Interesting Links for 03-02-2018

[andrewducker]

Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History

(tags: GoodNews history poverty literacy )

Microsoft Office drains productivity by turning people into generalists

(tags: productivity microsoft Technology )

Gut Microbes Combine to Cause Colon Cancer

(tags: bacteria microbiome cancer )

If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know.

(tags: surveillance amazon )

How to avoid your name being mispronounced

(tags: names sound viaCipherGoth )

This perfectly horrifying Twitter bot combines erotic novels and video games

(tags: games romance_novels erotica Twitter funny )

What the EU wants from a deal with Britain

(tags: uk Europe )

Have Self-Driving Cars Stopped Getting Better?

(tags: driving automation )

Empty places: Where no one lives

(tags: maps population people )

Comments

[calimac]

Microsoft generalist: But some of those acquired generalist behaviors save time and trouble. For instance, I find it far easier to look up and book plane flights myself than it ever was to discuss it on the phone with a travel agent, having them read off various options to me, which because of their complexity (time schedule, price differences, etc) I found it hard to keep in mind, and then figuring out which one I wanted, which is how I did it before it could be done on the Internet.

Pronouncing name: I'd actually heard of Senator Spong before, but not this story. Funny!

[andrewducker]

I agree that it can save a load of time. And having the option available for people to organise it themselves can be a boon.