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Category Archives: Communication
Captain Kirk wants us to NOT go beyond the Final Frontier
I really don’t have time for this – too much else to do – but there’s very little that can possibly be more urgent. William Shatner, AKA Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise, emailed me (well, OK, not personally, it … Continue reading
How to be a free-thinker, part two
Following on from last week’s wibblette, my intent with this one is to try to persuade you to consider using tools other than the ones that you probably use because everyone else does (apologies if that’s not the case). There … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Education, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged debunking, disinformation, DuckDuckGo, misinformation, privacy, Proton, Signal, Sync
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How to be a free-thinker, part one
Throwing off shackles is a two-stage process: One has to acknowledge that a box exists before being able to think outside it. Me, 2021 Google and Facebook track you, learn how you think, and seek to manipulate you in pursuit of … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Culture, Strategy
Tagged Big Tech, brexit, facebook, Google, social media
18 Comments
We are getting close to it being too late!
Originally posted on Learning from Dogs:
As in we humans living on this planet. Next Saturday I am giving a talk to our local Freethinkers and Humanists group on climate change. As a result of this I was doing some…
Good news: wa’ mIn has been reunited with his family!
I was going to simply add an addendum to last week’s wibblette to announce the good news… but then I realised that a better choice would be to make a separate post about it, as this would make it more … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, collaboration, Communication
Tagged black, cat, facebook, one-eye
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Who wants to be an unpaid billboard?
The fashion industry made a canny move in persuading millions to buy clothing that boldly bears brand names. I wish I knew how they managed that. I for one decided long ago that the only way I would wear such … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, crowdsourcing, memetics, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged free, gift, meme, memetics, oath of giftiness, Pay It Forward, There Is No Planet B, viral marketing, word of mouth
6 Comments
Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years
Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltdunder guardiansyndication Open Licence Terms The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure … Continue reading
We need to treat climate change as the emergency it is
There are still far too many in denial of reality. I’ve said it all before. I’m tired of being told I’m an ‘alarmist’. ‘Enjoy’ the heatwave, folks. And remember, from here on it only gets ‘better’.
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Phlyarology, Rants, Strategy
Tagged 1976, 2022, climate change, emergency, Heatwave
21 Comments
Mitakuye Oyasin – all are related
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Chief Seattle (c.1790–1866) The other morning, the … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Communication, Core thought
Tagged Chief Seattle, Gran Canyon, Higher Plain Drifting, Mitakuye Oyasin, The web of life
6 Comments