John
@johnjhigginson.bsky.social
CTO, angel investor, board member, tech law aficionado.
250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride..
April 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride..
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"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash Is added to her wounds."
- Macbeth Act 4, Scene 3
- Macbeth Act 4, Scene 3
February 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash Is added to her wounds."
- Macbeth Act 4, Scene 3
- Macbeth Act 4, Scene 3
Well, back to Macy's for a new salmon hat I guess... www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-...
Orca Influencers Bring Dead Salmon Hats Back into Fashion
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it’s the 1980s, but researchers still aren’t sure why they do it
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Well, back to Macy's for a new salmon hat I guess... www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-...
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Look Ma… lots of comets. Oops no. Never mind. Last night random webcam image from Paranal. 🔭
December 9, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Look Ma… lots of comets. Oops no. Never mind. Last night random webcam image from Paranal. 🔭
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Apple quietly starts building a team to lead its new Dublin office
Apple quietly starts building a team to lead its new Dublin office
The company has advertised a number of senior engineering and legal roles for its new Irish office
www.businesspost.ie
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Apple quietly starts building a team to lead its new Dublin office
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Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.
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Pete Buttigieg just released this video about America's supply chains
December 3, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Pete Buttigieg just released this video about America's supply chains
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a tree on a hill . . .
December 1, 2024 at 9:29 PM
a tree on a hill . . .
There’s a great book called “The Idea Factory” that explores the amazing history of Bell Labs. This concentration of talent doesn’t exist anywhere today.
www.construction-physics.com/p/the-influe...
www.construction-physics.com/p/the-influe...
The Influence of Bell Labs
We’ve talked previously about Bell Labs’ long, storied history as an innovation engine and a generator of new technology.
www.construction-physics.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:00 AM
There’s a great book called “The Idea Factory” that explores the amazing history of Bell Labs. This concentration of talent doesn’t exist anywhere today.
www.construction-physics.com/p/the-influe...
www.construction-physics.com/p/the-influe...
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Australia and much of the world is on the cusp of profound change. What happens next is up to us | Julianne Schultz
Australia and much of the world is on the cusp of profound change. What happens next is up to us | Julianne Schultz
Signing online petitions will not be enough if we want to stay the land of a fair go in 2025
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Sixty years ago this week Donald Horne published a little book with a snappy title that captured the zeitgeist.
Seizing the invisible force that defines the spirit of an epoch has long been the holy grail for anyone with something to sell, from books to soap powder, hamburgers to ideas and political parties, a quest now made easier by using social media’s digital data exhaust.
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Australia and much of the world is on the cusp of profound change. What happens next is up to us | Julianne Schultz
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Mary Tyler Moore accidentally nailed a perfect trick shot in *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1962)—on the FIRST take.
It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨
#ClassicTV #FunFacts
It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨
#ClassicTV #FunFacts
November 30, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Mary Tyler Moore accidentally nailed a perfect trick shot in *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1962)—on the FIRST take.
It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨
#ClassicTV #FunFacts
It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨
#ClassicTV #FunFacts
It will be interesting to see if the US drops the suit next year and Canada and the EU continue. Antitrust is unlikely a “thing” in the new DOJ, but Google is outside the tent of the new admin. www.cnbc.com/2024/11/29/c...
Canada's antitrust watchdog sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising
Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:49 PM
It will be interesting to see if the US drops the suit next year and Canada and the EU continue. Antitrust is unlikely a “thing” in the new DOJ, but Google is outside the tent of the new admin. www.cnbc.com/2024/11/29/c...
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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Cool 3 min video from Nature about why we should build a Muon collider (don’t take the cost number too seriously as it’s way too early still, but the sentiment is correct) ⚛️🧪 @muoncollider.bsky.social youtu.be/fT4mB3jl8jc?...
Why build a muon collider: a three minute guide
YouTube video by nature video
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November 28, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Cool 3 min video from Nature about why we should build a Muon collider (don’t take the cost number too seriously as it’s way too early still, but the sentiment is correct) ⚛️🧪 @muoncollider.bsky.social youtu.be/fT4mB3jl8jc?...
