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What if money expired?
Once again, I find myself with a need to apologise to all of the friends I’ve made in the blogosphere for my ongoing lack of participation here. My life is now very different from how it has been, and my … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Core thought, Economics, perception, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged belief, money
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Politicians: we demand better!
My bro sent me a link to this ‘open letter to (UK) politicians’ this morning. I agree wholeheartedly with every word, and, though I don’t believe that petitions do very much (or voting, for that matter, given that our political … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Economics, Energy, Environment, Food, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, News and politics, Strategy
Tagged climate action, fossil fuels, leadership, petition, politics, pollution
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Waterfall ahead, row hard for the shore!
See if you can answer a few questions. No cheating! You can look up the answers after you’ve had a go. So, who is more important in the scheme of things: the Sultan or the Storyteller? the Inquisitor or the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, collaboration, Culture, Economics, Environment, News and politics
Tagged Change, climate change, climate disruption, cognition, environment, sustainability
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The greatest weapon in the green warrior’s arsenal
tl;dr: Just Say No. From birth to puberty, a hamster doubles its weight each week. If it didn’t stop when mature, as animals do, and continued to double on its first birthday, we would be staring at a nine billion … Continue reading
Alert: Win8.1 support ends one year from today!
Be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)(Although perhaps he didn’t actually say those words.) I don’t object (much) to updates to existing software, as long as they are actually improvements from the user’s point … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Capitalism, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Economics, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Microsoft, upgrades, Windows
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Planned obsolescence: conspiracy fact, not conspiracy theory
One of my very earliest wibblettes, back in 2007, was a simple rant about the very topic that ‘Veritasium’ expounds here. I’ve touched on the subject several times since (for instance in 2011, when I asked the question “Hey, clever … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Business, Capitalism, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged 'common' sense, cartel, conspiracy, Phoebus, planned obsolescence, sustainability
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Green Party 10-point climate plan
Blatantly stolen from the Green Party 10-point climate plan: This is what real climate ambition looks like The Green Party has been proposing radical and necessary action on climate change for the past three decades. We were talking about these … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Energy, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, News and politics, Strategy
Tagged climate, climate change, Green Party
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Banks found complicit in rainforest destruction
Since 2009, 19 banks — despite having policies on advancing human rights, sustainability, and climate change — have financed US$10 billion for approximately 155 million barrels of dirty crude destined for refineries in the United States. But they aren’t only … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Culture, Drama, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, Strategy, Water
Tagged Amazon, rainforest
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A brown new deal | The Consciousness of Sheep
Those lucky enough to die of old age often fall into a very peaceful state – not dissimilar to the deep relaxation sought after by meditation practitioners – from which they simply slip away. Since 1958, though, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, Culture, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, History, Reblogs
Tagged civilization, death
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The Lorax, by Dr Seuss
With thanks to Dr Bob Rich, for reminding me That we need to speak up for the truffula trees
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Phlyarology
Tagged Dr Seuss, Lorax, Thneeds
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Wibble 