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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
A unique opportunity (time-limited offer!)
Do you want the domain name a-unique-opportunity.com? (Free to a good home!) Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet
Tagged a unique opportunity, domain name, free
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It’s a mistake to anthropomorphise machines
(AKA ‘Feedback for NatWest: a rant’) I read in a book somewhere, long ago, that ‘computers were going to make our lives easier’. I realize now that the ‘our’ in that promise didn’t include folks like me; it was addressed … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, Critiques, Phlyarology
Tagged ethics, HCI, loyalty, online banking, rant, software
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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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Even the pessimists got it wrong, revisited
The perception, the ‘ideal’ and… the reality. If democracy had teeth, the 1% would be quaking in their boots instead of laughing all the way to the bank. Eight years ago, almost to the day, I reblogged a post by … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Business, Capitalism, Communication, Core thought, Education, illusion, Phlyarology, Reblogs
Tagged 'common' sense, cognition, cognitive dissonance, inequality, perception
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Bank of England: stop funding the climate crisis!
tl;dr: Here are the links to the petitions by Positive Money, 350.org and SumOfUs; please pick just one and add your name before 24Feb2021. These three organisations are running the same petition; current signature counts as I write this are … Continue reading
A letter to The Co-operative Bank — a rant
Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, please accept my apology for the fact that I have been so curmudgeonly of late. I attribute this to an ear infection that has been causing me grief for the last few days. … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, Critiques, Phlyarology
Tagged ethics, fraud, HCI, software
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Alternatives to Killing People for the Economy
Originally posted on Cynthia Kaufman:
As the U.S. begins to reopen after being shut down to protect us from spreading Covid-19, many people are beginning to talk about a choice between what is good for the economy and what will…
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Business, Capitalism, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, Reblogs
Tagged Spaceship Earth
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Study: Acting on Climate Will Boost Economy
Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAioTuGCkQ CBS News: One of the main arguments against taking action on climate change has always been that it’s too expensive. But new research finds just the opposite: We can’t afford not to. …
Money, money, money: must be funny
What happens after the coronavirus threat has passed? The government has decided — on our behalf, in theory — to implement a measure that threatens to plunge us back into a period of ‘austerity’ to recoup the losses we’ve incurred … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Business, Communication, Core thought, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged 'common' sense, Change, covid-19, money, no change, positive money
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