan O’Malley, a middle-aged librarian finds himself walking the streets of Dublin at dusk, reflecting on his life’s unfulfilled…Mar 19Mar 19
The Playfair Ploy: Pie Charts, Heretical Ideas, and the Secret Manipulation of Freemasons to…IMPORTANT NOTE: Please read the notice at the end of the story before commenting or sharing this story.Mar 17, 2023Mar 17, 2023
Medium may need to heed the history of Blackberry on their approach to mobileI am not the most prolific author on Medium. I have largely ceased writing on the platform since March because I can no longer use my…Aug 11, 2022Aug 11, 2022
Into the Metaverse: Let’s get over the anti-3D arguments in data vizThere is a school of thought in the Data Viz community that 3D data visualizations are to be avoided at all costs! (Often from similar…Mar 22, 2022Mar 22, 2022
How good are the oil companies at greenwashing?An academic study was published this week that stated what the dogs in the street probably know — there is a big gap between the clean…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Electric Vehicle (EV) MythsThere are so many dumb “fake news” stories about electric vehicles. Every time I see a thread on Twitter about EVs, there is always a large…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
Taking the battery to FranceIn a previous post, I described the less-than-epic journey around Ireland with our new electric car — the Kia eNiro. That turned out to be…Nov 19, 2021Nov 19, 2021
Are the German car makers ready for the Chinese rEVolution?It looked like a great initiative by the German Bundestag in June 2021. They introduced ammendments to the Energy Industry Act ( EnWG ) and…Sep 12, 2021Sep 12, 2021
A review of Rethinking HumanityHow existing technologies may solve climate change and lead to a new age of freedomSep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
Round Ireland with a batteryThe British comedian Tony Hawkes once wrote a very entertaining book about hitch-hiking around Ireland with a portable fridge. I would…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021