“D-Day Through German Eyes” is an eye-opening book with a series of terrible tales. In contrary to the Saving Private Ryan/Band of Brothers/Western tales that tell the stories of Allied Heroes, it tells the story of D-Day from the point of view of 4/5 German soldiers. Continue reading D-DAY Through German Eyes – The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
In recent days, PartyPoker has announced a misguided plan to remove player access to downloadable hand histories in their online poker games. Hand histories are fundamental to the trust that players place in online poker sites. Time and time again, hand histories have been essential in protecting players against cheating – cheating by both other players and by the site itself. It is very … Continue reading Online Poker Media Coverage About Security and Hand Histories
As Manx residents, we are entitled to request information from various Government (and a few non-Government) agencies through the Freedom of Information system. This is an important way to promote transparency and accountability in public life. I thought it might be helpful to share an example template for submitting a Freedom of Information request to the Isle of Man Government. This was based upon a … Continue reading Isle of Man Freedom of Information Request Template
The UK’s Labour Party recently announced new policy outlines on gambling. There were two key areas: that online gambling rules would be updated to be broadly consistent with offline gambling rules, and that gambling-like services (such as computer game loot boxes) are regulated in a sensible way. In an interview with Paul Moulton on the Isle of Man, I discuss how these ideas may improve … Continue reading Stop Making Slot Machines for Children
I had an article published online at conservativehome.com: Despite the obvious moral illegitimacy of one parliament making laws for another people, there is today a group of Westminster MPs who appear to recognise no such constraint on their power. Led by Andrew Mitchell and Margaret Hodge, these neo-colonialists are seeking to change company regulation in the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and Channel … Continue reading Westminster has no right to legislate for the Isle of Man
A simple list of TV series that I think are worth seeing. Continue reading TV Shows to See
This article by Alex Tabarrok is eye-opening: The school day starts at more or less the same clock-hour everywhere in India but children go to bed later in places where the sun sets later. Thus, children in the west get less sleep than children in the east and this shows up in their education levels and later even in their wages! -Alex Tabarrok It’s a compelling argument … Continue reading Daylight Saving Might Harm Children and Make People Poorer
Just over a week ago, the legendary investor John Bogle died. He’s certainly in the top 1% of people to have ever lived to have created the most wealth for most other people: probably in the top handful, depending on how you measure it. His book is outstanding, and well worth reading. In it, he outlines a simple and logically sound way to get a … Continue reading John Bogle and Investing
I drove around Scotland for a week – this was our itinerary. Continue reading Driving Tour of Scottish Castles
A review of three schnitzels in Vienna. Continue reading Schnitzel Trifecta in Vienna
