Category: But Also

Unveiling the Power of Banking AI

Artificial Intelligence has rapidly gained prominence in the field of financial services. While it offers numerous benefits, it also poses certain risks that must be carefully considered. One of the key benefits of AI in financial services is its ability to process vast amounts of data quickly and accurately. This enables financial institutions to make …

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A leftward view of money

As we pass from the Elizabethan era to the Carolean there will be a few changes to the Monarch’s view on money. The Queen faced right on her coins which is part of a tradition which has lasted for over 300 years. Each King or Queen faces in the opposite direction to the one before. …

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Making a list

He’s making a list He’s checking it twice He’s gonna find out who’s naughty or nice Santa Claus is in contravention of article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

Happy New Year

in 1957 this would be Balance Night. https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/501546200218415/

It’s a hard drive over 60 years

A 5MB IBM Hard Disk 1956 vs 128GB Micro SD XC Card 2017

Basic needs

After Maslow -updated for modern life

Dear Europcar – Ich wollen ein automiete

Dear Europcar Ich wollen ein automiete. Do you know about the internet? It is a global network of billions of computers that connects people and business around the world and you can use search to find what you want. One of the useful things about the Internet is that you can use it for shopping. …

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The effect of earthquakes on unreinforced masonry and adobe low cost housing

My third year university thesis was entitled “the effect of earthquakes on unreinforced masonry and adobe low cost housing”. After computer simulations and a modelling an earthquake on a one tenth size building frame, basically the conclusion was: – they fall down. It doesn’t take an engineering degree to see that the effect of two …

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How can HMRC have missed this?

After all the revelations about alleged tax evasion at HSBC’s Swiss Private Bank came a further shocking disclosure. The whistle-blower at the centre of the scandal, Herve Falciani, offered information on bank account holders in Switzerland to HM Revenue and Customs and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2008. How can they have missed it? …

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The Financial Crisis explained

And for a further explanation see http://youtu.be/mzJmTCYmo9g