Category Archives: Communication

The Concession Speech We All Deserve

Posted on November 24, 2020 by

BREAKING NEWS: The US General Services Administration (GSA) has informed President Elect Joe Biden that the administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter from administrator Emily Murphy. A message from the Twitter account of … Continue reading →

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I’m really sorry, but this is simply too good NOT to share

Posted on November 13, 2020 by

Now, I hope you’ll agree that that is a wonderful clip. If you disagree, then you should simply click elsewhere now, because you won’t want to listen to what I have to say. Which is: the game is still not … Continue reading →

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We love the Earth

Posted on October 6, 2020 by
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Bezos Doubles Wealth as Amazon Essential Product Prices Rise 1000% Amid Pandemic

Posted on October 5, 2020 by

Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
A report by Public Citizen found that “Amazon is engaged in price gouging on products it sells directly” through its Amazon Essentials line, with products like facemasks and corn starch seeing elevenfold increases…

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Flat Earther kryptonite

Posted on September 23, 2020 by

This Article Won’t Change Your Mind. I’ll let you make your own mind up.

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Planet of The Idiots: a lecture by Carl Sagan

Posted on August 26, 2020 by

Disclaimer: this lecture is actually entitled ‘The Age of Exploration’, but I think my title is more appropriate. Let’s make a planet in which nobody is starving. Let’s make a planet in which men and women have equal access to … Continue reading →

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English landowners have stolen our rights. It is time to reclaim them!

Posted on August 20, 2020 by

Update 06Sep2020: The petition closed yesterday with 134,900 signatures — and so will be considered by UK Parliament for a debate…. Landed power, built on theft, slavery and colonial looting, crushes our freedoms. A new campaign seeks to decolonise the … Continue reading →

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A special place in the universe

Posted on July 26, 2020 by

This twenty-five minute video clip has just turned my world upside down. In one of my earliest posts on this blog, way back in 2007, I marvelled at the splendour of the night sky, and concluded that with so very … Continue reading →

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Here’s why the UK Television Licence Fee should remain free to over 75s

Posted on July 13, 2020 by

I just intercepted an email to my 89 year old mother, titled: Your TV Licence expires on 14 July 2020 – please renew today invoice No -GB11744572UK It was from a telenet.be address. The link in it was to a … Continue reading →

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The paradox of expertise

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

I’ve long maintained that the deal that’s been struck by computer makers with computer users about security is very one-sided. It assumes that the user always has the nouse to deal with their end of the bargain, and that’s simply … Continue reading →

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