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AI’s Attempt to Grasp the Human Heart
The intersection of AI and human empathy, exploring the mechanisation of empathy and its implications for our emotional connections.
Lessons the Music Industry Can Learn from Video Gaming
Explore the parallels between music and gaming industries, uncovering strategies for growth and community engagement in the digital age.
The Night Eats the World (2018)
Sam (Anders Danielsen Lie) falls asleep in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Paris. He wakes up to find the city infested with zombies. Alone and cooped up in the apartment building, he embraces and adapts to the new reality. He turns to foraging, stockpiling, rationing, and even relishes lockdown life. Time seems endless – days become…
The Vanishing (2018)
Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance. The Vanishing (2018) – IMDb I came across this movie in a Facebook Scottish Filmmakers group and was looking forward to it. ‘Lighthouse keepers on an isolated Scottish island battling greed and paranoia’ sounded like a…
Google Analytics > Acquisition Adwords > Search Queries > (not set)
Looking through a client’s Google Analytics ‘matched search queries’, I noticed that there was a lot of (not set) keywords. I spoke to Google’s Adwords Support – (United Kingdom – 0800 169 0409 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m GMT Monday to Friday). They said that there was some problem at their end and their engineers are looking into…
Google’s Cookies Usage Notification Message to Searchers from the EU
Early this week, Google implemented a notice message to let it’s searchers from the EU know that they are using cookies on their website. This notice comes after the pressure from EU to get Google compliant under the EU’s Cookie Law. The notice says that by using Google’s search searchers are agreeing to allow Google…
Twitter Spam : Really horrible blog about you, might want to read this…
Sitting in my inbox today was an email from a friend on Twitter. The direct message read, “Really horrible blog about you, might want to read this…“. I am aware of emails that go out to people with a very tempting statement and then request that they click a link to read about it. Even…
Spam Email Alert – Your account has been suspended – Twitter
You might receive an email similar to the one below. This is a spam email to make you click on a link that looks like it will take you to Twitter’s website, but actually redirects you to http://mexico.cnn.com/redirectComplete.php?url=//twitterfreeoffers%2Eus%2Etc/965gs Your twitter account [email protected] has been suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service. Your account was…
Google Search Shows Captcha Request – Thinks You are a Robot
Suddenly from this morning onwards, I’ve been getting this strange screen for most Google searches. I’ve never seen this is in the past and I’ve already seen it about 5 times today! To continue, please type the characters below Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if…
Mobile Text Scam – Claim 3750 for the Accident You Had
I received an interesting text in the morning. The text was sent from +447747436026. Following was the message :- FREEMSG: Our records indicate you may be entitled to 3750 pounds for the accident you had. To claim for free reply with YES to this msg. To opt out text STOP. Clearly, I haven’t had any…
UK Economy – Update by Thorsten Fischer (Senior RBS Economist)
While speaking at the MELCC (Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce) Annual Awards Event, Thorsten Fischer (Senior Economist at Royal Bank of Scotland) expressed his personal views on the current economic climate and also answered a few questions posed by local businesses. One would assume that the representative of a failed bank would try…
