Has anyone who likes this not already binged the full box set on iPlayer?

Anyway we enjoyed it. It was bonkers, and definitely don’t poke too hard at the many, many plot holes, but there were enough games of “who really is the baddie” to keep us entertained.

Looking at that screenshot, even though I’ve been a very happy KDE user for many years now, I do kinda miss the days when many Xfree86 desktop environments were influenced more by NeXTStep than Windows.

I’ve not seen any of the previous series (I think I’m right that this isn’t the first series) but I accidentally caught the first episode this time round and now I’m avidly watching each week. I’m really enjoying it.

Also, I want to go travelling again (although on maybe more than 20 quid a day!)

And now, my mind being what it is, I’ve immediately started wondering if Doctor Legg ever got a glimpse of Ethel’s little willy.

Maybe do a simple Google search next time?

Rather than resorting to that age-old cry of the cult member “do your own research!” can I respectfully suggest that if you’re aiming to change somebody’s mind, the onus is on you to provide the evidence, not on them. By all means take hours out of your day to search google and compile a list of things that you think will convince me. Me, personally, I have better things to do with my life.

That’s kind of my point. Blockchain evangelists have been banging the drum for many years saying “This is a perfect fit for the financial industry. Why won’t fintech wake up and recognise that?”

When in fact fintech took a long, hard look at blockchain a long time ago and decided “nope, there’s nothing here that would tempt us” outside of a few very niche applications.

Blockchain has been around as a technology for nearly two decades. If financial institutions thought it could help them you can bet they would be all-in on it by now. As it is, blockchain has no significant advantages over traditional financial ledger systems, so what incentive is there for them to use it.

It’s not something new or cutting edge any more, just waiting for a bright spark to discover the technology and put it to use.

I enjoy Sara Cox’s evening drivetime show. I sometimes wish I didn’t, but when you’re doing yet another 4-hour slog up the M1/M6 in evening rush hour traffic it’s perfect company.

And Zoe Ball can be OK in the mornings, although I’ll often tune into something with a bit less chatter unless I’m feeling particularly enthusiastic. Other than those two shows, R2 doesn’t really do it for me. And yes, Jeremy Vine is utterly off-putting.

Ooh thank you for this. Hannah Fry is an excellent presenter and brings enthusiasm and clear explanations even to complex subjects. I’m looking forward to this new series.

Edit: for those who can’t be bothered clicking through to the Grauniad article, the programme’s called “The Secret Genius of Modern Life” and it’s on BBC2 at 8pm.