Category Archives: Economics

What if money expired?

Posted on November 28, 2023 by peNdantry

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 →

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Politicians: we demand better!

Posted on August 28, 2023 by peNdantry

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 →

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Waterfall ahead, row hard for the shore!

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Dr Bob Rich

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 →

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The greatest weapon in the green warrior’s arsenal

Posted on April 5, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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Alert: Win8.1 support ends one year from today!

Posted on January 10, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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Planned obsolescence: conspiracy fact, not conspiracy theory

Posted on June 8, 2021 by peNdantry

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 →

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Green Party 10-point climate plan

Posted on April 27, 2021 by peNdantry

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 →

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Banks found complicit in rainforest destruction

Posted on August 19, 2020 by peNdantry

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 →

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A brown new deal | The Consciousness of Sheep

Posted on June 5, 2020 by peNdantry

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 →

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The Lorax, by Dr Seuss

Posted on May 29, 2020 by peNdantry

With thanks to Dr Bob Rich, for reminding me That we need to speak up for the truffula trees

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