UK Budget   I’ll tax them on their dog Tax them on their cat I’ll tax the man, and his wife On this and that  I’ll tax them when they fly I’ll tax them when they die  Some extra pennies, you know When their loved ones die I’ll tax them when they drive however hard they

Unhinged Cue outrage. I have mixed views on Elon, I’ve gone from not really believing in him (or Tesla) to just being wrong and him being right. Elon was accused of being “completely unhinged” after his remarks about Optimus, which included that it will ultimately be better than any human medical surgeon. He is unhinged

Still nothing Gleefully posted this week by Mr “software is eating the world” Marc Andreessen. He first wrote that line in 2011 in an article for the Wall Street Journal. It does not appear to be behind the paywall, so you can read it and weep (like I did) that you didn’t pay more attention

Player Piano I have not been helped in this analysis by reading Kurt Vonnegut’s 1952 book, Player Piano. It imagines a future dominated by machines. Paul Krugman, referring to the book, argued earlier this year that new technology shifts jobs rather than destroys them. I’m not so sure. Thinking machines are not the same as