“Worth a read I think \u2013 partly because of his realistic assessment of US R&D funding and partly because Rob gets close to the tendency that has long-plagued the ICT world \u2013 eternal optimism and hype.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nEven more coincidence. \u00a0Anyone else thinking about optimism, over-optimism and the way we think about the future? \u00a0Please join in the flow by commenting below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Susie, my wife, booked us to go and see a film on Sunday evening – “The best exotic Marigold Hotel”. \u00a0 A very funny film and well worth watching! \u00a0You can’t leave the film and not remember the line that one of the leading characters, Sonny, keeps saying throughout the film: “Everything will be all … <\/p>\n
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