It's odd how the quasi-monopolies always argue that measures to increase competition will stifle innovation. As I understand conventional capitalist theory, it's competition that stimulates innovation. But what do I know?

Forcing the sale of Tik Tok is just another round of Wack-a-Mole.

Our LG stove was unplugged and stored in a container for four months. Nevertheless it reminded me weekly that the oven needed cleaning.

This probably seems like a naive or uninformed question, however... Whenever I see a headline about some cryptocurrency I am reminded of a comment a colleague made once, "They are all just bits." Is it possible, probable, inevitable, impossible or highly improbable that some hacker, somewhere, perhaps using China's new quantum computer, could render cryptocurrency worthless? - Erny

Google, YouTube, Facebook, etc have built their multi-billion dollar businesses on collecting personal images and profiles of their own users and others, based on implied consent which they then sell to whomever for whatever purpose. Yet when another company sells services based on data mined from their sites, they want 'to cease and desist'. It's all a bit rich.

In 1966 my first serious job was as a punch card operator at an insurance company that had an IBM 1401. There I learned to plug the control panels for the IBM 77 collator. I registered for a programming course at a community college where I learned to program in assembler on an IBM 1130. That was the best return on $20 that I ever had. That course led to a job programming business applications in assembler on an IBM 360/30. That led to programming CICS applications in the days when IBM licenced it free to any business that was interested and ultimately to systems programmer positions overseas. That initial $20 paid my mortgage, put my two sons through university, paid my way around the world twice.

For me, the amazing thing is the parallel between how modern physicists are describing the very beginnings of the universe and the narrative of Genesis written thousands of years ago.

If it moves, shoot it.

The Guardian Weekly is the only newspaper I read regualarly, and almost completely. I have done for about 20 years. I find it unequalled in breadth of coverage, geographically, politically, economicall, environmentally. It covers many places and issues that fall off the radar of other sound-byte oriented media. And it's courageous - Edward Snowden's revelations, the Rupert Murdoch cell phone hacking scandal, the British MP financial abuse, ...