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The colonisation of crypto (DAO)
Classical Greek civilisation spread by colonies and many of these adopted their own unique forms of government. It was a time when everything was tried from tyranny to democracy. Crypto is reproducing that experiment by creating Distributed Autonomous Organisations (DAO) that shun centralisation and seek to empower their citizen members. Here is a great article…
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Investment options for ordinary Kenyan salaried people
I have just returned from visiting Kenya and Tanzania. Kenya is modernizing and as its people move away from subsistence farming into salaried employment they start having the same investment challenges as Westerners with a few extra African ones. Since the challenges are the same the answers are as well. At this point I need…
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ManorFx is legit
I needed to order Tanzanian shillings. The only vendor in the UK is ManorFx (a trading name of Leftover Currency Limited). They require payment by bank transfer and my bank warned me (repeatedly) that they could not verify the vendor. I clicked through, made the payment and received my currency as promised. You should of…
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How to add a “sleep” button to a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard
This post tells you how to remap a the “pause” key to “sleep” if your keyboard does not have a “sleep” key. This is really useful because there is no easy keyboard shortcut in Windows 11 to send your computer to sleep. Put it in your startup folder Windows + R > shell:startup When you…
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Getting a job – the interview
I have previously written about, In this article I will give some hints on how to prepare for interviews. Screening Interviews A job will usually have a great many applicants and these have to be reduced to a manageable number. For this reason, recruiters and employers screen people out. Make sure that turn up on…
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Crypto is not about FTX
Crypto is the antithesis of everything that FTX stands for. FTX was a trusted centralised entity but the driving force of crypto is the creation of secure systems where software is law. Here is a great review by Vitalik, one of the fathers of crypto which gives an idea about the many directions that crypto…
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Solved: Cannot login to Office 365 on mobile with the error “Your account or password is incorrect. If you can’t remember your password, reset it now”
I got a new Samsung Galaxy S10 phone, I transferred my data and settings from my old phone using Samsung Switch. This appeared to work OK but I could not connect the Outlook mobile app or OneDrive mobile app to my Office 365 account. I raised a support call on Microsoft and got a call…
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Support My Local now sells digital raffle tickets for schools and charities
During the pandemic I founded an online marketplace to help small traders supply local people with food and necessities. Post-pandemic I have pivoted to supporting schools and charities that want to sell raffle tickets online. The technology that I have used is WordPress, WooCommerce and WCFM Marketplace and a lot of custom code that create…
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Why owning a social media network is not fun
Like many thinking people I find it difficult to put social media into context. I was born into a world before social media existed and the BBC and newspapers told us what they wanted us to believe. Social media gave ordinary people a voice and access to a publishing capability denied to them by the…
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James enters parliament (APPG Blockchain)
James enters parliament but not as an MP; those who know me, know that politics has never been my strength. No, I was invited to attend the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain meeting on Sustainability and Climate Change. Here are some pictures. The chairman was Rt Hon. Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP). The speakers were, Alistair Marke…
Dr James Bayley
Creating successful projects
Dr James Bayley 