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Duplicity in the Duplex?
Bhavik Naik over at Bhavik’s Blurs introduced me to ‘Google Duplex‘ the other day, in a post entitled ‘Is Google taking it too far?‘ Here’s a four minute video demonstration of Google Duplex in action: Pretty impressive, no? As well … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Ludditis, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged Duplex, ethics, Google, Sundar Pichai
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Will the plastics industry be the next target of the merchants of doubt?
A riddle for you: What has three words, eight letters and one meaning? My blog following now stands at 381. This number is special to me because it says 3-8-1, and to me that says “I love you”. I do … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Biodiversity, Business, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Merchants of Doubt, plastic
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Data Driven: Colbert on Cambridge Analytica
Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
Finally, someone goes on air to highlight the dissonance between the mouthings and the motives of the advertising industry. Oh, and some other stuff, about Facebook… Climate Denial Crock of the Week View original post
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, News and politics, Phlyarology
Tagged Advertising, Cambridge Analytica, corruption, facebook, Stephen Colbert
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Here’s a question that really matters…
The guys from Positive Money went to ask young people a few questions about money. The first questions they asked were no-brainers. “Duh, everyone knows that.” But then they asked: Do you know where money comes from? Our money system … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Change, equality, Justice, money, positive money
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MODERNISING MONEY
Originally posted on MODERN TIMES IN MUDSHIRES:
Money creation should only be used in the public interest ? The same banks that caused the financial crisis currently have the power to create 97% of the UK’s money. They’ve used this…
Posted in Business, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education
Tagged 'common' sense, banks, Change, communication, corruption, insanity, money, scandal
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What goes around, comes around
Who controls the money supply? This is a fascinating subject. Incredibly, while people believe that they understand how money works, the vast majority don’t appreciate the reality. The documentary ‘97% Owned‘ (below) highlights the fact that if we continue as … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Capitalism, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Economics
Tagged 97% Owned, banking, banks, banksters, cognitive dissonance, concretization, crisis, debt, Democracy, finance, monetary system, money, people before profits, positive money, private ownership, schizophrenic thinking
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Truth, honesty, and loss
Dear Paul, A few days ago, you asked: Wherein lays the truth? I believe that the crux of the matter lies in one of the quotations you offer: “… we are in a generational struggle to defend the principles of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Capitalism, Communication, consciousness, Core thought, Economics, Environment, History
Tagged activism, Armistice Day, Democracy, First World War, freedom, George Monbiot, Great War, poppy, Poppy Day, Remembrance Day, TPIP, WWI
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