As a private investigator I talk to people a lot. And people will use all sorts of tactics to try to throw you off or conceal information. A common one is trying to influence your emotions, and therefore your judgement and reasoning. And it’s not just the people I’m interviewing, everyone does it. This is because everyone has a bias, however hidden it may be. This includes the media. While their bias may not be to misrepresent a story, or promote one side over the other, they certainly have a bias to try and get more eyeballs on their article. And how do they get more readers? By eliciting some sort of emotional response. Usually in the headline to draw you in, and then the first few paragraphs to keep you reading. If they can make you angry, sad, frustrated, … Read More
Highlights from the weekly Kurt bulletin
Here are a few excerpts from the bulletin I send every Friday. The bulletin is a collection of 5 things you may find helpful. If you’d like to see more, sign up! Thought of the week “In theory there’s no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.”-Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut, computer scientist What are you theorising about that you just need to put into practice to test? Turning an old laptop into a Chromebook Another project I’ve completed is converting an old Dell Inspiron Mini laptop into a Chromebook for the kids. I’ve had this laptop for about 10 years and eventually the Windows 7 starter edition it came with just wouldn’t boot up. So I erased it all and made it a simple Chromebook. You can surf the net, watch movies and do basic … Read More