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It is utterly maddening that the Eurostar from Amsterdam is expensive and all too often sold out. And yet frequently leaves the station half empty. The CEO explains why in this Guardian piece.
(Tl;dr - it's #Brexit)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/24/eurostar-trains-empty-seats-brexit-passport-rules-london-paris-brussels
Great analysis of the potential for the next gen ChatGPT in the digital workplace.
(And Microsoft 365 in particular)
But there’s an important build point not covered in this article:
When we communicate, we want people to KNOW something , DO something or FEEL something.
ChatGPT moves the needle on KNOW, has potential on DO, but struggles with FEEL. The art of persuasion, engagement & building empathy is - for now - somewhere we still need human communication skills. https://www.reworked.co/digital-workplace/what-chatgbt-in-microsoft-365-could-spell-for-the-workplace/
I have strong words for the 'championed Brexit then buggered off to Singapore, but still took £20m from UK taxpayers for ventilators that didn't work' crowd, so I guess we're evens.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/13/sir-james-dyson-has-strong-words-for-the-wfh-crowd-17928294
It’s genuinely funny how spectacularly wrong every single prediction in this ‘Britain After Brexit’ piece from Daniel Hannan turned out to be.
It’s hard to pick a favourite from this mille-feuille of fantasy and lunacy.
In any sane world Hannan would be mocked everywhere for this. Or at least ignored forevermore on account of his track record.
But the UK is not a sane country, so instead he’s been rewarded with a seat in the Lords
It’s 24 June, 2025, and Britain is marking its annual Independence Day celebration. As the fireworks stream through the summer sky, still not quite dark, we wonder why it took us so long to leave. The years that followed the 2016 referendum didn’t just reinvigorate our economy, our democracy and our liberty. They improved relations with our neighbours.
Hive mind: any recommendations for a cheap PC laptop for an older relative?
Note for reply guys: I am looking for recommendations for low-priced Windows PCs, not “get a Chromebook, dual-boot Chrubuntu and with the change, pick up a Surface” thx.
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