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AMONG the many misused words littering modern communication there is surely none more abused than smart. It has several meanings.  These include clever, quick-witted, brainy, shrewd, astute and intelligent. Other synonyms on offer include savvy, perceptive and quick on the uptake. Thus expectations run high of any product or service that is labelled as smart. But the dictionary errs. In today’s world of finger-clicking clever dicks (and dickesses) the direct opposite now applies. Smart motorways have been unmasked as death traps. Smart meters are a pathway to misinformation and overcharging. Smart cards are greedily gobbled up by the machines they… Continue reading

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Apologies for the long silence on the book review front. There’s no real excuse apart from being busy editing other writers’ books. This means scant time or energy remains for more reading at the end of a busy day. And the hillock of books for review is fast becoming a high tor. So much easier, and generally more relaxing, to slump in front of the telly and wallow in the visual interpretation rather than focus tired eyes on the written original. Often one is confronted with a BYGOF situation; a two for one – book and film – that tends… Continue reading