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Dear reader, As well as writing this blog, I also post YouTube videos of flights filmed by my DJI Mavic Pro aerial camera / quadcopter /...
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Nick Lansley
Oct 10, 20171 min read
I’m a panellist at Retail Connections’ “AI in Retail” London event November 16th 2
I am delighted to be a panellist this November 16th at Retail Connections’ “AI in Retail” event in London. If you are a retailer...
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Nick Lansley
Oct 6, 20172 min read
UK productivity falling for second quarter in a row
(pic: Eric Hossinger / Flickr) Today, I learned that that UK productivity has continued to fall at a time when growth in our economy is...
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Nick Lansley
Oct 4, 20172 min read
How can you prove you’re not in a computer simulation?
I’ve enjoyed read this article in Cosmos Magazine, that has concluded that we cannot live in computer simulation of the kind indicated in...
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Nick Lansley
Sep 26, 20172 min read
Compressing MacOS / OSX files transparently using AFSCTOOL
As my Macbook Pro goes through a phase of getting full and needing to have its disk swept of old files from time to time, I wish that...
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Nick Lansley
Sep 10, 201711 min read
I’ve had published a new Alexa Skill (How-to walkthrough)
This article is long in order to provide a step-by-step guide to how I wrote my Alexa Skill. Never too old to learn, I wanted to...
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Nick Lansley
May 31, 20171 min read
Watch: Talking about The Innovation Mindset on Economist TV
Economist TV, part of the Economist Intelligence Unit, invited me on-screen to interview me about the “innovation mindset” and how...
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Nick Lansley
Mar 27, 20171 min read
Podcast Episode 8: Making Technology Accessible
The latest smartphones and tablets, and the latest web browsers are a feast for the eyes as we surf the internet and engage with social...
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Nick Lansley
Feb 27, 20172 min read
Time to smash your e-commerce platform. Literally!
Why the future of e-commerce should be built using micro-services. Listen to the podcast episode here:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
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Nick Lansley
Feb 18, 20173 min read
Amazon Go will bring the great shoplifter experience to customers
Some three years ago, I was invited by Tesco’s London Format team to explore how we could use innovation techniques to enhance the...
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Nick Lansley
Jan 30, 20171 min read
Sea Shockwave at Peacehaven!
Every so often, on a stormy night when the sea is at high tide at Peacehaven, our clifftop home is on the receiving end of a shockwave!...
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Nick Lansley
Jan 15, 20171 min read
Podcast Episode 6: The Internet Of Things
The Internet Of Things In this episode, I talk about the Internet of Things (IoT) or ‘smart devices’, and have they have finally found...
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Nick Lansley
Jan 5, 20172 min read
Registered Amazon seller caught scamming customers
Lee Munson, a researcher for security and privacy advice and comparison website, Comparitech.com, is warning Amazon UK customers to be...
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Nick Lansley
Dec 12, 20162 min read
Local Businesses: Make sure you can be found as my “nearest”.
It’s always been easy (read: lazy) for me to organise a family or friends’ night out in nearby Brighton because we just take the cab to...
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Nick Lansley
Dec 7, 20162 min read
It’s time for retailers to use the “wake” word and embrace the Amazon Echo
The Internet of Things has crept up on consumers quietly. For all the talk of a “smart home” and “connected devices”, several IoT forces...
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Nick Lansley
Nov 22, 20162 min read
Visual Guide to the Rise and Rise of Financial Technology
Over the years I have come to respect so-called FinTech (Financial Technology) startups that are re-shaping finance from borrowers &...
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Nick Lansley
Oct 22, 20164 min read
Internet-of-Things devices new threat to internet security
Yesterday I had problems accessing Twitter. I know, I’ll get over it, but in the meantime realising what caused the access issue served...
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Nick Lansley
Oct 22, 20161 min read
Asda turning stores into smart buildings
Supermarket chain Asda is working with business energy monitoring company Utilitywise to convert its stores into ‘smart buildings’ – a...
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Nick Lansley
Oct 1, 20167 min read
Python code that suggests you are unlikely to win the Euromillions Lottery jackpot
(…or any other state, national or international lottery for that matter!) I know: the Europe-wide Euromillions Lottery pays tens of...
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Nick Lansley
Sep 27, 20162 min read
Google and the Google Generation! 18 years old today
Happy birthday to Google! The now powerful search engine turned 18 years old today. So this means that all teenagers who are the same age...
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