Category Archives: Technology Platforms

It’s Way Past Time to Regulate Social Media.

Posted on September 30, 2023 by davidsprott

Twenty five years ago the IT industry was a different place. IT companies large and small collaborated on developing and introducing standards that enabled interoperability, communications, security protocols and more to become standards that all players in the market could … Continue reading →

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ESB / eCARS demonstrate complete lack of understanding of their customers’ needs

Posted on July 8, 2023 by davidsprott

We are all aware that EVs are sadly coming under some negative press. Interestingly this is mostly about the sustainability of the technology. Imagine if enterprising journalists were to focus on the typical experience of drivers using the public charging network? I believe if stories like my own this last weekend were widely circulated, public opinion would turn and sales of EVs would drop dramatically. Continue reading →

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Running on Empty? A Report on a Long Distance BEV Trip

Posted on December 3, 2021 by davidsprott

A long distance trip report in a Battery Electric Vehicle assessing the maturity of electric cars and the charging infrastructure. Continue reading →

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How to Fix Facebook and Reinvent Social Media Futures

Posted on October 19, 2021 by davidsprott

Our problem is that Facebook is a huge monopoly. They can do what they like. Our opportunity is to encourage Facebook to come to recognize that their continued existence could be just as, if not even more lucrative, if it was socially responsible. Continue reading →

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Cyber-Attackers Focus on Organizations That Have Failed to Invest in Modern Security Systems. Is this YOU?

Posted on May 14, 2021 by davidsprott

So the HSE is widely known as a lagger in its use of IT. This is a huge red flag waving for all cyber attackers to see. This morning’s news was clearly inevitable. Continue reading →

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National Concert Hall Crashes and Byrnes

Posted on April 30, 2021 by davidsprott

Thursday 29th April 2021 10:19 NCH: NCH SPRING SUMMER VARIATIONS: CELINE BYRNEHi David , just a reminder that you’ll get access to the stream at least 30 minutes before the event starts – both on your ticket in-app and via … Continue reading →

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Tell me No Lies,

Posted on March 11, 2021 by davidsprott

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan This post is also available as a podcast: Over the past few years I have commented frequently on what many of us believe is … Continue reading →

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Technology’s Crucible – Cause or Solution to Our World in Crisis?

Posted on March 3, 2021 by davidsprott

Back in the 1970’s I, like many in the tech industry, followed the work of James Martin – a genuine guru and polymath who between 1965 and 2006 wrote over 100 books, many of which were huge best sellers. The … Continue reading →

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Democracy is not a fragile flower still it needs cultivating.

Posted on January 20, 2021 by davidsprott

Well it’s been one hell of a ride! I remember talking to a good friend and colleague almost exactly four years ago. He lives in the greater DC area and does a lot of government business, so I listened hard. … Continue reading →

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Happy XMAS (War is Over?)

Posted on December 17, 2020 by davidsprott

Should we simply return to what was normal in 2019? Or do we have an extraordinary opportunity to leverage not just the reduction in emissions but to learn from the experience of disaster that literally stopped us in our tracks. Continue reading →

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