Category Archives: Critiques

With emphasis on the ‘mental’

Posted on February 16, 2025 by peNdantry

If Knowledge grows by Leaps and BoundsYet is still IncrementalThe Lies of tRump, and Musk’s Deceit(passed by Xcrement, not by Tweet)By their Affront of SanityMust be thus Xcremental.

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Who wrote Robert Heinlein’s ‘The Door into Summer’?

Posted on January 24, 2023 by peNdantry

That’s obviously a trick question. Or is it? If there are any of Heinlein’s novels I’ve not read, I’m not aware of them. His mid-1950s yarn ‘The Door into Summer‘ is one of my favourites, and speaks to me in … Continue reading →

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Confirmation that two-thirds of headline analyzers spout utter nonsense

Posted on September 14, 2021 by peNdantry

An examination of three headline analyzer tools (and whether it’s worth using them), together with a Veritasium video on the effectiveness of clickbait (with transcription). Continue reading →

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It’s a mistake to anthropomorphise machines

Posted on August 3, 2021 by peNdantry

(AKA ‘Feedback for NatWest: a rant’) I read in a book somewhere, long ago, that ‘computers were going to make our lives easier’. I realize now that the ‘our’ in that promise didn’t include folks like me; it was addressed … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, Critiques, Phlyarology | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments

A letter to The Co-operative Bank — a rant

Posted on February 14, 2021 by peNdantry

Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, please accept my apology for the fact that I have been so curmudgeonly of late. I attribute this to an ear infection that has been causing me grief for the last few days. … Continue reading →

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Smash Trip: a blog critique

Posted on January 23, 2021 by peNdantry

Welcome to the WordPress blogosphere, Smash Trip! Smash Trip‘s clean and uncluttered design offers the visitor a selection of marvellous images; photographs of landscapes, buildings and other interesting scenes from all over the world. The site’s first post appeared on … Continue reading →

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